Erica Holroyd: Last News

Claire King is a soap legend thanks to her iconic character of Kim Tate in Emmerdale, along with a stint in Coronation Street as Erica Holroyd. And as the uber successful actress celebrates her 60th birthday this month, she's opened up to OK! about her experience in the acting industry and admitted that there is still a lot of sexism at play.

Emmerdale's villainous Kim Tate has been involved with some of the soap's most dramatic storylines.Actress Claire King has played sneaky Kim Tate since 1989 and most recently, she has been up to no good after secretly trying to gain custody of Millie.Now fans are worried that Kim, who is grandmother to Gabby's newborn baby, might try to gain custody of Gabby's child too.It's been a dramatic 38 years since Claire King first stepped onto the dales as Kim Tate, but it's not the only soap role that the actress has had.Born on January 10 1962 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Claire also starred in rival soaps Hollyoaks as Andrea Mason QC from 2005-2012 and Coronation Street as Erica Holroyd from 2014-2017.On her way to her first acting role