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Craig Jones

Emmerdale's Emma Atkins on 'favourite' character Leah Bracknell she misses the most

Emmerdale legend Emma Atkins has paid tribute to another icon of the show Leah Bracknell.

As Emmerdale fans will know, Charity Dingle, played by Emma Atkins, had an affair with Zoe Tate, portrayed by Leah Bracknell, back in the early 2000s. Sadly, Leah died, aged 55, in September 2019, three years after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.

As part of a retrospective marking Emmerdale’s 50th anniversary, Emma, has spoken of her love for her former co-star. Emma said: “Being in the show for so long you get to work with some incredible talent. I would have to say one of my favourite human beings to work with was Leah Bracknell - I miss her so much.

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