Jennifer Metcalfe has revealed that she cried "genuine tears" whilst saying goodbye to her on-screen sister on Hollyoaks.
The actress plays Mercedes McQueen in the soap and admits she along with Jorgie Porter (Theresa), Mandip Gill (Phoebe) and Nicole Barber Lane (Myra) were all truly distraught saying goodbye to Gemma Merna, whose alter ego Carmel Valentine was killed off in an explosive train crash.
She explained at a screening for the episodes: "It was awful. It was really emotional. We just said can we just go for it because if we had to re-do it we would all be in bits. About 15 shots later we were still in bits. It was pretty draining but it was just genuine tears."
Gemma was equally upset to say goodbye but enjoyed having such a "lovely" farewell scene.
"It was fantastic and lovely to say goodbye to the family I've worked with for so long and Jen who we met on auditions." Gemma said.
Always cherishing her time on the soap, she's thankful for it allowing her to win so many loyal and devoted fans.
"Carmel is such a lovely character. She is always nice and everybody loves her and I've got great fans because of that, so that is one of the great reasons having played Carmel."
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