As Emmerdale favourites Eric Pollard and Brenda Walker hit the rocks this week, we take a closer look at actor Lesley Dunlop and Chris Chittel's real life romance off screen
We know them best for playing fan favourite couple Brenda Walker and Eric Pollard on Emmerdale, but one thing many viewers may not know, is that actors Lesley Dunlop and Chris Chittel are also a couple in real life too.
Yet while their romance appeared to be doomed on screen, away from the cameras Chris and Lesley's real-life relationship has gone from strength to strength.First Meetings and Early Romance In an interview with the Daily Record in 2012, just four years after the pair first met, Chris revealed that he had Emmerdale to thank for his relationship.
Working Together In order to help maintain that work-life balance, at first, Chris and Lesley had specifically requested not to have their characters get together on Emmerdale, something which fit in well with the storylines in progress, as Chris’ character Eric was in a committed relationship with Val Pollard for a number of years.
In fact, it was all thanks to their real life romance that Chris and Lesley were able to continue filming their scenes together during the coronavirus pandemic, as they were both in the same support bubble due to living together!
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