Inside Emmerdale Chloe star's life - video tape audition, career change and co-star bond

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Emmerdale star Jessie Elland has had quite the journey onto screens.The actress joined the ITV soap as Chloe Harris last year.The Dales newcomer was introduced as the sister of Gemma Harris, who memorably donated the heart received by Sarah Sugden (Katie Hill) in her heart transplant surgery.This week, the flame-haired beauty is set to devastate Noah Dingle (Jack Downham) by bedding another villager.Chloe will reveal that she spent the night with Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) in scenes which are set to alarm the fragile youngster, but who is actress Jessie Elland?And, what does her life look like away from Emmerdale?Jessie made her Emmerdale debut last year.Speaking ahead of her first appearance on the soap, the actress confessed that she initially auditioned for the show with her mother at home.She told The Northern Echo: "The initial audition was a self-tape that I filmed at home with my Mum - who insists it's down to her acting prowess in that tape that I got the part. "Then a week later I was asked to come into the studios for a screen test."While Jessie is a burgeoning actress, her career path at one time in her life looked very different.Speaking last year, the soap star candidly revealed that she initially studied Anthropology - the science of human development - at university before switching to drama after a week.Jessie previously explained: "Drama school wasn't really an option so I went to the University of Manchester to study Anthropology and audit their Drama course, though after a week I decided to switch to Drama full time.