Samantha Giles has been playing the iconic character Bernice Blackstock on-and-off for years on Emmerdale.
The soap star first took up the role in 1998 as the daughter of Diane Sugden and Rodney Blackstock.
She has been at the forefront of the show’s most dramatic storylines, including jilting Liam Cavanagh at the altar and having two possible fathers to her daughter Gabby after cheating on her husband Ashley.
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How old is Samantha and where is she from?
Samantha was born on 2 July 1971, making him 52 years old. She is originally from Maidstone in Kent, England.
What will Samantha do after leaving Emmerdale?
Samantha has been starring as Bernice on-and-off for many years. After her first appearance on Emmerdale, she left in 2002, but returned briefly in 2004. She came back in 2012, but left again in 2019. Her most recent return came in 2021. However, she announced her departure earlier this year.
Speaking about what her career plans after the soap, she explained that she’s looking forward to doing panto.
“I'd love just to be working on a variety of things really, theatre, TV, my books," she said on This Morning.
“I'm someone who needs to be challenged and I love being busy, so fingers crossed the universe will send me stuff and send me places where I need to be.”
Is Samantha married?
Yes, Samantha tied the knot to her husband Sean Pritchard in 2010. The couple have two daughters, Eve and Olivia.
She previously opened up about how she used a love spell to meet her husband.
“I met him three months after the spell,” she told OK! in 2020. “It’s about things being aligned. Sometimes people say to me, 'I put this thought out there and it didn’t work!' But sometimes things aren’t in the right place so you have to let them go until it’s time.”
On another occasion, she shared why she did the love spell.
“I'd come out of a disastrous relationship and I didn't want to be messing about with any waste-of-space boyfriends,” she told the publication.
“I used Pagan witchcraft and wrote down exactly what I was after and used candles and crystals.
“I sell love spells, crystals, stress busters and all sorts online.”
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What does Samantha’s house look like?
Samantha has a warm and cosy house with an open plan kitchen and dining room. The room has walls painted cream, with a rounded island and wooden countertops.
The off-white cabinets feature black handles, with stainless steel appliances placed around the space and a shiny cream backsplash.
The Emmerdale star’s living room has beige walls with wooden floors and floor length paisley curtains.
She added a fluffy cream throw to her white couch and topped her wooden TV stand with a large flat screen television.
Her bedroom has a grey cushioned headboard, beige bed sheets and decorated pillows with the words, ‘Peace, Love and Joy’.
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