Alicia Gallagher (Natalie Anderson)

Alicia Gallagher

Alicia - brash and loud but beneath that cleavage is real fighter

Leyla's feisty sister, Alicia burst into the village for a showdown over their mother's death but it was soon discovered that the sisters' rift went much deeper as it emerged that Alicia's son Jacob is in fact Leyla's son.

The sisters are still trying to make amends and following a split with husband Justin (later revealed to be Jacob's natural father after a one night stand with Leyla), Alicia has settled in the village even landing a job in the Woolpack.

Alicia dresses to kill, boasting Emmerdale's best earring collection, and has already flirted with Nathan Wylde, Ryan Lamb and had a one night stand with Declan Macey.

Natalie Anderson

Making her TV debut in 1996 in The Biz, Natalie is best known for playing as Nurse Stella Davenport in the ITV1 drama series The Royal between 2005 and 2008. She left the series at the same time as Scott Taylor who played ambulance driver, Frankie Robinson and is now playing Jackson's carer Joe in Emmerdale.

She has also appeared in Wire in the Blood, Holby City and Dalziel and Pascoe as well as featuring in the British film 'Freight'. She made the Top 50 in the original series of Pop Idol in 2001, but narrowly missed out on a place in the live finals after finishing third in her group.

Natalie released her debut album 'Return to Me' in November 2008 and played the role of Nessarose in the London production of Wicked.

She was also a cheerleader for the Bradford Bulls rugby league team and is still a keen supporter - which makes home life interesting as Natalie's husband James is a Rhinos fan.