When Lisa Riley first roared into Emmerdale as feisty Mandy Dingle, she was only 19 and a self-confessed party girl. While her nights were spent carousing with friends, her weekends were all about shopping until she dropped – so much so that her co-star Steve Halliwell, who plays her on-screen uncle Zak, cut up her credit card to try to help rein her in!
Fast forward 27 years and Lisa herself is now one of the wise, older heads of the cast – giving advice and guidance to the show’s
