Donohoe: 'Viewers empathise with Natasha'

Emmerdale star Amanda Donohoe has said that fans of the soap seem to have supported her troubled character Natasha Wylde this year.

With the help of her son Nathan, Natasha has spent the past few months desperately trying to cover her tracks after killing husband Mark back in January. The storyline has reached a climax this month as mechanic Ryan Lamb is facing trial for the crime.

Speaking to Digital Spy about the ongoing plotline, Donohoe explained: "It's funny because, when you're out in the supermarket or in a cab, people never fail to give you their opinion! Everybody always said, 'I'm glad you shot him - if you hadn't shot him, I would have!'

"So that's fantastic - even through murder I managed to get the audience to empathise with this woman! That's the point - you want to do that, and that's the joy of it.

"Don't forget - and this is one thing that slips by through all the twists and turns - basically this man lied to her from the day they met. He lied throughout their entire marriage, and only when faced with the consequences of his lies did he tell the truth. And even then he went behind her back again!"

She added: "That level of betrayal would push anyone to the edge, whether you're a man or a woman. I think a lot of the audience just loved that concept and it really clicked with them."

Events take a new twist in tonight's episode of Emmerdale, as Ryan finally learns whether he will be spending his future behind bars for the murder of his father.

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