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Megan Shaw

ITV Emmerdale star Laura Norton reveals she almost played another character on soap before landing Kerry Wyatt role

Emmerdale star Laura Norton is best known for her role as Kerry Wyatt on the long running ITV soap, but some might not know she very nearly played somebody else.

Actress, Laura, joined the cast in 2012 and has played Kerry ever since, she has become a firm favourite amongst fans and has been embroiled in several major storylines during her time on the show, including that deadly fire that killed Frank.

Kerry Wyatt is the mother of Amy Wyatt, in June 2020 Kerry stopped appearing on-screen and her absence was explained as the character visiting a friend. In real life, actress Laura Norton was on maternity leave.

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