Could she swap the village for the Australian jungle? Emmerdale legend Lisa Riley has admitted that her current role as Mandy Dingle in the ITV soap is her dream job and it’s stopped her from taking other jobs that have been offered. But she might be ready for a rethink. ‘I love playing Mandy so much, that’s why I keep turning down other good roles. They offer me I’m A Celebrity every year and every year I say no!’, the actress said. ‘They dangle that big carrot every year.
It starts later this month, and as always speculation is mounting about who might be heading for Australia. Mandy is currently hiding Eric’s health secret It’s a busy time for the actress currently on Emmerdale as she’s at the centre of some big storylines. In a special week of episodes we saw most of the Dingles assembled in the Woolpack by Lydia as she interrogated them all about where they were when Craig Reed was killed.