Charley Webb has said she is not returning to Emmerdale at the moment.
The actress, who played Debbie Dingle in the ITV soap, said it is not the “right time” to reprise the role.
She debuted as Debbie in 2002 and continued until 2019, later returning for a guest appearance that ran into early 2021.
Ms Webb made the comments on Luke Hamnett’s podcast, Live, Laugh, Luke.
She said: "Not at the moment, no.
Week 1
• Revealed to be Joe Sugden’s secret daughter
• discovers the biggest secret in the village
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"There's no plans for me to go back, just because I think it wouldn't be the right time and having three kids is a lot and also working there is a lot."
The Bury-born actress shares three children with her ex-partner Matthew Wolfenden, who also starred in Emmerdale.
Her character, Debbie, was last seen leaving for Scotland and has since been written off as having moved to Australia.
Some fans have questioned her absence from key family storylines, including her father Cain’s recent cancer diagnosis and her mother Charity becoming a surrogate.
She also revealed a personal dislike of her character’s name.
She said: "I hate that name by the way, it's the worst name.
"It's not even the Debbie that offends me, it's the double D, like why would you do that?
"Why would you come up with that for me?"
