Emotional Amy Walsh admits the worst part about working on Emmerdale | Soaps

Actress Amy Walsh has admitted what her least favorite thing about working at is Emmerdale during an emotional confession ITV reality show Drama Queens.

Drama Queens follows the lives of some of the country's favorite soap starsand shows some of them how they combine their work with raising young families.

Amy, who's playing Tracy Shankley in Emmerdale, recently returned to work on the ITV soap after maternity leave, which meant she had to move London to Leeds, where the show is filmed.

With her entire family living in London, Amy revealed that not having them around is the worst part of her job.

During the episode, Amy was joined by sister Sally and her children, who had come to visit while Amy's husband was former EastEnders star Toby-Alexander Smith has been filming for a new project.

After watching two-year-old daughter Bonnie play with her cousins, Amy became emotional and talked about how difficult it was to be away from her family.

“I absolutely love watching Bonnie play with her cousins. This is what always fascinates me…” She revealed emotionally.

'They love each other so much and we are such a close family, and the hardest thing about being in Leeds and being in Emmerdale is the fact that I'm away from my whole family.

“It really gets to me, and it's such a visceral reaction, because I really hate that she misses them as much as she should.

'Nothing will change unless I quit my job and move, which I don't want to do. It's just always something that gives me a lump in my throat when I talk about it.'

Amy returned to Emmerdale in 2023 and has been involved in a number of dramatic storylines since her return.

Most recent, Tracy's affair with Caleb Miligan (William Ash) was exposedand her whole life collapsed.

In a previous episode of Drama Queens, Amy revealed how difficult it was to watch the affair scenes with husband Toby.

“In one episode I kissed two different men and Toby and I had literally just gotten back from our honeymoon,” Amy explained.

'It was a bit chilling watching it with him, I have to be honest. We had to turn it off. Some days I would come back from work and kiss him hello and say, “Oh, I literally just kissed Jurell.” I didn't even wash my face!”'.

'[Toby] would be like, “Great, thanks!”'

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