Here’s your chance to get to know a new Emmerdale cast member who viewers will be keen to welcome to the village.
Jessie Elland is a new addition to Emmerdale playing Chloe - the sister of Sarah Sugden’s heart donor. The acting star has spoken to ITV about her exciting new role and what viewers can expect.
Jessie said: “Chloe is very sweet and genuine, eager to please and make connections with people, but underneath it all she is struggling with a lot of sadness, anger, and frustration.
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“Her experiences in life have made her old beyond her years, but I think this has given her a sense of determination to go out and get what she wants.”
Jessie, from Yarm, went to the University of Manchester drama. The newcomer’s family have been extremely supportive and excited to see Jessie in the ITV soap.
She said: “My family planned a big viewing party as soon as I got the part, which I’m simultaneously looking forward to and dreading.
“But the whole process has been such an amazing learning curve already. I'm excited to learn even more from seeing my scenes on TV.”
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Viewers will be interested to see if Chloe and Sarah get to know each other.
“Chloe goes into the first meeting with Sarah with a lot of expectations, worries, and questions, she places a great deal on this meetup which puts a lot of pressure on both herself and Sarah. Then to top it off the meeting doesn’t go as expected which leads her to experience an even bigger mix of emotions. Luckily, I think her and Sarah are able to form a friendship that helps ground them a little,” Jessie explained.
“I couldn’t be more excited and honoured to be playing Chloe, I found the character really striking from the first script I read. She was so well written I felt like there was a lot of work I could be doing and I really wanted to put that work in and do the part justice.”
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