Samantha Giles: Last News

Emmerdale's Jonny McPherson has knocked any prospects of a romantic reunion between Bernice Blackstock and Liam Cavanagh, insisting the doctor's new fiancée is "the one".It was recently revealed Bernice, played by Samantha Giles, will return to the village, storming back to Emmerdale two years after she left for Australia.Her return coincides with Liam's wedding to Leyla Harding (Roxy Shahidi), rocking the boat ahead of their big day.When asked whether Bernice was Liam's true love, Jonny, who has been a fixture on the soap since 2014, said: "Leyla's absolutely the one."Jonny then reflected on Liam's disastrous dating history, which saw him divorce paedophile Maya Stepney (Louisa Clein), before getting dumped the day before his wedding to

BERNICE BLACKSTOCK’s heading back to Emmerdale – just as her ex Liam’s love life is back on track. Bernice, played by Samantha Giles, was one of the soap’s most popular characters when she was last in the Dales two years ago.

Emmerdale's Bernice Blackstock is returning to the ITV soap it has been confirmed.

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Emmerdale's Bernice Blackstock bid farewell to the sleepy Yorkshire village back in 2019, leaving her daughter Gabby Thomas behind as she fled Down Under.However, now that Gabby has fallen pregnant with a Tate baby, her flighty mother could be inspired to make a return.Discussing her pregnancy storyline, actress Rosie Bentham, who has played Gabby since 2016, questioned whether Bernice's return would be a welcome one.Speaking to Daily Star and assorted press, she said: "I think she'd love her mum to be here."Their complicated history saw Bernice, played by Samantha Giles, disappear for most of Gabby's childhood, only to return 10 years later and attempt a reconciliation.Suddenly, in November of 2019, she abruptly cancelled her wedding to

Former Emmerdale star Samantha Giles, who played Bernice Blackstock on the hit ITV soap until 2019, has opened up on being a witch. The 49 year old explained that she in fact performs spell and identifies as a witch in an interview with Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford on This Morning on Tuesday 4 August.The star came on air to discuss her new childrens book, Rosemary and the Witches of Pendle Hill, when Eamonn asked her about witchcraft.

Samantha Giles' book Rosemary And The Witches Of Pendle Hill Agora Books, £6.99, out next Thursday, is available to pre-order on Amazon and from your local bookshop (suitable for ages 8-12)

In her own words, former Emmerdale actress Samantha Giles talks about lockdown, and offers encouragement if you've lost your job or your marriage has collapsed.

‘I never ever thought I’d get here,’ coos Samantha, holding her new children’s novel in her hands.

A Manchester actress has described how she was hospitalised after she started to believe she had caused the Covid-19 pandemic during a mental health episode.

Emmerdale actress Samantha Giles has taken to Twitter, fuming over the lack of work opportunities amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Samantha Giles, 48, who had played the role of Emmerdale’s Bernice Blackstock since 1998, has opened up about missing the cast since her departure from the ITV show.The soap actress admitted that she had “the urge” to leave Emmerdale, after she joined the cast 21 years ago.While the actress filled OK! Magazine in with all the backstage gossip following her exit, Samantha revealed who she misses the most. She said: “I miss the make-up crew, that’s who you divulge your most personal stuff to.” Samantha continued to delve deep while reflecting on her Emmerdale years and revealed: “There’s no competition or agenda with them.” After she told her readers what the reality of being a soap star is like, Samantha went on to name the various co-stars

Emmerdale actress Samantha Giles has hinted that her character Bernice Blackstock could be killed off-screen following her "disappointing" exit last year.

Inside Soap Emmerdale actress turned author Samantha Giles who plays Bernice Blackstock revealed she was disappointed with her character’s exit.‘If she had been killed, perhaps I’d have got a better exit story, as it was a little disappointing,’ the actress-turned-author said.‘I had quite a lot of people on Twitter saying that they felt a bit cheated by the way Bernice left, but it’s done now. You can’t please everyone!’ she added.The doctor struggled at first after she left but finally entered a turbulent relationship with Leyla Harding (Roxy Shahidi).

Samantha Giles, who played the role of Bernice Blackstock on and off since 1998, has admitted to not missing certain aspects of the soap star life that she describes as "horrendous".The TV star revealed she is ready to move on from the soap after first joining the Emmerdale cast 21 years ago.The actress admits she does not miss getting up in the early hours to get to Leeds, which were especially bad in her last few weeks.When asked about aspects of the job she takes joy in leaving behind her, Samantha told OK! Magazine: “Getting up at 5am! And the M62 in the snow.”The star continued to go into detail about some of the worst journeys she had on her commute.She added: “In my last few weeks I had the most horrendous journeys from Liverpool to

EMMERDALE'S Samantha Giles has revealed how she wanted Bernice Blackstock to "leave in a body bag" after she quit the show for the second time. The actress' character marched out of the Dales last November and jetted off to Australia after cancelling her wedding and breaking fiance Liam Cavanagh's heart in the process.

Samantha Giles has confessed she had a part to play in pal Sharon Marshall falling pregnant with her first and only child.The actress, who plays Bernice Blackstock on the popular soap opera Emmerdale, spoke exclusively to OK! about her keen abilities to cast spells and charms as a self-proclaimed witch.The 48 year old explained that Sharon came to her for help during her seventh round of IVF after six unsuccessful rounds left her heartbroken. She explained: "It was fantastic because she came to me for help after her seventh round of IVF." Samantha instructed Sharon get a Menalite crystal, which is a mineral that's commonly known to help women get in touch with their 'feminine essence' and is known as the fertility rock.

She played ditzy man-eating beautician Bernice Blackstock for almost two decades in Emmerdale, before leaving the soap late last year. Now Samantha Giles opens up to OK! about going in search of pastures new.