Ash Palmisciano, the first trans actor on the Yorkshire soap Emmerdale, has spoken about his new dark storyline. Charlotte McLaughlin reports.
Soaps have always been at the forefront of challenging society and dealing with difficult topics. Emmerdale, with its village setting, has often had a reputation, particularly during the early years when it was called Emmerdale Farm, for being primarily concerned with rural affairs. But over the past few decades the Leeds-based ITV soap has highlighted a range of social issues through challenging storylines.
“And it feels fantastic to be able to play this role, and it would have been a story that, as a kid, I’d have been interested in watching it and seeing what it was like, and, hopefully, it being a story that is really about humanity and about someone that doesn’t deserve to be somewhere, and hopefully people can really resonate with that character.” More dramatic scenes are in store after Amy visits the prison and mistakenly thinks the tough Robbo is Les, unwittingly placing Matty in danger.
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