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.