Zoe Henry has promised to never have plastic surgery because of her "responsibility" as a parent
The 'Emmerdale' actress - who has Violet, 14, and Stan, 10, with her husband and co-star Jeff Hordley - explained she wants to make sure she is a "good role model" to her kids.
Speaking to the Mirror, she said: "Getting older is not great. I don't love the ageing process but, that said, I am not prepared to do anything about it in terms of cosmetic surgery, because I'm terrified.
"I have a daughter and a responsibility to her to not starve myself, not inject things into my face. I want to be a good role model for her and for my son. My most important job is my children.
"I love this job, I love being an actor and I wouldn't give it up for anything. But my main job is being a parent, so I have a responsibility to my son and my daughter. It is not a road I would go down. There is a lot to be said for just going with the flow."
The 45-year-old star - who plys Rhona Goskirk on the ITV soap - added that she doesn't think she'd have dealt with the world of social media if it had been around when she was a child.
She admitted: "Had I been at school now, I wouldn't have coped well with social media - Twitter and Instagram ... any of those things would have finished me off.
"I am aware that my daughter is on social media and I am mindful that I have to do more than my bit to keep her on an even keel. It is terrifying."
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