{"id":35332,"date":"2023-07-28T12:55:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T10:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1865140"},"modified":"2023-07-28T13:42:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T11:42:17","slug":"emmerdale-fans-gutted-at-shock-rishi-sharma-death","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/emmerdale-fans-gutted-at-shock-rishi-sharma-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale fans \u201cgutted\u201d at shock Rishi Sharma death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;All the good ones go.&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Stefania Sarrubba\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 28 July 2023 at 10:55 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Emmerdale viewers were in for quite a shock in last night\u2019s (July 27th) episode after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/emmerdale-rishi-sharma-dead-bhasker-patel-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fan-favourite Rishi Sharma was killed off<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Played by Bhasker Patel for the last 12 years, Rishi had had a disagreement with his son Jai (Chris Bisson) when the truth about his paternity came to light. In recent scenes, Rishi was forced to admit that Jai wasn\u2019t his biological son, but his brother\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>The shock revelation led to an awkward moment with a disappointed Jai just as he and Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) were about to walk down the aisle. Rishi was adamant he wouldn\u2019t attend the ceremony after he realised his son was disappointed in him for not telling him sooner.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Georgia (Trudie Goodwin) gave him a pep talk and he decided to go, after all. Sadly, he wouldn\u2019t make it \u2013 as the camera panned to show a lifeless Rishi at the bottom of the stairs.<\/p>\n<p>Strong reactions from upset <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emmerdale<\/a> fans were quick to arrive after the episode aired.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Absolutely gutted , I didn\u2019t realise he was leaving the show and in such a sad way. Wishing him enormous luck in his next adventure<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sharon Matthews (@Shaz11670) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shaz11670\/status\/1684655559008489474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I really DO hope this was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bhaskerpatel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bhaskerpatel<\/a>\u2018s decision to leave and not Emmerdale culling yet another older character? Damn it, all the good ones go. Will miss Rishi. Thank you Bhasker, you\u2019ve been amazing. ???????? The only positive is that Nikhil might come back for the funeral?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VOR (@VoiceOfReasonEF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VoiceOfReasonEF\/status\/1684715590676590592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Such a huge loss to the show. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bhaskerpatel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bhaskerpatel<\/a> was very much the heart of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Emmerdale?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Emmerdale<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rishi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rishi<\/a>. He (Rishi) was that rare thing in soapland: a decent, loving, family-centered man who was a friend of everyone.<br\/>\nA great pity to see both actor and character leave in this manner.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Hughes (@hughesjg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hughesjg\/status\/1684651413060661248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just caught up with tonight\u2019s Emmerdale. I\u2019m genuinely gutted about Rishi, he was my absolute favourite character. So many characters deserved bumping off before him, and the storyline leading upto it was god awful ????<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JayeLorene (@JayeLorene) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayeLorene\/status\/1684690153002942464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As Jai is set to discover his dad\u2019s body in a new episode, an emotional Patel appeared on today\u2019s Lorraine to give some insights into his dramatic exit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe producer rang me and said, \u2018I need to talk to you, and we\u2019re killing you off because we want a big story and it\u2019s going to be a big surprise,'\u201d the actor explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[In] my 12 years at ITV, they let me do a lot of other work, so I felt a part of ITV, a part of Rishi, but at the same time\u2026 I was working in London as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo when the producer said, \u2018We\u2019re going to kill you off\u2019, I was like, \u2018Okay, that part of my life with this guy is over and I\u2019m going to move on.'\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/emmerdale-spoilers-dan-guilty-gabby-billy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">6 Emmerdale spoilers next week: Dan pleads guilty, Gabby tries it on with Billy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/samantha-giles-leaving-emmerdale-bernice-blackstock-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samantha Giles to leave Emmerdale role as Bernice Blackstock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/emmerdale-sudden-exit-arthur-heartbroken-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emmerdale airs sudden emotional exit \u2013 and Arthur is heartbroken<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emmerdale<\/a> airs on weekdays at 7:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX. 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