Emmerdale star Karen Blick, who plays Lydia Dingle on the ITV soap, previously appeared on the show in a different role - and she looks completely unrecognisable

Emmerdale’s Karen Blick is best known for playing Lydia Dingle but she previously appeared on the ITV soap years ago - and fans had “no idea”

Emmerdale fans have been left stunned after realising that Lydia Dingle actress Karen Blick previously appeared on the soap - and she looks unrecognisable

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Katherine Dow Blyton, 59, said she was left in tears after ITV bosses told her that her Emmerdale character Harriet would die and added that leaving the soap was 'a shock' for her

The exiting Emmerdale has spoken about how thoughtful co-stars reduced him to tears while another actor confessed to 'crying'

Many soap stars have likened their co-stars to family - and for some ITV actors, this really is the case with real-life siblings appearing in rival soaps as well