{"id":28233,"date":"2025-02-12T19:25:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T19:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=28233"},"modified":"2025-02-12T17:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T17:41:03","slug":"leyla-harding-emmerdale-drug-addiction-nearly-die-son-jacob-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/leyla-harding-emmerdale-drug-addiction-nearly-die-son-jacob-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Leyla Harding and the drug addiction that saw her nearly die – and son Jacob too"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leyla Harding has battled a secret (at first \u2013 it soon became pretty public!) addiction to cocaine for several years and while she seems on top of things for now, we all know it\u2019s never that straightforward.<\/p>

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So, with Leyla having a hard time at the moment, the shadow of her addiction is right there and we\u2019re worried she could be tempted back to taking drugs.<\/p>\n

Her addiction cost her marriage to Liam and ended with her son Jacob being stabbed. Here\u2019s everything you need to know.<\/p>\n

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Leyla\u2019s drug habit cost her marriage (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Meena\u2019s legacy<\/h2>\n

Meena Jutla<\/a> terrorised the village for several months. She murdered Leyla\u2019s stepdaughter Leanna on her 18th birthday, leaving her dad Liam devastated. Leyla supported Liam through the dark times, but then had her own encounter with Meena when she returned to the village.<\/p>\n

Meena kidnapped Billy and Dawn<\/a> on their wedding day and held them at gunpoint on the viaduct. She told Billy to either shoot himself or his wife \u2013 or she\u2019d shoot them both.<\/p>

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