Emmerdale’s Lisa Riley has surprise close friendship with Coronation Street star

Coronation Street favourite Vicky Myers opened up about her close friendship with Emmerdale star Lisa Riley. The Lisa Swain actress worked alongside the Mandy Dingle player on BBC series Age Before Beauty in 2018, where they played sisters Heidi and Tina. The series followed the chaotic lives of one family as they struggled to keep their beauty salon afloat amid sibling rivalries, love affairs and past secrets.

Speaking about working alongside Lisa, Vicky told OK!: ‘She was fantastic with me. She taught me little tricks of the trade and all with the big welcoming arms and cuddles that she’s brilliant at. ‘She’s a massive support and I’m privileged to be in her life.’. Recently, the Emmerdale star took to social media to praise co-star Vicky’s work in the rival soap, revealing that she was ‘unbelievably proud’ of her ‘pretend TV baby sister’ for ‘knocking it out of the park’.

‘I have always said, and mean it from the bottom of my heart, BEAUTIFUL THINGS HAPPEN TO BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE…. and one thing is for sure Vicky is an absolute beauty. I am your proudest big sister….keep being you babes,’ she added, alongside two pictures of them on set together. Vicky was promoted to a series regular on the cobbles last year, much to the delight of fans. Away from her work as the local detective sergeant, Lisa is now in a relationship with Carla Connor (Alison King), after months of speculation from fans, who were eager to see the women make it official.

‘I’ve had so many letters and messages, and people stopping to talk to me to share their stories, which is beautiful,’ Vicky told the publication, before revealing the effort she has gone to to ensure the story is being played in the right way. ‘I’ve spoken to many couples who have been in a similar situation, and a close friend and her wife spoke to me at length. ‘This story wasn’t a tick-box exercise from Coronation Street. These are two women of a certain age, realising they have fallen for each other and coming to terms with that. It shows it can happen at any age and to anybody – love is love.’.

In upcoming scenes, Lisa races to protect Carla, who has been held hostage in an abandoned office block by her murderous brother Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis). To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who’s leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale?.

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How did he get there, and was it an accident?. It is DC Kit Green’s (Jacob Roberts) job to work that out, as he launches an investigation into what happened. It’s not the first time Lisa has been a suspect in a violent crime, having previously been wrongly arrested for the murder of Joel Deering. She was eventually released and her innocence proven, but will the same happen this time?. Is she really to blame for Rob’s condition?.

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