A well-loved Emmerdale star has turned down the chance to appear on I'm A Celebrity.
Lisa Riley, best known for playing Mandy Dingle on the soap, has rejected a place in the Welsh camp this year.
Mandy has been in a number of high-profile storylines over the last 12 months, from Paul's abuse to his eventual death and a love triangle with Nicola and Jimmy.
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Given her busy schedule, Lisa has said no to appearing on I'm A Celeb.
Speaking to the Daily Star, Lisa, 45, said: “I love playing Mandy so much, that’s why I keep turning down other good roles.
“They offer me I’m A Celebrity every year and every year I say ‘no’.
“It’s not because of all the creepy crawlies or the challenges, I actually wouldn’t mind those.
“I would just be so bored in there. I have so much energy from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep.
“Being sat in camp all day would send me crazy. I would need to be stimulated all the time.”
But the star said she would love a role in Netflix period drama Bridgerton.
The ITV soap icon, who plays common-as-muck Mandy, wants to appear as a posh, busty duchess in the hit series.
Lisa said: “I was 14 when I had my first professional job. I am now 45 so I’ve had 31 years in this career.
“The only thing I have never done which I would absolutely love to do is appear in a period drama. I think I would be perfect for it. I have pale skin and the right look for it.
I absolutely love Bridgerton and would love a role if one came up.
“I don’t want to play the wench, though. I would want to play a big busty duchess with a corset and all.
“People would automatically think of me downstairs because of Mandy, but I can play someone posh so I would prefer to be upstairs."
