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Kate Lally

Emmerdale fans swoon as Lydia Dingle star shows off glam new look

Emmerdale actress Karen Blick looks worlds away from Lydia Dingle in her latest Instagram update.

The actress uploaded a selfie on Sunday after undergoing a glamorous makeover. Karen has played Lydia in Emmerdale since 2016, and has featured in a number of dramatic storylines in that time.

In the fictional Yorkshire village Lydia has a fairly plain look, working as a cleaner.

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But in her latest social media post, Karen looks fantastic, having had her hair and makeup done professionally. Karen can be seen wearing a pretty floral dress in the photo.

Captioning the snap, she also teased "something special" coming soon, and tagged fellow Emmerdale star James Hooton, who plays her on-screen husband Sam Dingle.

Karen said: "Great morning at work today filming something special with @hootonjames for @emmerdale thank you @jessica_orourke1 for fabulous hair and make up! #emmerdale #hairandmakeup Happy Sunday X"

Lisa Riley, who plays Mandy in the soap, said: "Love and Love…..hope you had as much fun as we did", to which Karen replied: "We had a blast! Really enjoyed it and laughed a lot".

Fans also rushed to the comments section, with many swooning over Karen's new look. Chantelle said: "Looking AMAZING!! I love your dress", while Jan said: "Beautiful photo".

Ruthie said: "You look gorgeous", and Dave added: "Looking fab Karen".

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