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Emmerdale's Lisa Riley admits there's 'never a day' she feels 'safe' from being axed on the soap as she says producers treat cast 'like chess pieces' amid major changes at ITV


Emmerdale star Lisa Riley has admitted that there's 'never a day' she feels 'safe' from being axed as a jobbing actor on the soap.

The actress, 48, has played Mandy Dingle in the ITV soap on and off since 1995, but has candidly told how she and her fellow cast members don't take their jobs for granted amid ever going changes. Addressing the lack of job security, Lisa revealed in a new interview that she's well aware her position on the soap can change at any moment, noting that producer's treat the cast 'like chess pieces' when it comes to the control of their fate. Addressing the lack of job security, Lisa revealed in a new interview that she's well aware her position on the soap can change at any moment, noting that producer's treat the cast 'like chess pieces' when it comes to the control of their fate.

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