Emmerdale signs up EastEnders star for huge new storyline – and it’s just months away
EASTENDERS star Martha Cope is joining rival soap Emmerdale, The Sun can exclusively reveal.
The actress - who played Sandy Gibson in the BBC soap - will soon arrive in the village as part of a dramatic new storyline.
A source said: “Martha will appear later this year and kick off a huge storyline.
“She’s making a guest appearance but she has an unmatched soap pedigree so she’s bound to impress fans.”
Actress Martha left her role as Dotty Cotton’s mother Sandy in EastEnders in December 2021.
The drug addict had arrived in October and caused chaos for her daughter, even lying about who her biological father was.
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The character had previously been seen in 2010 when Dotty was a child but was then played by actress Caroline Pegg.
Martha has previously appeared in all of the big three soaps.
She played DC Morden in Emmerdale between 2013–2014 investigating a fire at Home Farm.
And a year later she made several appearances in Coronation Street - following in her parents’ footsteps - as Joanne, an obsessed date of Kevin Websters.
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Martha’s parents - actors Kenneth Cope and Renny Lister - both appeared in Corrie.
Kenneth played Jed Stone in Corrie from 1961 - and then returned after 42 years in 2008.
He met wife Renny on the show as she played Jean Stark in the 1961.
Emmerdale have been contacted for comment.
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