The hit soap has been off air for 20 years.
The soap star jumped out of a helicopter and ended up with two broken ribs and bleeding on her lungs.
The Liverpudlian 'Brookside' actor said she is a 'big fan' of the presenter.
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The soap actor's niece said he passed away peacefully in December.
The actress played Alice Farnham in the Channel 4 soap.
The BBC has revealed the first look at Paul Usher, formerly better known as Brookside bad boy Barry Grant, ahead of his first appearance on EastEnders.
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Thirteen years after it was cancelled, Brookside creator Phil Redmond has renewed hope that the soap could return at some point in the future. The Channel 4 drama debuted in 1982, but was sadly axed in 2003 despite undergoing a revamp for its 20th anniversary. Speaking to Digital Spy, Phil, who also created Hollyoaks and saved Emmerdale from the chop, admitted that the show could return in a slightly different form.
The 44-year-old actress is most well-known for her part in British TV’s first pre-watershed lesbian kiss with Anna Friel back in 1994. Since then she’s appeared in many popular television series, including The Bill, Casualty and The Chase. Nicola said: “I’m thrilled to be joining the cast of Emmerdale.