Emmerdale star James Hooton has been showered with support from his fellow cast members as he celebrated marking a huge milestone on the ITV soap. The actor, 51, first graced the Dales as Sam ...

Emmerdale star James Hooton has been congratulated by his co-stars after he announced that he had been acting on the ITV soap for 30 years this January. James joined the soap in 1995 as Sam Dingle.

She married Sam Dingle, played by James Hooton, and has been at the heart of numerous dramatic storylines, including a recent harrowing rape incident. Lydia's romantic history includes brief ...

Cain (Jeff Hordley), Belle (Eden Taylor-Draper), Tina (Samantha Power), Butch (Paul Loughran), Sam (James Hooton), Ben (Steve Jackson), and the seldom-mentioned Nathan. Despite Nathan's off-screen ...