Emmerdale's Isabel Hodgins enjoys cosy brunch date as she gushes over 'my love' co-star

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Emmerdale's Isabel Hodgins called her co-star Eden Taylor-Draper her "love" after they got together for a lavish brunch.The soap stars are firm friends off screen and popped out to eat together when they weren't filming this week.Both then gave their fans on Instagram a little peek at their delicious meal.READ MORE: Emmerdale sex scam horror as Sandra sleeps with Rishi and plots to steal his moneyEden, who plays Belle Dingle in the ITV show, posted a snap of their smoked salmon dishes and refreshing looking drinks.Isabel, 28, then re-shared the shot, adding the cute caption: "Tuesdays with my (heart emoji)."The two actresses have built up a close friendship as they have starred in the soap together since Isabel was cast as Victoria Sugden back in 2006.Both have grown up on the popular programme, as Eden was cast as Belle when she was only eight, and Isabel joined when she was 13.Earlier this month, Eden was one of those to offer love and support after Isabel's beloved pet pooch passed away.The actress posted a snap on Instagram of her cuddling her dog as she told fans how devastated she was that he had died."11 years and 11 months of unconditional love," she wrote."He was my everything and my heart is broken but I'm so grateful he was mine."To everyone that played a part in his life, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart."Isabel said that her dog was "so loved"."And I know so many people contributed to giving him the best life," she ended the moving message.Eden, 24, then posted two heart emojis to show her friend that she was thinking of her.The blonde has been in Emmerdale since 2005.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.She took over the role.