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Rebecca Calderwood

Emmerdale star Charley Webb teases return to work after quitting as Debbie Dingle

Emmerdale star Charley Webb has revealed she is back working following her departure from the ITV soap.

The 34-year-old actress - who played Debbie Dingle for 19 years - confirmed her soap exit on social media earlier this year.

Since then, Charley has been busy looking after her three sons with Emmerdale co-star and husband Matthew Wolfenden - Buster, 11, Bowie, five, and Ace, two.

But it appears the star is getting stuck back into work again.

Earlier today (June 7), Charley took to Instagram to reveal she was heading back to work with her fluffy slippers in tow.

The star posted a snap of herself in a car dressed in sage green leggings and cream slippers.

Charley has already started filming a TV project (Instagram)

She wrote on the post: "The slips are coming to work with me today."

While Charley is yet to announce her upcoming project, the mum-of-three recently shared a string of professional headshots to her profile.

The up-close snaps - usually used to help actors and actresses land roles - showed Charley's head and shoulders as she posed towards the camera.

Meanwhile, back in March, Charley revealed her plans to begin filming on a TV project over summer.

Sharing an excited mirror selfie, the former soap star wrote: “Costume fitting today for my new job. I'm excited for the next 2 projects I'm filming over the summer and to get back on screen.”

She was also spotted filming scenes for ITV's new drama about The Yorkshire Ripper last month.

It comes after the star broke the news of her departure to soap fans in January.

"This is always my most asked question but I’ve never answered it before because I’ve never wanted to make a big deal of it," she wrote on her Instagram Story alongside a picture of her family.

"I left to have Ace 2 years ago. I went back at the end of last year for 10 weeks to complete a storyline. So, I guess officially it’s been a year. I never felt the need to announce it which is why we didn’t."

It was previously reported that Charley decided to step back after her husband Matthew's alleged race row.

The actress and husband Matthew Wolfenden share three sons together (instagram.com/miss_charleywebb)
Charley played Debbie Dingle for 19 years (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

In November last year, Matthew and his co-star Isabel Hodgins were embroiled in claims that a mixed race actress' accent was mimicked.

Speaking about Charley's exit, a source told The Sun: "Charley is closing the door on Emmerdale for good and won’t be going back.

"Matthew being caught up in the row on set fuelled her decision to step away. Naturally the door is open for her character, who is now living in Scotland, should she change her mind. But for now she is looking to the future."

"While we would never comment on individual cases, Emmerdale has robust policies in place to deal with any allegations brought to our attention and take the appropriate steps," an ITV spokesperson told The Mirror at the time.

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