Serena star admits which Emmerdale icon she fancied as a kid – and he’s still there!

Serena Sugden arrived earlier this year (Picture: ITV)

How do you join one of the UK’s most well-known soaps without feeling a little bit overwhelmed by working alongside faces who have been on our TV screens for years? It was a question on Casey Al-Shaqsy’s mind earlier this year, when she joined the cast of Emmerdale as Serena Sugden.

Shortly after her arrival, the character was confirmed to be the distant cousin of Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley). Since her first scenes with Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) back in Jun...