Emmerdale star Michelle Hardwick is loving life, having found happiness with her wife, Emmerdale producer Kate Brooks, after meeting on the Yorkshire soap.
But while friends, family and fans have celebrated their relationship, the couple have also been subjected to vicious abuse online. “We’ve had a bit of trolling over the last few years,” admits Michelle, 46, who has appeared in the soap since 2012 as vet Vanessa Woodfield,. “And there have been certain times when police have had to be called because there have been death threats." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox withOK!'s daily newsletter .
You can sign up at the top of the page. "When they’re mentioning your son’s name and you’re just going ‘Really? I’m just in a soap you know – we’re not doing any harm to anybody'." Michelle, who starred in Heartbeat spin-off The Royal before landing her role in the top ITV soap, came out in 2013 and has had numerous attacks via social media over her sexuality since then.
It's an issue that is clearly upsetting and baffling to the star who is naturally disappointed that some sectors of society choose to attack over her lifestyle, when there are such bigger issues in the world to worry about. “The root of it all is always because I’m gay, I’m a gay woman.
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