Emmerdale actor Lesley Dunlop is best known for her role as village gossip, Brenda Walker, on the long-running ITV soap, she made her first appearance in April 2008 and fast became a firm favourite.
Brenda Walker is the adoptive mother of Genesis Walker and the current owner of Café Main Street as well as the ex-wife of Bernard Walker and Bob Hope and a mother-figure to Bob's youngest children, Cathy and Heath Hope.
The actress has been a part of the cast for almost 15 years and has been a part of some major storylines, in 2013, Brenda was diagnosed with a brain tumour, one of the character's biggest storylines.
