Emmerdale legend who starred in soap for nearly 30 years leaves £63k in his will

EMMERDALE prima Steve Halliwell, who played Zak Dingle for 29 years, near £63,030 successful his will.

The seasoned histrion died successful December aged 77.

He was successful the ITV soap from 1994 up until his death, earning up to £200,000 a year.

Stars of the soap reportedly got up to £2,000 per episode.

He was successful Emmerdale from 1994 up until his decease - a full of 29 years.

But probate documents uncover the net value of his property was conscionable £63,030.

He was besides surviving astatine the St Helenas Caravan Park successful Horsforth, adjacent Leeds, West Yorkshire erstwhile helium wrote his volition successful November 2019.

His code erstwhile helium died was the Black Horse Hotel successful the adjacent colony of Otley.

In it helium near each the proceeds from his decades arsenic an histrion including aboriginal royalties to widow Valerie - his 2nd woman - and girl Charlotte, 40.

Halliwell joined Valerie successful 1984 - the aforesaid twelvemonth Charlotte was born. - earlier helium recovered fame connected Emmerdale.

He’d antecedently been joined to Susan Woods.

Halliwell and Valerie are said to person divided successful the 90s earlier reconciling.

He battled alcoholism and depression during his life.

The histrion besides said helium had ne'er been diagnosed with bipolar disorder but thought helium whitethorn beryllium a sufferer.

He documented his experiences successful his autobiography If the Cap Fits: My Rocky Road to Emmerdale.

His relation arsenic Zak Dingle was lone meant to beryllium impermanent but helium became an integral quality connected the long-running serial play aft winning implicit viewers and producers.

Known for his level cap, wellies and wax overgarment the pig husbandman featured successful a fig of melodramatic storylines, including divorcing his archetypal woman Nellie, played by Sandra Gough, and aboriginal marrying Lisa, portrayed by Jane Cox.