Emmerdale’s Katie Hill cosies up with Dales co-star in ‘peas in a pod’ snap

Emmerdale star Katie Hill was seen cosied up to Bradley Riches as the duo spent time with their fellow Emmerdale co-stars over the festive season.

Actress Katie Hill joined the ITV soap in 2017 as the next star to be cast as Sarah Sugden in order for the character to tackle some more mature storylines.

One of these storylines was being diagnosed with Fanconi Anaemia which has shortened her lifespan and puts her at an increased risk of being diagnosed with cancer.

Sarah decided that she wanted to become a young mum, but due to her condition, it was unlikely that she’d be able to fall pregnant, even with IVF. Instead, Charity Dingle offered to become her surrogate.

Since then, Sarah and Jacob became engaged, then married, as they celebrated the news of Charity’s pregnancy. Unfortunately, viewers know the truth isn’t so simple as Charity had a one-night stand with Ross Barton, which led to her falling pregnant.

Sarah is currently unaware, as well as Mackenzie Boyd who has no idea that Charity had a brief affair with her ex during a drunken night in the Dales.

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Outside of the ITV soap, Katie often shares some behind the scenes snaps of her hanging out with her Emmerdale co-stars. Rosie Bentham who plays Gabby Thomas took to Instagram and recapped her December.

In one of the pictures, Katie was seen fast asleep next to Bradley Riches who plays Lewis Barton in the soap. Reacting to the post, she shared it to her story and wrote: “Like two sleeping peas in a pod”.

Bradley joined the soap earlier this year and plays the first neurodivergent character in the Dales. While part of the Barton family, viewers got to learn more about his family tree after it was revealed that Robert Sugden’s prison husband, Kev Townsend, is his biological dad.

Although Kev’s return to the soap appeared to be for revenge and to win Robert back, viewers are still holding out hope that father and soon will grow closer.

Reflecting on Sarah’s rollercoaster of a year as Emmerdale heads into 2026, the actress told the Mirror: “I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen next.

“It’s been such a great storyline to play so far and it’s definitely a unique storyline that I think I can say has never been done before! All of us involved talk about how much we can’t wait to see where this all goes.

“I hope she gets a happy ending after everything she’s been through. As for it to all fall apart would be so sad for her, however it’s a very complicated situation and we don’t know how Sarah would feel about the baby if she finds out the truth.”