Emmerdale star Amy Nuttall shot to fame in the early 2000s playing Chloe Atkinson.
But though it was the soap that made her famous, Amy is also an accomplished stage actress.
She was the youngest ever performer to play Christine in Phantom of the Opera when she was just 17, and she even won Celebrity Stars in their Eyes as Sarah Brightman!
Who did Amy Nuttall play in Emmerdale?
Chloe arrived in Emmerdale to work in the short-lived Chez Marlon. Marlon’s girlfriend Tricia Stokes didn’t warm to her, worrying that Marlon liked Chloe a little too much, but Chloe settled into village life and became friends with Charity Dingle.
Later Chloe started a romance with Scott Windsor and the pair moved in together.
But when their friend Syd Woolfe moved in too, sparks flew with him and Chloe, and they slept together. Oops.
Chloe and Syd began an affair. But when they were getting passionate at Home Farm, things took a turn.
By then Chloe was a nanny to Jean Tate, Zoe’s little daughter whose dad – though Chloe didn’t know – was Scott.
While Syd and Chloe were otherwise engaged, Jean fell over and hurt herself. Chloe hid her injuries and lied to Syd that she’d taken her to be checked at hospital.
A few days later, Jean hurt herself again and this time things escalated. Poor Zoe was accused of hurting her baby because the hospital could see it had happened before – and not been reported.
And Chloe found out Scott was Jean’s father. What a mess!
After breaking up with Scott and losing her job, Chloe went off the rails a bit. She had a romance with Carl King, which led to a feud with Chas Dingle, and eventually left the village in disgrace.
Life after Emmerdale’s Chloe Atkinson
By the time she left Emmerdale, Amy was having success with her classical singing career.
She toured in My Fair Lady as Eliza Doolittle and took over from fellow soap star Kim Medcalf (AKA Sam Mitchell) in the West End production of Cabaret.
She also appeared in Spamalot among many other theatre shows and plays.
Amy also starred in BBC drama Hotel Babylon as receptionist Melanie.
In 2011, Amy landed the role of Ethel in Downton Abbey.
More recently she’s been in All Creatures Great and Small, and Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? alongside Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson.
Was so giddy and thrilled to be a part of (the rather wonderful) @hughlaurie🕵🏼♀️🕵🏻♂️
