'Wouldn't dream of doing it now' Claire King talks backstage antics with Emmerdale co-star
express.co.ukEmmerdale 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...
we would be filming in Esholt," she reminisced."The pub was a real pub, we'd book our lunch and actually order a bottle of wine for lunch and then go back on set in the afternoon."However, she admitted: "This was in the good old days, you wouldn't dream of doing it now with health and safety!"Those were the days.
It's unheard of now, but that's what we used to do."Of course, these days, the Emmerdale action takes place in an artificially constructed village, with no genuine pub in sight, although viewers might be none the wiser of the differences behind-the-scenes.Unveiling the show's secrets, Claire explained in OK!
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