Many Emmerdale fans will remember turning the soap on to see Verity Rushworth on their screens.
Verity Charlotte Rushworth is best known for her role of Donna Windsor in ITV Emmerdale from 1998 to 2009, with a guest appearance in 2014. The role of Donna was originally played by Sophie Jeffery until 1997, before Verity took over the role in 1998.
Donna was the third longest running character on Emmerdale when she left the soap in 2009. Donna had a rocky time in the village however, in her first year alone she had to be rescued when the stables when a plane crashed into the village and caught fire after being struck by falling wreckage.
