Emmerdale’s Isobel Steele reveals how Liv’s dramatic storylines affect her ‘mental wellbeing’

EMMERDALE actress Isobel Steele has spoken out about how her character Liv Flaherty’s dramatic storylines affect her ‘mental wellbeing’. 

Liv is currently in a downward spiral of alcoholism in the ITV soap after leaving baddie Paul Ashworth to die in the wedding barn explosion. 

The youngster’s drinking landed her in hospital in recent scenes after she passed out in a cemetery beside Leanna Cavanagh’s grave – and almost choked on her own vomit.

Speaking about how the scenes have an impact on her mental health, actress Isobel told the Mirror: “It does have an effect on your mental wellbeing. 

“If I’m in a really great mood and I know I’ve got like a whole week of really emotional scenes, I don’t allow myself to be that happy because I find it harder to perform.

“I have to knock myself back a little bit the night before so that I’m in the right headspace to do the scenes.”

Speaking about how she portrays Liv as drunk, she continued: “If I’m walking into a scene I do a couple of spins, relax my jaw and hope for the best. It’s hard. You’ve got to back yourself and do the best you can.

​“I’ve had a lot of messages, people saying that they’re really grateful for that representation because they’re also struggling with the same thing.”

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Things were finally starting to look up for alcoholic Liv last week as she attended her first support group and reunited with her ex Vinny Dingle.

However, next week, Liv turns back to booze and suffers disorientating flashbacks the following day. 

She’s sickened when she finally remembers it was Noah who she was struggling with the previous evening. 

Liv then accuses Noah of rape, but Charity Dingle is convinced there’s another side to the story.