'Emmerdale' Gaynor Faye: 'Megan Macey will be mean'

Emmerdale's new recruit Gaynor Faye has revealed that she is delighted to be playing a "mean" character on the soap.

The actress recently landed the role of Declan Macey's half-sister Megan, who makes her arrival on screen in a week's time.

Show bosses have billed Megan as a strong, confident and competitive woman who can be ruthless when it comes to business.

Faye told The Mirror of her new part: "It's fantastic. I can't wait to be a baddie and start being mean. Everyone is so used to seeing me as 'nice' characters, mums and girl-next-door types.

"Even if the people I play don't start out lovely, they usually end up that way. Look at Judy Mallet in Corrie or Lauren in Fat Friends.

"So being Megan is going to be really good fun. She's a bit of a Kim Tate - bad but with glimmers of vulnerability. She'll burst in and cause mayhem. She's going to stir up the men and rile the women."

Megan arrives in the village after Declan (Jason Merrells) invites her to organise a music festival that he is planning. However, she then keeps him on his toes over whether she will accept his offer - annoying his partner Katie (Sammy Winward) in the process.

Emmerdale airs Megan's first episode on Tuesday, February 21 at 7pm on ITV1.

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Watch a preview of Thursday's hour-long Emmerdale episode in the video below: