Emmerdale’s Lucy Pargeter has been a staple on the hit ITV soap as Chas Dingle since 2002.
The actress, 47, has been part of several explosive storylines over the years and recent episodes saw her character caught up in the devastating limo frozen lake crash, which claimed the lives of three villagers.
However, while Lucy is best known for playing Chas, some soap fans have been left surprised to discover her popstar past, which included supporting Boyzone on tour.
Lucy was part of the girl band, Paperdolls, and the group toured as a support act for Boyzone and released the 1998 single Gonna Make You Blush.
Taking to Instagram recently, Lucy shared a clip of herself performing Gonna Make You Blush with Paperdolls. The actress penned: “1998 !!! Amazing the things that people find and send to me , soooooo much fun.”
Responding in the comments, many soap fans and Lucy’s 26.2K followers had no idea of her popstar past as they were left amazed by her impressive voice.
One person said: “Who knew u could sing brilliant” with a heart emoji, another wrote: “Wow! You’re so talented! Love! X”, a different viewer put: “There’s a touch of the Kylie Minogue in your voice! Love it”, another commented: “Oh my! I don’t remember this at all” while a different fan added: “Oh my! I don’t remember this at all!”
Elsewhere, another follower said: “Brilliant Lucy xxx”, a different account put: “Love it @lucy_pargeter x!” while another added: “Crikey ,I remember seeing this a few years back ,great moves lol ,but golden memories.”
It comes as Lucy previously spoke about her popstar past which saw her supporting Boyzone on tour. “It was a blast,” Lucy told Inside Soap. “Three girls on the road in their 20s having the best time.
“It was a laugh. We went from thinking we were just a few girls getting together and doing a few songs, to getting signed by a record label and touring. It was a great time.”
Occasionally, she’s delved back into her musical roots. She performed as Spice Girl Emma Bunton on Stars in Their Eyes back in 2004 and she also came third in singing competition Soapstar Superstar back in 2006.
Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV1 and ITVX at 7.30pm with an hour-long special on Thursdays.
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