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Emmerdale's evil Meena Jutla inspired by Killing Eve and Ted Bundy, Paige Sandhu reveals

Emmerdale actress Paige Sandhu has hinted at her character Meena Jutla's fate and it seems her evil ways could be finally coming to an end.

The award-winning actress confirmed it is the "beginning of the end" for the serial killer as she has her final showdown with Billy and Dawn.

In Tuesday’s episode of the ITV soap killer nurse Meena took the newlywed couple hostage in a sick bid for revenge as she demands her ex Billy to decide whether he or his wife should die.

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Meena has terrorised the Dales over the last year, managing to remain undetected until her slip-up with sister Manpreet and Vinny but has killed four people so far.

Emmerdale actress Paige Sandhu teases Meena Jutla fate (ITV)

Paige, who plays Emmerdale villain Meena appeared on ITV’s This Morning alongside Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary who are currently filling in for regular hosts Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield.

The pair wasted no time in asking the star if she could tell viewers anything about the ending for Meena but as expected she remained tight-lipped.

However, she went on to confirm it is the end for her character she said: "There are two people's lives that hang in the balance over this week.

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"I can say that this is the beginning of the end for Meena but there's more drama to come."

Paige also revealed where the inspiration for the character had come from and explained how the writers at first based her on Killing Eve character Villanelle, played by Jodie Comer.

Meena also revealed how she prepared for the intense role and told Alison and Dermot how she researched serial killers including Ted Bundy.

Explaining why she loved playing the character, Meena said: "She's crazy, she's wild, she's intense, she's charismatic.

"I feel like I have the freedom to do whatever I want in a scene which probably means I go too far quite often."

The star also treated fans to a behind-the-scenes snap from Meena’s explosive storyline with Dawn and Billy.

Paige took to Instagram to share a black-and-white image of her character in her all-black ensemble that she wore to convince Dawn to get into the white limousine.

The soap actress captioned the sleek image “BTS” to her 33,000 followers.

Fans went wild for the exclusive pic and wasted no time rushing to the comment section.

@washington_queen1 commented: “You have got to be one of my favourite actresses, you are honestly such a great villain.”

@kirstysafyabbas wrote: “Absolutely amazing acting, Beautiful!”

While @michaelallatt added: “Absolutely excellent stuff! The very best actress on the show.. Without doubt!”

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