Shila Iqbal has been fired from Emmerdale over historic racist tweets [Getty] ITV have confirmed that Shila Iqbal has been fired from her role on Emmerdale as a result of historic tweets, which are reported by Mail Online to be racist. Shila Iqbal, 24, plays Aiesha Richards on the soap and was made a series regular at the start of March. A spokesperson for Emmerdale said: “As a consequence of historic social media posts, Shila Iqbal has left her role as Aiesha ...