Emmerdale star hits back at furious fan backlash over ‘stupid’ character

AN Emmerdale prima has clapped backmost astatine instrumentality backlash branding their quality arsenic 'stupid'.

Daisy Campbell, 21, has been playing Amelia Spencer since joining the formed successful 2011.

The quality is presently progressive successful 1 of the ITV soap's astir high-profile storylines.

Speaking to The Mirror, the histrion defended Amelia amid viewers calling her "stupid" - having entered a narration with abusive Tom King (James Chase).

Soap fans were horrified arsenic Tom physically and mentally abused woman Belle (Eden Taylor-Draper) implicit respective months - until she finally broke escaped of their relationship.

Discussing her relation astatine The Inside Soap Awards, Daisy shared: "There's a 10 twelvemonth property spread betwixt Amelia and Tom and she's vulnerable.

"When I deliberation of Amelia, she's ne'er happy, she's ever got bittersweet storylines and she's ever precise vulnerable.

"I deliberation he's got her wherever helium wants her - she's not seeing it close present due to the fact that he's an older man."

Daisy continued: "You cognize what it's similar erstwhile you're younger and you're dating idiosyncratic who's 2 years older than you and you're similar 'Oh my god!'

"She sees him arsenic a antheral and idiosyncratic who tin support her truthful she's not truly seeing that abusive side.

"I deliberation he's got to tread cautiously due to the fact that helium doesn't privation to get Amelia to realise due to the fact that Amelia's the lone 1 connected his broadside close now."

Recent scenes saw Belle retaliate against her cruel ex by striking him with an axe.

However, it was aboriginal revealed that Tom was inactive alive, having fled and was aboriginal recovered by Dr. Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson).

In addition, Daisy admitted she would similar to spot Amelia soon realise what benignant of idiosyncratic Tom truly is.

She shared: "I'm speechmaking the scripts and I'm like, 'Come on, you've got to propulsion done for Belle'. So hopefully we'll spot immoderate of that."

Addressing whether Amelia could find herself successful information moving forward, the histrion revealed: "I wouldn't accidental she's successful information but support watching due to the fact that it's a soap! There's ever twists and turns.

"But for present she's nether his helping unfortunately. I mean, I emotion moving with James but his quality Tom has wherever helium wants her and astatine the infinitesimal it's that benignant of manipulation signifier and that's what we bash truthful well."

She concluded: "It goes connected for rather a portion - this has been going connected for a year, which is bully due to the fact that it's what happens successful real life, unfortunately.

"So we'll spot what helium tries to bash with Amelia."

Emmerdale airs connected ITV1 and is disposable connected ITVX.