Soaps are always full of fun surprises with some of those spilling over into reality.
It may come as a shock to some fans to discover that some of the on-screen characters are actually related in real life too.
Several of them are actually related both off-screen and on, some in the same soaps and some in different ones, reports The Mirror.
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The child actors who arrive on set are often fantastic and believable, and their ages don't mean they are given any less hard-hitting storylines.
But what viewers might not know is it's a family affair when it comes to a lot of the mini stars.
We take a look at some of the child actors on ITV's Emmerdale and Coronation Street who are actually related to each other.
Isabella, William and April Flanagan
Coronation Street viewers have been appalled by the increasingly nasty behaviour of Hope Stape, who is very troubled, over the years.
Meanwhile, on Emmerdale, schoolgirl April Windsor suffered a horrific online bullying ordeal over the death of her mum Donna.
The young actresses who are doing an incredible job leading these hard-hitting storylines are actually related in real life.
Isabella Flanagan, who has played the role of Hope since 2017, is the younger sister of Amelia Flanagan, who has appeared on Emmerdale as April since 2014.
Isabella was inspired to get into acting because of her big sister, who started working on Emmerdale as Marlon Dingle's daughter when she was just five.
Amelia, who is now 13, has been heavily praised for her performances over the years, winning Best Young Actor at the Insider Soap Awards for three years in a row and The British Soap Awards' Best Young Performance in 2015.
Revealing her excitement at joining the Corrie cast, Isabella said: "I've wanted to be on TV for a long time, my sister has been in Emmerdale since she was five and I love watching her, my audition was a really fun script and I was so excited when Ology [Flanagan's casting agency] rang my mum to give us the good news.
"Everyone at Corrie is lovely and friendly and the canteen serves amazing food, I'm really looking forward to watching myself on the telly!"
However, Isabella and Amelia are not the only soap stars in the family, as their brother is also on Corrie.
William Flanagan set foot on the cobbles two months after his twin sister Amelia in the role of Joseph Brown - Hope's cousin.
Jamie Lomas and Charley Webb
Charley Webb was just 14 years old when she joined Emmerdale as the precocious Debbie Dingle.
It's widely known that she is married to her co-star Matthew Wolfenden - with the couple sharing three sons.
But the actress has another soap connection in her family in the form of big brother Jamie Lomas.
Jamie is best known for playing violent Warren Fox in Hollyoaks over the last 16 years, as well as Jake Stone in EastEnders during a gap in the middle.
This family's connections don't stop there, as Jamie has a daughter with former Coronation Street star Kym Marsh.
Brooke Vincent and Ellie Leach
Brooke Vincent has grown up on Corrie, playing the role of Sophie Webster since 2004.
And she was thrilled in 2011 when her younger cousin bowled over bosses with her audition and got a part on the ITV soap.
Ellie Leach was just nine-years-old when she joined as foster girl Faye, who went on to be adopted by the Windass family.
The pair have now actually become step sisters on Corrie, with Faye's dad Tim Metcalfe marrying Sophie's mum Sally Webster.
Brooke revealed she was "overjoyed" when Ellie landed the role, and the two ladies are clearly very close, as Ellie recently became godmother to Brooke's son, Mexx.
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