DAISY’S FRESH START I cried for weeks after Emmerdale axe but then something unexpected happened, reveals Daisy Campbell

EMMERDALE star Daisy Campbell was so devastated at being axed from the soap that she begged bosses to kill off her character.

But it has led to love blossoming with her secret boyfriend this Christmas.

Talking about her new fella for the first time, 21-year-old Daisy says her beau Nick is the ­silver lining to leaving the ITV drama after 13 years.

She wept for weeks and hid her exit as beauty salon worker Amelia Spencer from most of her cast-mates.

Behind the scenes, love developed as Nick consoled her.

Daisy, who departed on screen on Friday, now believes “everything happens for a reason” and the couple are going on a trip to New York to kick-start 2025. She said: “It’s been quite a year. I was always so focused on my career

“Finding love just happens when you don’t expect it. I first met Nick at school — he was a couple of years above me.

“It’s been a tough year. But now this has come out of the blue and I couldn’t be happier.”

Nick, a facilities manager, joined Daisy in drinking champagne at her home this week as the final scenes as Amelia aired and they will spend Christmas together.

She said: “It wasn’t my decision to leave the show but I’ve become a big believer in things happening for a reason.”

Daisy joined Emmerdale when she was seven and has been involved in some huge storylines, including becoming a teen mum following a drunken romp with Samson Dingle, played by Sam Hall.

Sam, 20, left the soap in August, which Daisy said blindsided her.

She added: “I didn’t see it coming. Then I got an email for me to go upstairs for a meeting.

“My heart just sank, I thought this doesn’t sound very good.” One of the ­producers then broke the news that they felt her long-serving character had come to the end of the road.

Daisy was so upset she begged bosses to close the door on her ever returning.

EMMERDALE star Daisy Campbell was so devastated at being axed from the soap that she begged bosses to kill off her character. But it has led to love blossoming with her secret boyfriend this Christmas. Talking about her new fella for the first time, 21-year-old Daisy says her beau Nick is the ­silver lining to…