Emmerdale star Isobel Steele hints at huge shock in Sandra story

 "It's a real win."

Emmerdale star Isobel Steele, who plays Liv Flaherty in the ITV soap, has hinted at a huge upcoming twist in Sandra's storyline.

Regular viewers will be aware that Liv is currently being manipulated by her mum Sandra, who is trying to ruin her daughter's marriage and steal her savings.

The storyline will come to a head in scenes airing next week when Liv starts drinking again with some encouragement from Sandra who, after plying her daughter with alcohol, discovers about the money Liv has been saving.

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However, while speaking to  and other media about the storyline, Isobel teased an upcoming twist that suggests not everything is going to go Sandra's way.

"It's just the happy ending everyone is rooting for on screen, I loved playing it," she shared.

"It's interesting again and it's a real shock, so we've been playing it and having to be aware this is coming up so the audience are surprised by it, and I think it pays off really well. It's a real win."

Sandra's scheming begins to take shape when she convinces Liv to put the house up for sale, but Isobel admits that if Liv "sat down and looked at it with a clear head", then she would realise that "there's no reason for her to want to leave."

She continued: "But it's really well written, you can tell how Sandra has managed to manipulate it to make Liv feel claustrophobic in her relationship and like no-one has her back.

"Sandra makes her feel like the only person who really knows her, or has her back, is Sandra because of the history they've had in the past. But it's frustrating for the other characters involved, who are wondering, 'Why do you want to leave? It doesn't make sense!'"

As for whether Sandra has any remorse for what she's doing to her daughter, Isobel added: "I think somewhere deep down she genuinely does care. We wanted to make sure when we were filming these scenes that the beats were played where sometimes when Sandra sees the havoc she's caused, there is genuine emotion there.

"She feels guilty for what she’s doing, Liv is her daughter and somewhere deep down there is that emotion, that love for Liv.

"Sandra is a complex character because she is so awful but it comes from a place of not knowing what love is, desperation, a bad upbringing, a bad past with Liv."

Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV and streams on the ITV Hub.