'We were thrilled' - Emmerdale star pays special visit to Merseyside school
The actor described the visit as “a real privilege”.
A television star turned author has paid a special visit to a Merseyside school.
Samantha Giles, best known for her long-running role as Bernice Blackstock in ITV’s Emmerdale, recently visited St Alban’s Catholic Primary School in Wallasey to read extracts from her children’s books to Key Stage 2 pupils.
Samantha spent the afternoon at St Alban’s visiting all classes from Year 3 to Year 6 and revealed what it is like to be an author before immersing them in the world of Rosemary, her protagonist in the ‘Rosemary Trilogy’.
The books are set in and around Liverpool, and Samantha said it was a “real privilege” to encourage reading and writing amongst children.
Oliver, in Year 6, said: “The story was interesting too and when Samantha changed her accent when reading to us, we were able to imagine what the characters may have looked like.”
Samantha’s visit marks the beginning of a long list of events that St Alban’s, a member of the Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust (HFCMAT), has planned to celebrate the National Year of Reading.
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Headteacher of St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, Mr John McDonald, said: “We were thrilled to welcome Samantha to St Alban’s.
“Our pupils were instantly captivated by the insight she shared on what it takes to be an author and were thoroughly absorbed in the world she has created during the book readings.”