‘I walked away from Emmerdale six years ago but one thing could bring me back’
The former Emmerdale actress has shared the one condition that would bring her back to the ITV soap six years on
The star left Emmerdale in 2019 after six years on the soap (Image: ITV)
A former Emmerdale star has revealed the one reason she would consider returning to the ITV soap.
Gaynor Faye portrayed Megan Macey in Emmerdale from 2012 until 2019 following her previous role on Coronation Street from 1995 until 1999.
Throughout her time on the programme, her character featured in numerous dramatic storylines including a custody battle with her ex-husband, Jai Sharma, following a car accident involving Eric Pollard.
After six years on the soap she chose to bid farewell to the Yorkshire village to star in the world stage premiere of Band of Gold, written and directed by her mum, Kay Mellor, reports The Mirror.
The actress has now spoken candidly about her time on Emmerdale, revealing she has never been approached to return but would only consider it if “there was a really good reason.”
Gaynor was well known for playing Megan Macey on the ITV soap (Image: ITV)
Speaking to Zingo Bingo, she said: “I’ve not been asked to go back, to be honest. I left to go and do some theatre, but it’s six years ago now. I was in it for seven [years] and I’ve been out of it six”
Gaynor added: “I think I’d go back if there was a really good reason, she told Zingo Bingo. “Obviously it’s only really Jai there who was connected to Megan. If ever we needed to mess up Jai a bit, it might be quite fun.
“Obviously I’ve got a daughter with Jai, so that’s a potential way to go back. Other than that, really, I think it’s one of those things I’m always about moving on, but I’d never say never.”
The star also opened up about the time she was left ‘panicking’ during the live episode, but describes the experience as ‘wonderful’.
She explained: “With Emmerdale, doing the live episode. The funny thing was, we had obviously all rehearsed it, but there was one part where my character had to take out her mobile phone and look at something on there, so I was really paranoid.
The actress said she would only return if “there was a really good reason.” (Image: ITV)
“It had to work because they had to have the screen show up. I was pressing things and I was renowned for always putting the [camera] flash on accidentally in the shot.
“I did it with my own phone. When we were shooting, they were going, ‘Right, it’s coming to you,’ and we had the first AD giving us all the motions like “Go” and ‘Action.'”
The soap star added: “I’m pressing my phone in my pocket, ready to make it work, and it starts to go, ‘Say a command.’ I obviously pressed something, it must have been Siri or something talking.
“Nobody heard it, but I could hear it, so it threw me off a bit. When I watched it, I could see my face panicking, but it was all fine. It was such a wonderful sense of collaboration and achievement. To be part of that was wonderful.”
Emmerdale airs weekdays on ITV and ITVX.
