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Ryan Paton

ITV Emmerdale Daisy Campbell's Ibiza nightmare, co-star love and show future

Daisy Campbell has become one of Emmerdale's key stars.

The soap actress first landed the role as Amelia Spencer on the ITV show in 2007. She has now established herself as one of the show's main characters as she has played an integral role in the soap's 50th birthday celebrations.

The show is marking its landmark anniversary with a dramatic stunt as an epic storm will tear through the fictional village. Amelia is set to be heavily involved as spoilers show she will go into labour while stuck in the storm alone.

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Amelia has endured a turbulent time in the soap since she found out she was pregnant. The dad of the child is Samson Dingle, but he has been entirely unsupportive since she delivered the news.

Amelia is 16 in the show and Daisy said she conceived the storyline as she wanted to address the subject of teen pregnancy. She told Ranvir Singh on Lorraine earlier this year that she was "proud" as the storyline has led to her getting involved with ITV's mental health campaign, Britain Get Talking. She said: "[Amelia] has got this whole vulnerable side coming out of her with this storyline and there's so much anxiety building up inside her.

"She's got nobody to speak to so I think it really ties in well with the campaign." She added: "I wanted this storyline to do justice to young teen mums. They're so amazing and I've had loads of messages from them. I'm doing this for them."

Daisy is 19 in real life and Ranvir was wowed by the star's maturity. She said: "You've got a wise head on young shoulders."

Lorraine Kelly also addressed her age during an interview this week as she joked whether Daisy was allowed in the Woolpack pub. She said: "My character is 16 but I'm actually 19. Outside of Emmerdale, I am allowed but not not my character."

Lorraine interviewed the soap star ahead of busy day of filming on Wednesday. The actress was filming on a Christmas themed set, which indicates her character survives the storm and continues to play a major role in the show.

Daisy swooned over how much she enjoys being part of the Emmerdale cast. She said: "I love it here. It's literally my second home. I've been here since I was a little baby and it's been amazing to grow up on the show."

Daisy regularly keeps followers updated on Instagram with her exciting life away from the screen. She shares a close relationship with her co-star, Rosie Bentham, who plays Gabby Thomas.

Rosie took to Instagram to issue a gushing tribute on Daisy's 19th birthday in July. She said: "Happy 19th birthday best friend. Love you the most."

The two regularly enjoy nights out together and went on a girls holiday to Ibiza earlier this summer. However, the holiday descended into a nightmare when they were targeted by thieves on their second day abroad as their bags were stolen.

The crime meant they were without phones for their majority of their holiday, however Daisy issued a statement and said they managed to salvage the trip to still have an enjoyable time.

The soap stars lost their phones after having their bags stolen (Instagram)

She explained: "Sorry me and @rosie_betham have been a bit MIA. It would be me and us to get the whole of our bags stolen on the second night, with 0 phones for most of the hol."

The actress added: “But we lived in the moment ahahaha and then eventually got new phones.” Since then, the girls have shared several snaps of them having a great time on holiday - it seems that the incident has failed to dampen their spirits.

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