A photograph of Michelle, known for playing Vanessa Woodfield in the ITV soap, was posted by Eye Of Bairns Film‘s Instagram account yesterday, announcing news of her new role.
The account is one of the official channels promoting an upcoming film titled, “Through The Eyes Of Bairns”.
“We’re super excited to reveal the first member of our cast,” the channel’s post began.
“Michelle Hardwick will be playing Rose.
“Rose has always had a strong moral compass but she’s thrown for a loop when her estranged father asks to see her on his death bed.
“Now happily married to her wife, Rose is a million miles from her difficult upbringing. She hasn’t seen her dad in over twenty years and if it was up to her she’d quite happily never see him again.
“Will Rose gets the answers she needs? Will Rose get the apology she desperately wants? And even if she does, will Rose forgive her father?”
Fans of the star as well as followers of the film’s channel were quick to flood the comments with a mixture of congratulatory messages as well as concern about what this means for Michelle’s character on Emmerdale.
Especially since Michelle’s character only had a shock return this year, fans were super on edge.
“So proud of you Michelle!! Cannot wait to see her smash it,” one proud fan remarked.
Though others remarked: “HOLD ON!!!! What about Emmerdale???”
Michelle herself responded to this particular message, calming down the flurry of fans taking the same tone of concern.
“Alongside it,” Michelle simply stated, followed by a red heart emoji.
After this, die-hards of the show began to relax and just send well wishes.
“Thought for a min you was leaving emmerdale, was gonna cause an uproar. massive good luck on your new adventure,” another comment said.
Michelle Hardwick, 49, joined the Emmerdale cast back in 2012 and has been a core member of the show ever since.
Prior to joining the massively popular soap, Michelle featured in The Royal (2003), Emmerdale Farm (1972), and Heartbeat (1992).
