Emmerdale’s Meena star strips to tiny shorts in gym snap as fans predict return
Two years after her Meena Jutla was jailed for life on Emmerdale, actress Paige Sandhu has wowed her fans with a stunning gym selfie, posing in her tiny shorts
Former Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu left little to the imagination as she stripped to her tiny shorts for a stunning gym selfie.
The 28-year old rose to fame in 2020 when she was cast as Meena Jutla – one of three new faces in the ITV show’s “major autumn shake-up” that year. She departed two years later, however, after the serial killer character was finally stopped in her tracks and sentenced to 75 years in prison.
Despite bagging two Inside Soap Awards for Best Villain and a British Soap Awards gong for Best Leading Performer, Paige has remained out of the spotlight since her Dales exit. Her Instagram account has been relatively inactive too – though she stunned recently in a leggy display on her story.
In a snap shared with her 68,000 followers, Paige hailed her “post gym workout vibes” as she posed for a pouting selfie on a mat after her exercise.
The actress donned a black and white striped top and a pair of tiny black shorts as she treated her fans to a glimpse of her life off-screen. Paige shared a similar snap three weeks ago – albeit in tight leggings this time – as she expressed her delight at “taking care” of her body.
“I’m really, really enjoying this coaching programme with @lh_training that I’ve been doing for the past 2 months,” she gushed in a post. “I went into this process expecting to maybe get stronger & fitter but I definitely didn’t realise how much better my sleep would be, my energy levels would be and the feeling of accomplishment I have. I’m excited to see the continued improvements and the feeling of taking care of myself and my body is damn damn good.”
It comes after the the show dropped a major clue last week that Meena could make a dramatic return after newcomer Ella Forster (played by Paula Lane) asked questions about her. The doctor’s surgery receptionist arrived earlier this year and has built friendships with Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) and Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley). She flirted with Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) as they bonded over a love of houseplants and clashed with Meena’s sister Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker).
However, viewers have grown suspicious of her after she appeared curious about evil Meena and started asking questions about her. The nature of her questions left viewers wondering if she had sinister links to the village serial killer.
Taking to social media, one fan penned: “It looks like there’s more to Ella than meets the eye. Watch this space.” Another added: “Been in prison with Meena.” A third person wrote: “I think she’s been in prison with Meena. She’s come to get revenge on Manpreet. Just a though.”
Artificially intelligent ‘creative’ tool Gemini also told Daily Star: “Ella seems overly interested in the past, particularly the events surrounding Meena’s crimes. Her questions about the viaduct incident and her knowledge of Liam’s daughter Leanna (Meena’s victim) have raised eyebrows.
“Ella mentioned a friend who encouraged her to peruse nursing. Fans have bene speculating this friend could be Meena, perhaps influencing Ella’s move to the village. Also, new characters in soap operas often have hidden agendas. Ella’s seemingly friendly demeanour might be a facade, and her motives for coming to Emmerdale remain unclear.”
Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV1 and ITVX at 7.30pm
