Ex Emmerdale-star Matthew Wolfenden breaks his silence on the infamous racerel of Soap who saw him ‘wrongly’ accused by CO-star and left a nervous breakdown behind

Former Emmerdale Actor Matthew Wolfenden broke his silence on the notorious Race Row of the Soap 2021 that led him and co-star Isabel Hodgins was suspended for three months and that he has a nervous breakdown.

The moment the couple was said that it had simulated the accent of a mixed racing actress on the set, which resulted in a powerful investigation, with the absence of their characters explained by the couple who took an extensive Portuguese vacation.

Talk about The Lewis Nicholls show Matthew, 45, said that he and Isabel were ‘wrongly’ accused and said that the couple were in fact a white British character of BBC Sketch Show League or Gentleman.

The actor, who stopped the role of David Metcalfe in 2023, claimed ITV Bosses stopped him to publicly defend himself, which resulted in his mental health health before checking in in the priory clinic.

He said, “So a young cast member wrongly thought he heard a Chinese accent doing us, so he went upstairs to see the producer and said,” I am not very happy with this, I think I just heard them imitating a Chinese accent, “” “”

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Former Emmerdale actor Matthew Wolfenden has broken his silence on the notorious Race Row of the Soap 2021

It resulted in him and co-star Isabel Hodgins (photo) that was suspended for three months and that he suffered a nervous breakdown

“So because of this we had to be suspended, because as soon as that is a problem, they have to go through the right routes while investigating what happens.”

Matthew explained that he and former co-star Isabel, 31, who played Victoria, were on the screen in a romance and, as a result of so much time, spend together with TV comedy and would often be Trade their favorite scenes.

“I said to her:” Have you ever seen the competition of gentlemen? “And there is a scene in the League of Gentlemen where Reece Shearsmith dresses as a lady called Pam Dove and it is called the Orange Juice Scene.”

“He plays an actress who comes in an audition space and is very eloquent – it’s an old acting joke – and then the director says:” Go out the room and come back “and say” Does anyone have a bottle of orange juice? ” For an audition. And she returns and does it in another accent ‘.

Matthew claimed that the press team of Emmerdale told him that he had to ‘stay still’ when ‘everything he wanted to do’ was telling the truth about what really happened.

“It was difficult and I became very bad and had a nervous breakdown. I finally got a nervous breakdown and ended up in the priory for a month. I thought I would lose my job about this about something I didn’t do.

He continued: ‘I always struggled with my mental health, so I just ended up with this big spiral and eventually got a nervous demolition. I had to be taken in the priory for a month to get better. ‘

Although he was not called the person who made accusation against him, Matthew said they had left the show before he returned from the suspension.

At the moment it was said that the couple ‘the accent of a mixed racing actress had simulated on the set, which resulted in a powerful examination

Speaking about the Lewis Nicholls show Matthew, 45, said that he and Isabel were ‘falsely’ and said that the couple actually presented himself as a white British character of BBC Sketch Show League of Gentleman

League of Gentleman’s Reece Shearsmith depicted as a character Pam Dove, who said Matthew

The moment colleague Emmerdale star Aaron Anthony has stopped dramatically because he was ‘bitter angry’ on two of his co-stars in the midst of the racing probe (depicted on the soap)

“It would have been difficult to go back and to face the person who absolutely accused you incorrectly.”

An ITV spokesperson said MailOnline: “Although we would never comment on specific cases, ITV takes all accusations of racism and bullying extremely seriously and investigates all incidents thoroughly and takes the right action.”

The moment colleague Emmerdale star Aaron Anthony has stopped dramatically because he was ‘bitter angry’ on two of his co-stars in the midst of the racing probe.

Aaron, who played Ellis Chapman, said producers that he would not return after his contract ends because he is furious with the alleged behavior of his colleagues, claims Sun.

AARON reportedly was so ‘furious’ about the row and how the subsequent investigation ‘was dealt with’, he has decided Leave the show after two years.

A source told the publication: ‘Aaron is bitterly angry about this situation and he must be persuaded to return to Leeds film his scenes in recent months.

‘He has done some filming in recent weeks, but the concept is that those scenes will be his last.

‘He is very pronounced in his opinion about the allegations and about the way in which the investigations were handled by the bosses. He now feels that his position in the show is untenable. ‘

At that time, MailOnline contacted Aaron’s representatives and Emmerdale for comment.

Aaron took over the role of shame actor Asan N’jie, who was fired Threatening to ‘kill’ colleague soap star Jamie Lomas, 44 at the TV Choice Awards in 2019.