Fiona Wade

Fiona Sarah Wade (born 20 March 1979) is an English actress known for her role as Priya Sharma in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 2011 to 2023. She made her first appearance on the show in November 2011. In addition to her television work, Wade has also performed in theater, playing Mamta in the play Alaska by DC Moore at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs in 2008. In January 2017, she participated in the primetime ITV entertainment series Dance Dance Dance. Wade, who has a Filipina mother and an English father, is married to actor Simon Cotton and is a follower of the Baháʼí Faith.