Former Coronation Street star Rhea Bailey joins Emmerdale cast eight years later, reports suggest
Her character’s name is not yet known
Former Coronation Street star Rhea Bailey has joined the cast of Emmerdale, eight years after leaving the cobbles, reports suggest.
Rhea played Caz Hammond in Coronation Street between 2015 and 2016, and now her agency has revealed that she has landed a role in Emmerdale.
During her time in Coronation Street, Caz was part of some exciting plots including an engagement to Kate Connor and obsession with Maria Connor. However, it is not yet known what stories Rhea will be involved in on Emmerdale.
Rhea Bailey joins Emmerdale
It was recently revealed that Rhea, who is the younger sister of singer Corinne Bailey Rae, has joined Emmerdale. The star’s talent agency shared the exciting news about Rhea’s new role on Instagram.
The post said: “The talented RHEA BAILEY is back in the Dales filming more episodes of EMMERDALE for ITV.”
Although no further details, such as her character’s name have been released, it sounds like it will be a substantial role and we’ll likely see her on screen soon.
As well as Coronation Street, Rhea also previously had roles in Crossroads, The Bill and Waterloo Road.
Who did Rhea Bailey play in Coronation Street?
Rhea starred as Caz Hammond on Corrie, who was a soldier and the fiancée of Kate Connor. During one of her visits, Caz became jealous of Kate’s friendship with Sophie Webster.
Caz became quite unstable and she threatened Sophie, warning her to stay away from Kate. However, Caz’s suspicions turned out to be correct, and after catching Kate and Sophie kissing, she left.
But Caz wasn’t fully done. She returned claiming she’d injured her ankle. Kate agreed to look after her, but soon became suspicious. It was later revealed that Caz was faking the injury to be near Kate.
After Kate and Caz broke up, Caz became obsessed with Maria and proceeded to stalk her. Caz ended up setting Maria up for her own murder. But Kate and Aidan managed to track Caz down and she was eventually arrested.
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