Emmerdale's Samantha Giles admits being a soapstar isn’t as glam as people think

Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu has opened up about filming an “embarrassing” socially-distanced kissing scene alongside her co-star Jay Kontzle, who plays Billy. Speaking exclusively to OK! about filming the segment that left the pair red-faced, the actress, who plays evil murderer Meena, explained that strict on-set Covid measures meant they had to lock lips with a tennis ball.

Emmerdale’s evil murderer Meena (played by Paige Sandhu) is currently front and centre of the ITV show, killing anyone and everyone that gets in her way. And while many soap fans are worried about who Meena’s next innocent victim could be, actress Lisa Riley has revealed her character, Mandy Dingle, is safe from Meena’s temper.

British GQ for their December 2021/January 2022 issue, the “Belfast” actor recalled his time during filming the series.“Look, put it this way: It’s done no harm to my career to be part of a movie franchise that has made more than $1 billion. Every working actor would say the same thing.

Emmerdale fans have been treated to a week to remember on the ITV soap, as the village’s survival event spiralled out of control at the hands of evil Meena.The action-packed scenes that aired across the week - dubbed Super Soap Week - have kept viewers on the edge of their seats, as they watched with bated breath to see who would make it through.

Chloe Burrows has hit back at people who thought she had split from boyfriend Toby Aromolaran earlier this month, saying it's "odd" that people think they've broken up if they're not seen together.The 26 year old met Toby, 22, on the most recent series of Love Island, finishing in second place behind Millie Court, 24, and Liam Reardon, 22. But fans thought the couple had called it quits when Chloe failed to attend a launch party for Toby's boohooMAN collaboration.

She’s currently front and centre of Emmerdale’s Super Soap Week as nurse turned serial killer Meena Jutla. But as viewers wait with bated breath to see if Meena will exact her revenge on Victoria (Isabel Hodgins) for her blossoming relationship with David (Matthew Wolfenden), actress Paige Sandhu has opened up about where she’d like to see her character if it were in her hands.

We’re used to seeing her on the small screen playing Bernice Blackstock in Emmerdale, but Samantha Giles has more than one talent up her sleeve. Her debut children’s novel about a family of witches was a best-seller and has been translated into other languages – and she’s just released the second instalment, Rosemary And The Book Of The Dead.

After 26 years of being involved with the Estee Lauder Breast Cancer Campaign, Elizabeth Hurley (or Liz to us) remains passionate about the cause. "Evelyn Lauder asked me to get involved in 1995," explains the actress, who lives in Herefordshire.

Emmerdale actress Samantha Giles confessed that working on the set of the ITV soap is not as it appears.The star admitted that the reality of working on the TV programme is that it’s “so not glamorous.” 50-year-old Samantha explained exclusively to OK!: “It makes it look glamorous doesn’t it when you see people at those awards and things”.

Emmerdale actress Paige Sandhu has revealed that her scheming character Meena Jutla has actually killed twice before taking up residence in the Dales.The news comes as viewers prepare to watch the psychopathic murderer kill again in Super Soap Week.

Most of us know Emmerdale actresses Paige Sandhu and Rebecca Sarker as on-screen sisters Meena Jutla and Manpreet Sharma. Between Meena sleeping with Manpreet's first husband and her meddling tendencies, it's fair to say their characters' relationship hasn't been the smoothest of sibling stories.

Meena Jutla, played by Paige Sandhu, has caused quite the stir in Emmerdale since she arrived in the village last autumn (September 2020). She's managed to manipulate multiple villagers – including her sister Manpreet Jutla (Rebecca Sarker) – into believing she's innocent while being a coldhearted killer behind the scenes.