Inside Emmerdale's Eric star Chris Chittell's life off screen with co-star wife
ok.co.ukEmmerdale star Christopher Chittell has played the iconic character of Eric Pollard for almost 40 years, making him the soap's longest-serving actor.
Christopher, 75 first joined the hit ITV soap in June 1986 and his first scenes aired in late September of that same year. It's no surprise that over the years the actor has been at the heart of some major storylines, including most recently, a devastating diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.
The shocking diagnosis for fan favourite Eric came on 1 November, when the longstanding businessman tearfully shared his health news with Mandy Dingle, before swearing her to secrecy.
As viewers will know, Eric has been behaving oddly in recent weeks, with the character clearly hiding a secret from his loved ones, while also appearing to be anxious and uncharacteristically irritable.
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