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Emmerdale's Lisa Riley shares throwback picture of rarely seen brother as she addresses 'fake tan addiction'

Emmerdale's Lisa Riley has shared a throwback photograph of her rarely seen brother and addressed her past "fake tan addiction".

The actress, best known for portraying Mandy Dingle on the ITV soap, posted a decade-old picture of her and Liam after wrapping up for series ten of Strictly Come Dancing. The 46-year-old appeared shocked over her appearance back in 2013.

Taking to her Instagram page, she told fans it was "obvious" that she had been "addicted" to fake tan. Lisa wrote: "WTF???? Seriously…..WTF???

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"This is back in 2013, having dinner with my brother Liam. I had just finished @bbcstrictly and it’s obvious 'no s*** Sherlock' that I was absolutely, undoubtedly, insanely….addicted to fake tan!!!

"I look friggin insane!!!! That’s at least four layers on top of four layers not properly washed off!!!"

Lisa Riley and her brother Liam in 2013 (Instagram/lisajaneriley)

She added: "This photo is reason to always tell the absolute, absolute, absolute, absolute, absolute truth to the ones you love and care about. Tough love is the people I bloody love in this world."

Co-stars loved the throwback picture, with many taking to the comments to gently tease Lisa over her "green" look.

Strictly's Robin Windsor wrote: "Copper pipe, babe." Actress Dani Harmer said: "I love the fact you always looked green in our pics."

And Emmerdale's Karen Blick commented: "This is a belter!"

It comes after Lisa was inundated with praise after sharing an "honest" picture of herself that "normalises the joys of womanhood". The star said she regularly removes the hair on her upper lip and shared a picture of herself doing exactly that before heading on a trip to the Yorkshire coast with fiancé Al back in February.

As ever, we'll continue to bring you the big Emmerdale news about what is happening in the village and away from it. You can visit our Emmerdale homepage to find the latest gossip about the soap and its stars.

Emmerdale airs weekdays from 7.30pm on ITV1.

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