![]() ![]() Wild at Heart debuted on ITV in 2006 to immediate acclaim and remains one of the broadcaster’s top dramas, regularly pulling in audiences of at least seven million viewers. Jill, who won an Olivier award for her stage role in Legally Blonde the Musical, added: “Fiona Lynch is certainly a fun and feisty character and will no doubt cause quite a few headaches for Ed and Danny. Her reappearance will also shed light on the sour demeanour of Ed, played by Robert Bathurst, when it’s revealed that she left him for a younger man. The arrival of Fiona in the show is set to shake up the character dynamics at Leopard’s Den and inject some new energy into the Wild at Heart characters’ lives, as she’s said to be both quick-witted and a “terrible flirt”. But I think it will be a great experience and I’m looking forward to embracing it.” “I’ve been told it is pretty difficult to get used to at first – delivering a scene with an elephant stood next to you. “The wild animal aspect will be something different,” Jill said. The plains are a far cry from her normal TV work, which includes shows such as Byker Grove, Coronation Street, EastEnders and Waterloo Road. It seems like a really fun and friendly place to work.”Īnd while she’s looking forward to working with some of Africa’s spectacular wild animals, the actress also has a few reservations. “I am really looking forward to getting involved with the show, it’s a programme that I know well and I have met a few of the cast already. “I’m very lucky to be away in the sun for the winter, although I’ll be back home for Christmas. “I am absolutely thrilled to be joining the cast of Wild At Heart in Africa,” said the 36-year-old, who triumphed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2004. The 10 hour-long episodes of the drama are being filmed on location at Glen Afric, Africa. Jill, who is based in London, flies out next week to begin filming the new series. She joins Stephen Tompkinson, Dawn Steele, Hayley Mills and Deon Stewardson in the seventh series of the popular ITV1 drama, to be screened next year. Gateshead-born Jill – who was awarded the Freedom of the Borough of Gateshead this month – is set to play Ed Lynch’s estranged wife Fiona in the show, set in Africa. I couldn’t face going out there again in June.TYNESIDE actress Jill Halfpenny is set to star in the ITV drama Wild at Heart. “You get lonely and miss your loved ones. Once you’ve seen the landscape and the animals, there’s nothing else to do,” she explained. ![]() Holden also admitted that she got bored of South Africa’s beautiful scenery after spending so much time there. Wild At Heart was a huge experience and I don’t regret it for a minute, but I have to call it a day.” “It’s not fair, especially on my mum, to be out of the country for six months again. I can’t take her away from my family any more. “Lexi’s two and hasn’t spent a summer in England yet. The Series begins with the Trevanion family at home in Bristol, England where Danny discovers an abandoned Vervet Monkey. It starred a Veterinarian Surgeon, Danny Trevanion ( Stephen Tompkinson ), who leaves Bristol with his family to move to South Africa with his family. I can’t have my daughter running around in elephant s*** any more,” Amanda told the News of the World. Wild at Heart (TV Series) was a British TV series created by Ashley Pharoah. Holden took two-year-old Lexi to South Africa with her each time she flew out to film for the programme, but she finally decided that the arrangement was not in the best interest of her daughter. The actress has played Sarah Trevanion on the ITV1 drama since 2006, but viewers will see her make her final appearance in tonight’s episode. Published Sunday, Mar 9 2008, 10:17 GMT | By Daniel Kilkelly Amanda Holden has revealed that she quit Wild At Heart for the sake of her daughter. ![]()
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