From yoga to witchcraft - the real life jobs soap stars have turned to after TV fame
They are some of the most recognised people in the country after appearing on the likes of Coronation Street, Emmerdale, EastEnders and Hollyoaks - but what they do for a living off-screen?
18:46, 17 APR 2021
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Gemma Merna and Samantha Giles are among the soap stars to take a different career path
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Former soap stars from Eastenders and Coronation Street and what they are doing now
The actors have gone on to have very successful careers in other fields
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For some actors, life in the limelight doesn t always work out. Some decide celebrity status is too much and they slip away back to normality and out of the public eye. While for others, the work just dries up.
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Ex soap stars who changed careers and now have very different jobs
We took a look at how these ex-soap stars are keeping themselves busy since leaving the business
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With the busy schedules and scrutiny from the public eye, it s hardly shocking that many soap stars decide to change their careers.
Many former stars, some who once starred in Coronation Street, Eastenders or Emmerdale, have chosen to step out of the limelight for the bliss of a quieter life or to support their families in a different way.
From trying their hand at teaching, to saving people from danger, these ex-stars are now on different paths from their soap star days.
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