Emmerdale's original Gabby Thomas star now as she's unrecognisable years after soap exit
ok.co.ukWhen most people think of Emmerdale’s business-savvy maven Gabby Thomas, the first face that springs to mind is usually Rosie Bentham, who has been delighting audiences as the character since 2016 and currently portrays the young mum in the hit ITV soap.
However, long before Rosie took over the reins as the daughter of Bernice Blackstock ( Samantha Giles ) and Ashley Thomas ( John Middleton ), two other stars actually played the role of Gabby first.
Originally, Jemma Giles played Gabby as a baby following the character’s introduction back in 2001, but unfortunately the youngster never managed to quite settle into life on a busy TV set, and was later replaced by another young star, Annelise Manojlovic who famously played the character from 2001 up until 2015.
Now, nine years on since her departure from the soap, it’s safe to say that Annelise looks rather different, having grown up just like her on-screen alter-ego has in the past few years.
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