One of the Dales’ biggest ever stars spent 17 years on the soap, after arriving as the long-lost son of its longest-serving actor. Now Matthew Wolfenden , who played David Metcalfe, is jumping ship to join a rival daytime soap, dashing fans’ hopes that he might return one day. The 45-year-old actor has joined Cheshire-based soap Hollyoaks , three years after waving goodbye to Emmerdale following an epic stint there. According to a source in the Sun, the star - who split from ex-wife and fellow