Former Emmerdale actress makes huge career change after being axed from soap
Daisy spent over a decade in the fictional Yorkshire Village
Former Emmerdale star Daisy Campbell has taken a step back from acting after her departure from the fictional village earlier this year. The actress revealed in October last year that her character of Amelia Spencer had been axed from the soap.
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Daisy spent 13 years in the fictional Yorkshire Village, and remained on our screens for over a decade as a regular cast member and was involved in a number of big storylines. In an interview with our sister paper, the Daily Mirror, Daisy said the exit wasn’t her choice and she needed time to process the decision.
She said: “It wasn’t my choice to leave Emmerdale and it was a shock at first. Being in Emmerdale is all I have ever known. I’ve spent the whole of my childhood growing up in the soap and it felt daunting.
“Once they explained, I totally got it. Amelia isn’t part of the Dingles, her dad has left, Samson has gone now and she doesn’t have any family. There is nowhere to take Amelia and I understand that.”
Despite the devastation of leaving Emmerdale, Daisy has remained positive andhas been sharing her newest chapter on social media. The 22-year-old has launched her own business away from acting.
Daisy has launched a new pilates business, sharing the news last month she posted a photo of herself surrounded by teaser photographs of a pilates studio, featuring one piece of paper that said “coming soon.” She accompanied the post with a heartfelt caption to share the exciting news.
Former Emmerdale actress Daisy Campbell(Image: DaisyCampbellOfficial)
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She said: “I’m so proud to say that I’m officially launching my first ever business @that.pilatesplace. This has been the hardest secret to keep. This year I am so proud of myself. I’ve pushed myself in so many ways. In ways, I never could’ve never imagined.
Yesterday, Daisy shared a further updated with her social media following. Posing in front of a sign that reads “That place pilates”, shared with fans “Business woman era”.
Former co-stars and fans of the former soap star praised the exciting news. Eden Taylor-Draper who plays Belle Dingle on the soap Emmerdale said “no stop I’m obsessed” and Roxy Shahidi, who played Layla on the soap added “congratulations I think this will be so amazing for you.”
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Gabby Thomas star Rosie Bentham commented “Big slay” and Vanessa Woodfield actress Michelle Hardwick responded “Fabulous Daisy!”
When Daisy announced the career change last month, she said: “I always knew I wanted to run my own business one day but didn’t know exactly where to begin. After I reflected on what I really wanted to do, I did a level 3 mat and reformer pilates course over the spring and I’m so proud of myself for passing.
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“I realised that I want to help people with lifestyle and fitness, especially through pilates. I want to create a new community for so many people out there.
“Me and my 80-year-old grandad have been renovating this old crown court for 8 weeks now and he’s taught me so much, and we’ve both worked so hard on this to get it to my dream. Every little detail is so special. So I would like to welcome you officially to Pontefract’s first reformer Pilates studio.”