Emmerdale's Sebastian Dowling, who played Heath Hope, has received an outpouring of support after speaking up about his departure from the popular ITV soap.
The young actor made a dramatic exit from the show earlier this week when his character tragically died in a car crash.The shocking scenes aired over New Year showed Heath, his twin sister Cathy and their friend Angelica King stealing Wendy Posner's car to go to a party in Hotten.
When April Windsor revealed what had happened to Bob and Wendy, they rushed off to find the kids, only to discover the car crashed on a country road.
In heart-wrenching scenes, Wendy tried to save Heath with CPR while Cathy and Angelica, who had managed to escape the wreckage, looked on.