Emmerdale spoilers – Star breaks silence on DREAM role she missed out on; plus Coronation Street & EastEnders news
LAURA Norton, who play’s Emmerdale’s Kerry Wyatt revealed that she auditioned for the soap twice before landing her current role.
Sometimes persistency is key if you want to achieve your dreams, and actress Laura Norton certainly didn’t let the first two rejections get her down.
The actress first appeared in the Dales around 10 years ago, in 2012.
She told Inside Soap: “Me and my family had always watched Emmerdale and I’d auditioned before – however, it hadn’t worked out, so I thought that ship had sailed.”
Originally auditioning to play Amelia’s mother, Ali, Laura didn’t get the role.
While directors clearly noticed a talent in Laura, they told her: “The casting director said I wasn’t quite right for either, but a year later they called me in for Kerry.
“I was the first person they saw out of about 40. It was meant to be!”
Laura went on to explain that she “loves” her character, Kerry, and that things worked out perfectly for her in the end.
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