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Jessica Sansome & Craig Jones

Emmerdale child star and April Windsor actress Amelia Flanagan has famous twin siblings in Coronation Street

Young Emmerdale acting talent Amelia Flanagan is taking centre stage in some of the ITV soap’s current storylines.

The 14-year-old has played April since 2014. She is the daughter of Marlon Dingle and the late Donna Windsor. In recent weeks, Emmerdale viewers has been targeted by anonymous bullies.

April set up a social media account about grief after the death of teen Leanna Cavanagh triggered her own memories from losing her mum.

READ MORE: Emmerdale star bravely opens up on mental health battle

Since acting star Amelia joined Emmerdale she won three awards in the space of a year at the Inside Soap Awards and The British Soap Awards.

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As our colleagues at the Manchester Evening News report, Amelia comes from a talented acting family with both her brother and sister appearing in rival ITV soap Coronation Street.

Her younger twin siblings Isabella and William have played cousins Hope Stape and Joseph Brown in Corrie since 2017.

Isabella, who plays the daughter of Fiz, is also set for some more big soap scenes as Hope becomes jealous of Tyrone and new girlfriend Alina preparing to welcome a baby together.

You can find the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers by visiting our homepage dedicated to the ITV soap.

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