1 week Ago By Calli Kitson and Maisie Spackman
Emmerdale star Karen Blick’s co-stars recently threw her an early birthday party – and fans can’t believe her real age. The Lydia Dingle actress was joined by a number of stars from the ITV soap as they celebrated her 50 th birthday at a local restaurant. Taking to Instagram, Mandy Dingle star Lisa Riley shared a picture of a jolly-looking Karen, wishing her a happy ‘pre-50 th 50 th birthday’.
‘What a gorg night...
..we all love ya to pieces,’ she added, alongside the photo.
The actress received many wonderful celebratory messages from fans and co-stars including Samantha Giles, who played Bernice Blackstock. ‘Awwww happy birthday to one of the loveliest people I know! Have a wonderful celebration,’ Samantha wrote. Alongside their birthday well wishes, fans couldn’t help but express their shock at Karen’s real age.
‘Cannot believe you’re 50 don’t look anywhere near 50,’ one said. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser that supports HTML5video ’50 – never! Happy birthday,’ another penned, while a third wrote: ‘No way is she 50 but Happy Birthday Karen Blick’. Dingle actors James Hooton, William Ash, Mark Charnock, Emma Atkins, Katie Hill, Jack Downham, Bradley Johnson, Sam Hall and Eden Taylor-Draper all joined Lisa and Karen to celebrate her milestone birthday.
It has been a busy year on the ITV soap for Karen, who’s character Lydia has been at the centre of some big storylines. Follow Metro Soaps on WhatsApp and get all the latest spoilers first! Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who’s leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale? Join 10,000 soaps fans on Metro's WhatsApp Soaps community and get access to spoiler galleries, must-watch videos, and exclusive interviews. Simply click on this link , select ‘Join Chat’ and you’re in! Don't forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we've just dropped the latest spoilers! Viewers have seen her relationship with Sam Dingle (James Hooton) be tested as a result of Samson Dingle’s (Sam Hall) behaviour, after he wrongly accused Matty Barton (Ash Palmisciano) of stabbing him and having him sent to prison.
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