Gemma Atkinson turned down an Emmerdale return because of the soap's "gruelling" hours.
The actress is returning to Channel 4's Hollyoaks as Lisa Hunter this week after decades away from the programme, but she admits she isn't planning a return to the ITV soap just yet, where she played Carly Hope.
She says there have been talks about her heading back to the Dales one day, but she is waiting until her daughter Mia gets a little bit older because of the childcare surrounding her and Strictly star Gorka Marquez's little one.
