Emmerdale star, Daisy Campbell, was "shocked" after being stopped by police in Pontefract on Saturday night. The 19-year-old, who has played Amelia Spencer for the last 11 years, had been on a night out with friends when two officers from West Yorkshire Police stopped her for a chat.
Luckily, the star was not in trouble and had instead been asked to pose for a photo with the officers, who were both big Emmerdale fans. Daisy had been out on the town celebrating her recent 19th birthday.
West Yorkshire Police shared photos of the celebrity encounter on the force's Facebook page, with both officers smiling happily after meeting the young actress. A police spokesman said: "When two of our officers, who just so happen to both be big fans of Emmerdale saw Amelia Spencer from the soap it was only natural for them to become 'fanboys' and ask for a photo with her!
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"Officers Morgan & Riley were out on night time economy patrols of Pontefract town centre on Saturday night when they spoke with the actress named Daisy Campbell, who was out with her friends celebrating her recent 19th birthday. After initially appearing shocked that the police wanted to speak with her, she soon relaxed when they told her why.
"Daisy has been at the centre of various storylines recently including body image and most recently a shock pregnancy, which she and her co-star Liam Fox, who plays her on screen father Dan Spencer actually pitched the idea to the producers themselves. The heart-breaking storyline sees 15-year-old Amelia discover she is pregnant with her facing the difficult decision of whether or not to have an abortion."
The police spokesman said that, as part of this emotional storyline, Daisy has been supporting the UK's most recognised mental health campaign - 'Get Britain Talking' - in a bid to help people who are struggling with mental health issues. After one of last week's episodes, she appeared in a 60-second clip and addressed "the difficult subject of abortion", in a nod to her storyline.
The West Yorkshire Police spokesman continued: "Daisy who has played Amelia in the Yorkshire based soap for the past 11 years has recently spoken out saying: 'Almost half of all young people in the UK struggle with anxiety. So, whether you’re a teen or an adult, let’s all take a moment to reach out to each other, just to say – we’re here.'
"We on the Pontefract & Knottingley Neighbourhood Policing Team feel that this is a great way of raising awareness on this subject and would like to show our support to the campaign and the extremely talented young actress, who we wish every success to in the future!"
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