Sheree Murphy to star in Hollyoaks

Former Emmerdale star Sheree Murphy has landed a role in rival soap Hollyoaks.

Sheree, who played feisty barmaid Tricia Dingle in Emmerdale, is returning to acting after a six-year break to play Tania Verani, the long-lost mum of Anita Roy (Saira Choudhry), in the Channel 4 soap.

The actress has already started filming on Hollyoaks and sources say she's taken to it 'like a duck to water'.

A show source told The Sun: "Bosses have been trying to sign her up for a while now - but she's always put her family first. But after years out of acting, she wants to give it another go.

"Sheree has started filming scenes and was very nervous being on set again, but she's a professional and has taken to Hollyoaks like a duck to water. She's loving it - and everyone loves having her on the team."

After leaving Emmerdale, Sheree appeared on the ITV1 reality show, I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2005, coming runner-up to Carole Thatcher.

Sheree married ex-Liverpool footballer Harry Kewell in 2003 and the couple have three children.

Harry currently plays in Turkey for Galatasaray but it's thought that he may now return to England.

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