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Soap's First Blind Actress Kitty Joins Emmerdale
26th March 2009
Emmerdale's first blind character Lizzie Lakely will arrive in the village this Spring. She an old friend of Lisa Dingle's and is on community service after a petty crime conviction. She has even been tagged to ensure she doesn't breach her curfew conditions.
Lizzie will be played by actress Kitty McGeever whois the first blind actress to be cast in a British soap. Kitty lost her sightat the age of 33 as the result of an illness. Kitty trained at RADA and her previous television credits include Beautiful People and London's Burning. In addition to her acting career, she works as a stand-up comedienne and is a regular performer on the comedy circuit. Kitty will arrive on-screen in April.
Kitty says "I'm thrilled to be joining Emmerdale as Lizzie and delighted that the show is challenging stereotypes in this way. Lizzie spells trouble from the word go and will be causing all kinds of strife in the village
- EMMERDALE, ITV1, Monday to Friday at 7PM
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