Emmerdale fans say 'who knew' as Lucy Pargeter's previous career uncovered and she 'doesn't age'
01.04.2024 - 13:49
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Emmerdale star Lucy Pargeter has been told she 'doesn't age' as she gave a glimpse at her previous career before becoming known for playing Chas Dingle in the ITV soap.
Viewers of the Leeds-based show know the actress first arrived in the fictional Yorkshire village as Chas in 2002 and it was an interesting introduction as Chas made her entrance to Emmerdale dressed as a nun for the stag night of her cousin Marlon.
Over the years Lucy has tackled a whole host of storylines as Chas - from connecting with her half-sister Gennie Walker and being landlady of The Woolpack, to being taken hostage and tragically losing her baby daughter, Grace. More recently, the character has been diagnosed with breast cancer and having undergone a mastectomy, will soon be having treatment on-screen.
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But the soap star, who was born in Nottingham, didn't start her career on the small screen. She was in fact a member of the pop band Paperdolls who had brief success and toured with Boyzone in the 1990s.
Lucy also made an appearance on the hit show Stars in Their Eyes, performing as Spice Girl Emma Bunton, then in 2006 took part in the reality singing competition Soapstar Superstar where she finished third.
But back to Paperdolls and taking to Instagram, Lucy shared a video of the girl group performing 'Gonna Make You Blush' on the children's TV show Fully Booked, later retitled FBi, on the BBC, back in August 1998.
Captioning the post, the former Crossroads star, in which she played Helen Raven from 2002 to 2003, wrote: "1998 !!! Amazing the things