Isabel Hodgins likes to chow down on several calorific treats to switch off after an “exhausting” day shooting hard-hitting Emmerdale scenes.
The 25-year-old actress has been “eating her feelings” after filming some traumatic episodes as her character Victoria Barton, who was recently raped and then discovered she is pregnant.
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But Isabel tries not to take her work home with her.
She said: “I’ve just been eating my feelings. I get home, and I’m so exhausted because I’ve been crying as Victoria that I’m straight on to Deliveroo.
“Or it’s a whole block of Dairy Milk, followed by three ice creams.
“It’s as if I really am expecting a baby and eating for two.”
Isabel has played Victoria since 2006, and admits meeting up with pals also helps her to snap out her character’s emotions.
She said: “But you know, I’ve been here long enough to know, ‘That’s my work,’ and all I need to do is meet up with some of my friends to snap out of it straight away. ”
Upon hearing about the hard-hitting storyline, Isabel was “terrified” and worried she might “let everyone down” with her portrayal of the plot, but she has since been rewarded with a Best Actress nomination ahead of the Inside Soap Awards.
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“She added to Inside Soap magazine: “I was terrified. Part of me was really excited, but a bit of me was like, ‘Oh, crumbs.
“What if I let everyone down?’
“But I feel like I’ve proven myself, and been rewarded with a very important and poignant story.”
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