Actress Sapphire Elia looks completely different to how Emmerdale fans might remember her now, 11 years after she left the ITV soap.
The star played Mia Macey on the show between November 2010 and August 2011, and was seen on-screen with a short, cropped, highlighted hairstyle with a fringe that framed her pretty face.
But nowadays, the beauty has long, dark brunette hair and looks completely different to how soap fans will remember her.
When she was in Emmerdale, Sapphire’s storyline as Mia was dramatic from the get go.
She arrived in the Yorkshire village in November 2010 as the daughter of Ella Hart, who was played by Corrinne Wicks.
At the time, viewers were led to believe that Mia’s father was Declan Macey, who was unaware that she was coming to the village.
Mia got romantically involved with Adam Barton (Adam Thomas), who was in a relationship with Scarlett Nicholls (Kelsey-Beth Crossley), which naturally caused tension in the village.
In fact, things got so tense that Mia and Scarlett had a fight, after Scarlett slapped her.
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Eventually, Adam ended up having an affair with Mia’s mother Ella, and Mia was fuming when the affair was exposed.
In true soap comedy style, Mia kneed Adam in the crotch when she discovered it.
Mia was so unhappy with her mother that she decided to leave the village – however there was one last big reveal.
Ella revealed to Declan that, actually, Jai Sharma – played by Chris Bisson and is still on the soap now – was Mia’s dad.
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Mia went off to Ireland but was set to return three months later for a visit to Home Farm.
Sadly, she was killed in an off-screen car accident, with Declan later scattering her ashes following her funeral.
Aside from Emmerdale, actress Sapphire has appeared in a number of other films and television shows.
Some of her other notable roles include Claudine Cameron in Britannia High, and two separate stints on The Bill in 2010.
And it appears she has taken a step back from acting, after opening up a consulting agency with her partner Matthew in July 2020.
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