ITV soap Emmerdale welcomes Kitty McGeever. She will play Lakely, an old friend of Lisa Dingle’s - She will be serving a community sentence for a petty crime within the show. I think she will be an interested addition to the TV programme due to the fact she is blind.
McGeever lost her sight at the age of 33 through an illness and will be the first blind cast member Emmerdale have signed. She will arrive on the TV show in the spring and her character is said to cause friction within the town from the get go, with menacing behaviour and little concern to others. However the the true nature of her visit to the village is still a secret.
McGeeevr said:
“I’m thrilled to be joining Emmerdale as Lizzie and delighted that the show is challenging stereotypes in this way. Lizzie spells trouble from the word go and will be causing all kinds of strife in the village.”
Series producer Gavin Blyth commented:
“Kitty is an extremely talented actress and I’m pleased that she will be joining the show, marking the arrival of such a fascinating character. Lizzie is forthright and fun and she’ll soon prove that she isn’t afraid to manipulate circumstances to her advantage.”
“She’ll no doubt ruffle feathers and make friends in equal measure, and we are looking forward to embracing the opportunity to explore how the residents of Emmerdale react to that.”