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An iconic Emmerdale and Coronation Street star looked barely recognisable after a major career change.
Jacqueline Pier, 48, swapped the cobbles for a desk as she embarked on a new career path and revealed that is she now writing novels.
The beloved actress – who shot to fame in the role of Tina Dingle when she joined Emmerdale in 1994 – took to X, formerly Twitter, sharing a headshot of herself alongside the cover of her latest book called In The Still.
She captioned: ‘#APsychicToldMe to change jobs. Now I write novels.’
Jacqueline quickly became a soap favourite and nevertheless a 90s sex symbol after joining Coronation Street in 1998, where she played the iconic factory machinist Linda Sykes.
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