Emmerdale's Paddy actor's co-star marriage - on-set tiffs, heart op horror and glam home

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Emmerdale's Sandra Flaherty has been causing trouble in the village since her return, and is determined to swindle her daughter Liv out of her inheritance.In reality, it’s far from actress Joanne’s first rodeo on Emmerdale - and though she spoke out about the “difficulty” of slipping back into the part, she’s actually appeared as various characters in the Dales.READ MORE: Emmerdale's Sandra Flaherty star reflects on 'difficulty' of returning to showShe first appeared in the soap back in 2003 as DS Karen Barnborough, before appearing as Susan Davies , a midwife, and finally as Sandra in 2016.

Joanne has also done two stints in rival soap Coronation Street as a sonographer and then as Marsha Clifton, who was related to evil Nathan’s grooming ring which entrapped Bethany Platt.

In her personal life, though, she has plenty of behind-the-scenes connections to her Emmerdale co-stars, and married Paddy Dingle actor Dominic Brunt 2003.Joanne and Dominic initially met at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which they both attended as youngsters.Dominic had originally attended Accrington Moorhead Sports College before moving onto the theatre venue which landed them both a variety of roles over the years.Joanne and Dominic tied the knot in 2003 and share two children together - sons Danny and Mickey.Sadly, Dominic and Joanne’s life together hasn’t quite been drama free, and their son Danny was diagnosed with a potentially life threatening condition aged just eight months old.He was forced to undergo major heart surgery as a tot, with Dominic explaining on This Morning: “He had to go through major heart surgery at eight months old.“He's absolutely fine now.