They're at the centre of the drama in the Dales on the ITV soap Emmerdale. But the young cast looked a far cry from farm life as they dazzled at the Once Upon a Smile Ball annual Grand Ball.
Guests at the sparkling annual event included Jack Downham who plays Noah Dingle and Joe-Warren Plant who plays love rival Jacob Gallagher. In the soap Noah and Jacob have come to blows over newcomer Chloe Harris, played by Jessie Elland. The trio were all smiles as they hit the red carpet. They were joined by Katie Hill who plays Sarah Sugden, the daughter of Andy Sugden and Debbie Dingle, in the soap.
Jessie's character Chloe is the sister of Gemma Harris, the donor of Sarah's heart transplant. In February Chloe cheated on Noah by sleeping with Jacob. And when sinister Noah, the son of Charity Dingle and Christopher Tate, found out he dumped her and verbally abused her.
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The Once Upon a Smile annual Grand Ball brings the nation’s best loved TV stars together to raise funds for the Manchester-based children’s bereavement charity Once Upon a Smile founded by former Emmerdale star Danny Miller and Hollyoaks and Coronation Street actor Daniel Jillings. The stars of the small screen were wowed with performances from N-Trance singer Kelly Llorenna and the bands 5IVE and Boyzlife, the pop duo formed by Boyzone's Keith Duffy and Westlife's Brian McFadden.
Singer Kelly, from Oldham, belted out N-Trance's massive 1994 hit Set You Free at the event, held at The Point at Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground. Once Upon a Smile was set up by actors Danny and Daniel following the tragic loss of a friend who left behind a wife and young family. Seeing first-hand the lack of support available for families going through a bereavement who desperately needed financial and emotional support, they decided to set up the Once Upon a Smile charity.
Stockport star Danny, who played Aaron Dingle in Emmerdale and was crowned the winner of I'm a Celebrity ...Get Me Out Of Here! last year, also took to the stage to join in a rendition of the Boyzone hit When The Going Gets Tough. He looked dapper on his special night supported by his fiance Steph Jones who looked stunning in an emerald green animal print flowing split-to-the-thigh gown.
"So excited to be supporting @danny_b_miller at @sidley_ouas grand ball tonight," she captioned a video on her Instagram of her sensational outfit, styled by celebrity stylist Ryan Kay. "Amazing charity that supports so many families," she added.
Danny and Steph's son Albert was just three weeks old when he went into the castle on the ITV reality show. While he was in the TV castle Danny's final scenes as Aaron Dingle were screened on Emmerdale which he quit after 13 years.
The actor's stint as Aaron came to an end as he drove away from the Yorkshire Dales after struggling to cope with the death of his partner Ben Tucker. But the door was left open for his return.
And a tearful Instagram post, including a video of Danny on his final day, teased: "Goodbye for now Aaron Dingle." The post read: "As you may be aware Danny has made some life changing decisions this year.
"But the biggest decision he made came in the decision to leave Emmerdale. "Over the past 13 years Emmerdale has been like a second home to Danny.
"Having grown up with Aaron we have all cried, laughed, felt his heartbreak and sadness as Danny has portrayed some of the shows toughest storylines and I hope you agree he has done them justice. Cast and crew have become like a second family to Danny and as the video says he can’t thank them enough.
"But most importantly he would like to thank Aaron fans for sharing the journey with Danny and Aaron for all these years. And here’s hoping we see Danny back on our screens soon after the show doing what he loves most."
