Deena Payne: Last News

WITH her character’s skimpy skirts, acid tongue and bed-hopping antics, Adele Silva seriously ramped up the sexy scenes in 1990s Emmerdale. As man-eater Kelly Windsor, the actress provided one of the most memorable eras in the history of the ITV soap, which is about to celebrate its 50th birthday. And Adele 41, was so thrilled to be a part of the rural drama becoming a racy ratings-winner, she threw herself into a string of saucy storylines.

Coronation Street, and the East London-centric BBC soap EastEnders, Emmerdale finally got the recognition it deserves when it won the award for Best British Soap at the British Soap Awards for the first time.

Emmerdale star Deena Payne has hinted that her character Viv Hope could soon make a huge return to the ITV soap - 11 years after her on-screen death.And she could be bringing a rather unexpected co-star along for the ride.Deena, 67, played Viv on-screen for an incredible 18 years, before her character - best known for her iconic relationship with husband Bob, short skirts and backcombed hair - was killed off in a fire in 2011 when the Post Office exploded.Alongside her during the explosion was Terry Woods (Billy Hartman), one of Viv's many love interests - and both were killed instantly in the blaze.But with the firefighters unable to enter the building because of the ferocity of the flames, and Viv's remains later carted back to Essex where she originally hailed from, fans didn't see either of their bodies.And in an exclusive interview with Daily Star, Deena has suggested the two could soon be back in the Dales - and that they never actually left.She explained: "You never know, do you? They never saw my body - in fact, they didn’t even put me in a graveyard in Emmerdale, they just sent my gubbins back down south - I don’t even know where they went!"I would say that all this time, Viv and Terry have been in the woods, and they’ve survived in their way."Deena added: "Terry's got a really long beard but no hair on the top and Viv has got quite long hair, and probably just as much hair on her chin as he has! And they would be a bit hippy-like.

Emmerdale legend Deena Payne, who played Viv Hope/Vic Windsor in the soap before the character's tragic death in 2011, recently wowed fans with throwback photos of her younger self.The star looked unrecognisable in her former life as a singing sensation in the group Cats UK, with clips revealing the band performing their number one song Luton Airport on TV.Talking about her past, she said in 2010: "In 1978 there was an advert for a girl group called Cats UK.

Emmerdale star Deena Payne had her dreams of starring on Strictly Come Dancing crushed due to a "clash of the titans" between ITV and BBC.Deena, who starred in Emmerdale for an incredible 18 years as Viv Hope, went through her fair share of dramatic storylines - from her affair with Paddy Kirk to giving birth to twins.And as such, she soon became a soap icon in her own right. But, as she was tied into a contract with ITV at the time, when Deena got close to achieving her dreams of appearing on rival network BBC's show Strictly, her dreams were quickly dashed.In an exclusive interview with Daily Star, Deena admitted: "I wouldn’t appear on any reality TV show except Strictly.

Emmerdale fans might not know that one of the ITV soap's biggest stars had a secret career in pop music before entering the Dales.Deena Payne, best known for playing the late Viv Hope in the soap, was actually a part of girl band Cats UK before finding fame as an actress.Deena played Viv from 1993 until she was killed off in a fire in 2011.But before that, the star was best known as a singer, and had various relationships with musicians including percussionist Frank Ricotti, who played with Elton John among others.She is now married to Steve Grant, a musician from The Sweet, and the two share a son.But Deena looked completely unrecognisable as a member of girlband Cats UK.In promotional pictures of the band, its four members - including lead singer Bea Rowley - can be seen in skintight hot pants and tight tops featuring intrinsically 70s shoulder pads.With her dark brunette hair parted in the middle - and not backcombed like Viv’s used to be - Deena stood with her fellow band members with her hands behind her back as they wowed in the clinging ensembles.Deena blasted her way into the charts with novelty pop song Luton Airport in 1979. The track reached Number 22 in the UK Singles Chart, and was inspired by a rather odd advert.In 1977, drinks brand Campari released a TV commercial which showed actress Lorraine Chase being wooed by Jeremy Clyde.

Emmerdale's longest-standing actors - but he made a poor first impression during his audition.Actress Deena Payne, who played the iconic Viv Hope for 18 years, admitted she found him "creepy" when he tried out for the role of Bob Hope.When pressed for her opinion, Deena, 66, suggested casting bosses ought to go with another actor.Speaking to Soap on the Box podcast, the legendary soap star recalled: "The truth being there were six people auditioning for Bob and the producer came up to me and said, ‘look did you have any feelings about any them?'"And I said, ‘Look just not number six because he was really creepy'. And that was Tony."Anyway bless him, not that anyone told him and he got the job.

EMMERDALE legend Deena Payne has admitted she asked bosses not to cast Tony Audenshaw as Bob Hope because she found him "creepy" in the audition. The actress played village legend Viv Hope for 18 years on the ITV soap before she was axed in 2011.

EMMERDALE legend Deena Payne has revealed she had no idea her character was being killed off before she got the scripts. The actress played village legend Viv Hope for 18 years on the ITV soap before she was axed in 2011.

Deena Payne played the role of much-loved Viv Hope on Emmerdale, and quickly became a well-known face on the soap.The glamorous character spent 18 years on the soap, but she was unexpectedly axed in 2011. Stunned fans watched on as Viv and former flame Terry died in a horrific explosion which engulfed the post office where she worked.