Richard Thorp: Last News

Emmerdale veteran Claire King celebrates her 60th birthday, she has given some insight into life behind-the-scenes on the soap, both past and present. Back in the early days of playing Kim Tate, boozy antics in the scenic Yorkshire Dales were commonplace.Revealing that, unlike now, filming for the soap once took place in a real-life village, Claire has recalled the fun atmosphere that used to prevail.Though Richard Thorp, who once played Alan Turner, has now sadly died, she has fond memories of him."Richard and I...

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Emmerdale actor Mark Charnock has opened up about falling victim to an online scammer, who is not only stealing his identity, but is using a picture of three friends of his who has passed away, for personal gain. In the weeks following the activation of an Instagram account claiming to be used by the soap star - known for playing Marlon Dingle on the ITV soap - Mark is warning others not to be duped.Taking to his Instagram account, the Yorkshire actor, 53 - who received heaps of praise last year over his devastating stroke attack storyline - slammed the unknown fraudster for using a picture of his late friends to try to mimic his identity.The picture in question shows a trio of late Emmerdale icons - Richard Thorp, Paula Tilbrook and Meg Johnson - on set of the widely-adored drama.