Kate Oates is leaving the world’s most eventful village behind and taking her talents across to Weatherfield as she prepares to take the helm at Coronation Street.
While the Street has divided fans over the last year, with some feeling turned off by its storylines, Emmerdale has taken on a new lease of life with almost everyone raving about it.
Kate Oates will be a tough act to follow for Iain MacLeod, who takes over the soap next year. Introducing characters such as Ross Barton and the new Robert Sugden and creating spectacles such as Cameron’s siege, Oates has put Emmerdale right at the top of the soap game, with it occasionally overtaking EastEnders in the viewing figures.
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