Emmerdale star Rosie Bentham says playing Gabby in soap helped her cope with dad's death

When life tragically mirrored her art for Rosie Bentham, Emmerdale was there to offer her ­support and stability.

Rosie, who plays Gabby Thomas in the Yorkshire Dales soap, was 15 in 2017 when her screen dad, dementia suffering vicar Ashley, died.

And just over two years later, Rosie’s father John, also a vicar, died of a pulmonary embolism – a blood clot.