Behind-the-scenes of Emmerdale serial killer Meena’s dramatic closing shoot on ITV cleaning soap

Meena Jutla, performed by Paige Sandhu, might be proven trying to enact revenge this week on Emmerdale as her reign of terror involves a climax on the ITV cleaning soap

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Emmerdale: Meena returns to the village

In terms of nightmare wedding ceremony friends, it would not get a lot worse than the groom’s ex – except after all that ex can also be a serial killer who’s looking for revenge!

Such circumstances face Emmerdale ‘s Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) and his bride-to-be Daybreak Taylor (Olivia Bromley), who’re focused by his ex Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu).

It is the end result of a storyline that has gripped eight million followers for a 12 months, with Meena’s homicide spree – 4 killings and three tried – now reaching a climax.

Paige, 25, stated: “I’ve liked each second of enjoying Meena. The ending’s unimaginable, higher than I may ever have imagined, and I’ve already began crying!”

She stresses it’s, nevertheless, the best time for Meena to get her comeuppance: “She is a psychopath and believes no person will ever get the higher of her. Psychopaths are incapable of feeling worry like we are able to.”

Whether or not the character manages to kill yet one more sufferer or maybe get shot herself stays a intently guarded secret, with followers set to seek out out in upcoming episodes.

Viewers nevertheless already know that Meena is livid that her ex Billy is tying the knot to Daybreak, along with her decided to hunt bloody revenge. The murdering plotline is ready to attract to an enormous climax on Thursday.

Paige and her co-stars reveal the crew went to nice lengths to make this week’s episodes as dramatic as doable.

Perched 30ft excessive on a viaduct within the Yorkshire Dales after Meena takes the newlyweds on a “journey” to the countryside, every star needed to put on a harness as their characters argue in a tense showdown with Meena declaring “one in all you shouldn’t be going to depart right here alive.”

And with a gunshot in one of many scenes, Emmerdale bosses had been taking no possibilities in a bid to keep away from a tragedy like that seen on the set of the film Rust in October final 12 months.

Tonight viewers noticed Meena kidnap Billy and Daybreak, maintain them at gunpoint and get them organized to decide on who will dwell.

And within the wake of the loss of life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins – killed when Alec Baldwin ‘s prop revolver discharged on the set of the movie Rust – security procedures had been overhauled.

Paige says: “From talking to the gun handler individuals, their security precautions have elevated much more as a result of that (Hutchins’ loss of life).

“It was a dialog that got here up once we had been filming – how can we make everybody really feel as protected as doable and likewise do the scenes properly? A variety of security rules had been put in place. I wouldn’t rehearse with a gun. As quickly as they referred to as ‘lower’ the handler would seize the gun once more.”

Whereas she will be able to’t give away what occurs, Paige might be leaving Emmerdale because the storyline concludes.

But as Olivia reveals, not the whole lot was plain crusing. A freak snowstorm and temperatures that dipped under zero meant each the solid and crew had been so chilly at instances, their enamel chattered.

However due to scorching water bottles, sleeping bag-style gown coats and hand/foot heaters dished out by Jay, 31, they acquired by means of. “It was freezing and I shivered,” says Olivia, who wore a marriage costume all through filming.

“You’ll be able to’t match too many thermals below a marriage costume, however the costume division introduced out scorching water bottles and heat coats. Jay had loads of hand/foot heaters.”

Jay quips he may arrange a market stall promoting the hand/foot heaters, including: “I had a thermal prime on and lengthy johns too. It was so chilly, but it surely has been a lot enjoyable to movie. Paige is so scary when she will get into Meena mode. She might be the following Freddie Kruger!”

And though no person suffered from vertigo, Olivia reveals an unlikely family product – fairy liquid – got here to the rescue when she fell. “We had been filming at a peak however wedding ceremony clothes aren’t very forgiving, so I needed to put on a load of Spanx (mild, tight becoming layers) over the harness,” says Olivia.

“It was a great advert for Spanx as a result of you’ll be able to’t see the harness, which is nice! There’s loads of motion concerned and at one level Jay’s character, Billy, is having to guard my character, Daybreak, and he was so strong that I fell to the ground!

“We had been carrying our harnesses and we had been so within the motion that I managed to shortly stand again up once more with out him even noticing! Solely there was this large mud patch on my bum!

“The costume division needed to shortly wash it off and so they did an unimaginable job in an hour getting it again to white. Their secret? Fairy liquid and loads of persistence!” All three actors say they can not wait to see how thousands and thousands of followers will react to this week’s episodes – particularly Paige who smiles as she reveals viewers have been getting in contact to inform her how a lot they love her psycho character.

“I do not take a look at social media an excessive amount of,” she provides. “However individuals have been sending me messages telling me they love Meena! I like that folks love her as a result of I do too! And when she left not too long ago, they advised me they had been so unhappy she had gone.”

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“There isn’t a rehabilitation for her. She is at all times going to seek out it thrilling to kill individuals. Meena is essentially the most enjoyable and difficult character I’ve ever performed. She is so unusual, so odd and it’s been a complete delight.”

Jay provides: “Meena cannot get away with it anymore. It’s 100% time for her comeuppance.”

*Emmerdale airs each weekday on ITV at 7pm. An additional episode goes out on Thursdays at 8pm.

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