Jessie Elland has joined the cast of Emmerdale as character Chloe Harris, the sister of Gemma Harris.
In the soap, she is the donor of Sarah Sugden's heart transplant.
The star has showed a sneak peek behind the scenes of the soap and shared it with her 509 followers on Instagram.
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She revealed how she filmed a self-tape at home alongside her mum for the role before she was invited into the studio for her first in-person audition, reports OK!
Jessie shared a snap of herself in an ITV branded jacket as well as a picture from a window overlooking Emmerdale village.
She posted another image of herself pointing at an ITV Gate 3 sign, looking rather happy with herself, in the run up to her debut on the programme.
The actor, from North Yorkshire, studied Anthropology at the University of Manchester before she switched to Drama.
She told ITV: "The first time I set foot in the Emmerdale studios all I could think of was how it reminded me of a very complex and detailed IKEA!
"All the sets are next to each other in a huge maze of rooms and I was in awe at the attention to detail in each set."
Speaking of her character, Jessie said: "I think we both really value sisterhood.
"Chloe was very close to her sister Gemma and there's an almost sisterly dynamic that develops between Chloe and Sarah, I think I have a determined streak like her too."
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