Patsy Kensit admits she's "the complete opposite" of Emmerdale villain Sadie King

Patsy Kensit has opened up about reprising her role as the villainous Sadie King in Emmerdale, 20 years after the manipulative character last appeared on screen, saying: "I’m the complete opposite."

Sadie recently joined forces with Joe Tate to destroy Caleb and Ruby’s marriage, attempting to seduce Caleb as part of their plan.

Asked about the impact Sadie might have on the village during an appearance on today's The One Show with Roman Kemp and JB Gill, Kensit replied: "Well, she's come back and says she's changed, but has she?"

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She continued: "So we're, kind of, finding stuff out about her and she's causing trouble and, you know, after money and it's just chaos, basically."

Opening up about being back, Kensit said it was "hard work", adding: "But I'm loving it. The show's great and it's been lovely to go back. Everyone's been so welcoming."

Reconfirming that her time on the soap will be short-lived, the soap star said: "They're only having me there for six months, and I've loved every minute. It's been great."

Kensit said she was scared ahead of her first day on set but received support from fellow cast members. She said: "I was so scared, and a couple of the actors that were on the show got in touch with me before when they heard."

Despite her nerves, Kensit said she felt like she "never left" and received "a big warm welcome".

On how different she is from Sadie, the actor said she was "pathologically polite", so she lives "vicariously through this woman".

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"The way she speaks to people and the stuff that she does, I would never do that in my life," Kensit said.

"It's really fun to play someone like that," she explained, adding: "It's liberating, but it's not me at all. I'm the complete opposite."

Speaking to Inside Soap about Sadie's latest storyline, Emmerdale producer Sophie Roper said: "Joe alone is already enough of a threat, but when you put him with Sadie, the Miligans have really got a duo there who'll set fireworks off into their life and marriage! That story is going to evolve in the coming weeks and months…"

Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 8pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.

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