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Emmerdale's first transgender star Ash Palmisciano opens up on mum's devastating death

Emmerdale's Matty Barton will be plunged into family turmoil this week when he discovers he has been betrayed by his mum Moira and girlfriend Amy.

Both lied to Matty, played by actor Ash Palmisciano, that Cain shot Al Chapman dead, when it was actually Kyle. This week Matty will uncover the truth, leaving him devastated, The Mirror reports.

In real life, Ash, who is known to millions for playing Emmerdale's first transgender character, has been dealing with a heartache of his own, after his mum sadly passed away. Ash's mum Michelle died in May from complications to long-term rheumatoid arthritis. She was just 60.

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