Emmerdale’s Matthew Wolfenden and Roxy Shahidi are looking to the future as they continue to work on their exciting project.
Matthew and Roxy, who played David Metcalfe and Leyla Harding in the ITV soap, are the presenters of the podcast Matt and Roxy’s Celebrity Side Hustle.
The series sees them talk to familiar faces about how their careers developed, their life off-screen and their ‘side hustles’.
Guests in the first series include Paddy Kirk star Do
During her chat with Metro back at the start of this month, Roxy confirmed she and Matthew are very much focused on developing the show:
‘With Matthew, I’ve got season 2 of Matt and Roxy’s Celebrity Side Hustle. We’ve got an idea for a season 3 concept for that. We’ve been pitching ideas for us to present some lifestyle shows!’, she explained.
Just recently, the two friends posted a picture on their Instagram confirming they are working hard on the future of Matt and Roxy’s Celebrity Side Hustle.
The picture is of Roxy and Matt sat on their phones smiling and clearly having a great time hanging out.
Matt wrote alongside: ‘Just me and my bestie Roxy Shahidi enjoying each others company!’.
After encouraging people to follow their Instagram account which promotes clips of their podcast, Matt also shared the hashtags #NewBeginnings and #ExcitingTimesAhead.
Matthew left his role as David Metcalfe last year in Emmerdale, when the character departed the village for London.
Leyla Harding was one of the three women who died in February during the limo crash disaster. Leyla injured herself during the collision, with her injuries ultimately leading to her death.
Discussing her time on the show, as well as some of her favourite moments, Roxy also told us: ‘There’s been so many over the years because she’s such fun. Some of the stuff I did with Dr Cavanagh, the character of Liam, when they decided to split up.
‘There was a day when we did something like 38 pages of dialogue in one day. That was a really sad day because obviously the story was sad, but it was a great day of acting.
She added: ‘Lots of fun stuff over the years like girls’ nights out. Michelle [Hardwick] sent me something the other day and it was me and her in these ridiculous blue dresses. Over the years you forget how many ridiculously camp parties there have been in the Woolpack. Those days are fun because it ends up feeling like a bit of a party.
‘I think the thing I’ll miss most, ultimately, is the fun of Leyla. I had some fantastic, dramatic, emotional stories and all actors love to play those, but I think for me what was special about Leyla was that she always exuded energy and playfulness.
‘That is something that I’ve always delighted in. It’s always been a joy to step into her six inch heels, put those brightly-coloured jackets on with the big shoulder pads and just have some fun. She was very colourful and I really, really enjoyed that.’
