Hollyoaks star Gemma Bissix, 36, who played Clare Devine on the Channel 4 soap, said she auditioned for the role of Andrea Tate before it was given to actress Anna Nightingale, 29.Gemma said she sent producers a “self tape” for the role, which she insisted was similar to her other roles in Hollyoaks and EastEnders.She said: "I auditioned for Emmerdale last January.“It was just a self tape, I got really lovely feedback actually, saying it was great and lovely to see you and stuff like that."But it was quite a similar role, a b****y kind of role so even when I did the script I thought to myself, it's a bit kind of like I went back to EastEnders and it was a bit b****y and obviously Hollyoaks."The role was handed to Anna Nightingale, who.
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