Samantha Giles has delighted fans of Emmerdale for more than 20 years as Bernice Blackstock, but things could have been very different as the actress had initially auditioned for another part as Tricia Dingle.
The role for the now-deceased Tricia went to Sheree Murphy, but there were no hard feelings on Samantha’s part.
She says: “I remember sitting next to Sheree in the audition reception, chatting away. She got the part and was absolutely brilliant and right for it. But I was very lucky that the producers came up with another part and offered me Bernice.”
