Emmerdale actress Lisa Riley has shared what it was like to work with Reece Dinsdale again.
Reece left his role as Paul Ashdale in dramatic fashion on April 1, 2021.
Jimmy King crashed into the barn where Paul and Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) were due to get married.
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At the time, Paul and Liv Flaherty (Isobel Steele) had been in the barn, with Liv confronting him for abusing son Vinny (Bradley Johnson).
However, the impact of the collision caused gas canisters to explode and Paul was killed.
Shortly after his departure, actor Reece returned to the soap, but as a director.
In a press conference with Lisa and Bradley, the on-screen mum and son opened up about what it was like to work with their former co-star on the emotional scenes.
Lisa told OK : "When we filmed the celebration supper of Mandy going, 'Okay, everything is fine.' with Mandy, Paddy, Liv and Vinny... who was the director of the celebration supper? Oh, it's Reece Dinsdale!"
The latest Dingle drama has been about Vinny and Liv getting engaged and subsequently married without anyone in the family knowing.
This all comes to a head when Mandy is made aware of a letter addressed to "Mr and Mrs V Dingle."
Reminiscing on the scenes shot by her former on-screen love interest, Lisa added: "It was our first scene back together after everything – we hadn't been directed by him before – so it's like the whole year's come full circle and there he is directing us.
"Of course, he had no control over us. Not one millimetre of control."
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