The 44-year-old actress, who has been a staple on Emmerdale since she joined the cast in 2001, gushed about her co-stars and the crew last month when the ITV series won the gong for Best Serial Drama at the National Television Awards 2019. “Well hasn’t @emmerdale got the best fans in the land?” Nicola Wheeler tweeted her 102,000 followers. “Thank you for voting, you lovely lot. Well done to the whole team.
“Especially the ones that don’t get a credit at the end of the show,” she added, paying tribute to those who worked on the soap away from the limelight. “They’re the really special ones.”
Nick Miles, 56, who plays Jimmy King in Emmerdale, commented on Nicola’s post, joking: “I do get a credit usually though, don’t I?”
Fans also took to the replies to share their joy that the programme had won once again, with one saying: “We are only the best fans because you are the best soap.
“And we are one big family. Congrats to you all!”
“You’ve all done a cracking fab job so cheers to all the #Emmerdale cast and crew,” another said, while a
