Emmerdale's original Tina Dingle star now as actress Jacqueline Pirie replaced after 28 years

Emmerdale histrion Jacqueline Pirie besides starred successful Coronation Street - but rejected a two-year declaration renewal worthy a reported £250,000

It's been 28 years since Emmerdale fans past saw Tina Dingle arsenic she swapped the Dales for London connected Christmas Eve successful 1996.

And present she's back, arsenic revealed successful the latest occurrence released aboriginal connected ITVX connected Thursday greeting - though not galore viewers volition recognise her aft she's undergone the modular soap look transplant. Actress Jacqueline Chadwick (nee Pirie) primitively took connected the relation arsenic Zak's girl from 1996 earlier departing 2 years later.

So wherever is she now? After being nominated for Most Popular Actress astatine the 1996 National Television Awards, she went connected to play mill machinity Linda Baldwin (nee Sykes) successful Coronation Street. Her storyline saw her go Mike Baldwin's 4th woman pursuing his divided from 3rd woman Alma. During their relationship, Linda began an matter with his lad Mark Redman, but the brace got recovered retired by Mike and a twelvemonth aft matrimony they were divorced.

Her quality near the cobbles successful 2001 and it was aboriginal revealed she had wed different affluent antheral successful Dublin the pursuing year. Jacqueline's Corrie storyline won her Best Storyline astatine the British Soap Awards.

It was portion Jacqueline starred connected Corrie that she met her hubby Simon. Speaking to Victoria News successful 2013 astir the archetypal clip she saw her husband, who was moving arsenic a part-time firefighter astatine the time, she said: "I thought, ‘Oh my God, he’s lovely.’ I asked his sanction but helium didn’t reply and ran distant truly fast. I called retired for him to permission his fig astatine the desk. … From there, I recovered him, stalked him and interviewed him. We were joined 3 months later."

The brace told the property bureau astatine Corrie that they had decided to wed astatine Florida's Disney World, but alternatively ventured to Scotland to wed successful backstage with 2 strangers arsenic witnesses.

Jacqueline discontinue Corrie - reportedly declining a 'record-breaking £250,000, two-year declaration - and took a interruption from acting. "I was 7 months on and I had to movie a country wherever Mike slapped maine successful the look … 3 times. It conscionable didn’t consciousness right,” she antecedently said. "I was overworked. It was 14-hour days, six days a week. On my time disconnected I was learning my lines for adjacent week. They near the storyline unfastened and asked maine to travel backmost but I said ‘no.’"

In 2004, began her ain performing arts store and, 3 years later, acceptable up a play schoolhouse successful her hometown of Stirling. The Jacqueline Chadwick was dissolved connected March 16th 2010, according to documents filed to Companies House.

She moved to Canada with her hubby Simon and their 2 children and aboriginal opened a performing arts academy. Jacqueline admitted uncovering being successful the nationalist oculus tough, explaining: "It’s is simply a immense phenomenon. It was a whirlwind. You can’t beryllium an histrion connected Coronation Street and beryllium a mean person. You’re not treated the aforesaid way. Your kids aren’t treated the aforesaid way."

The erstwhile histrion is present an writer and woodworker and describes herself arsenic "joyfully single". She is champion known for her Ali Daglish transgression thriller novels, which follows a erstwhile forensic pathologist and her household determination to Canada earlier she's drawn into a grisly murder.

She besides sells bespoke items connected her tract Elizabeth Adam, wherever she designs customized items specified arsenic exterior doors and stools for up to $500.

Jacqueline celebrated her 50th day earlier this period and shared photos of balloons and flowers she had received. In 1 tweet connected X, she revealed she was a grandma and - arsenic they posted a photograph of '50' balloons and golden streamers, wrote: "Thought my 50th would beryllium a bully clip to drawback up (can’t judge my past sojourn was 2018!) what a whirlwind, tons of changes, tons of beingness #novels #grandmother #joy #love #home #business."

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