One of the first things we notice about Emmerdale co-stars Emma Atkins and Lucy Pargeter is that they couldn’t be more different to their soap characters, Charity and Chas Dingle.
The two happily share in-jokes and discuss how to manage joint childcare for their children – Lucy, 45, has daughter Lola, 16, and five-year-old twins Betsy and Missy, while Emma, 47, has son Albert, seven.
“We’re each other’s rock,” Emma explains. “There’s an innate trust, an authenticity there. We make each other laugh, and we’ve never not enjoyed working together.”
