Emmerdale stars Gabrielle and Sebastian Dowling have played Cathy and Heath Hope since 2007, while the real-life twins were born a year earlier. Sister Cathy is the troublemaker to Heath's shy type (Credit: ITV) . Emmerdale 's child stars Gabrielle and Sebastian Dowling have played the roles of Cathy and Heath Hope in the Dales for an incredible 14 years. 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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. "The studio and village have been a huge part of my life along with my brother's. Something went wrong, please try again later. Emmerdale viewers barely recognised Gabrielle and Sebastian when they finally returned as Heath and Cathy in February this year. But Emmerdale has been fantastic.". As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The Hudderfield twins were supposed to feature from the start, but programme makers were initially forced to used stand-ins because Sebastian had to stay in hospital for an extra week. Brave Terry Woods whod been married to the twins big sister Dawn went into the flames to try to get Viv, but both he and Viv died. Louise, who used to dance professionally and had been an extra, knew what was involved with the casting process. Emmerdale actors and real-life twins Gabrielle and Sebastian Dowling have played Bob and Viv Hope's kids on the ITV soap since they were just a few weeks old, Sign up for our daily round-ups of the goings on in Emmerdale with our free newsletter sent straight to your inbox. Get a daily email direct to your inbox with our newsletter. You'll have to find the ghoul in under 11 seconds, so can you do it? Emmerdale stars Gabrielle and Sebastian Dowling have portrayed Cathy and Heath Hope on the ITV soap for their entire lives. I'm chilled out about it.". DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. Real-life twins Gabrielle and Sebastian have played them ever since, while IMDB suggests they had small appearances each year since 2014 after some time away - while a fan site suggests they did feature on the soap before this. But it's only for a few seconds while they film. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Sebastian and his sister Gabrielle were supposed to play Cathy and Heath from the characters' on-screen birth in 2007. Emmerdale usually airs weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV, with an hour-long episode on Thursdays. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. But when Bob and Brenda got married despite Bob cheating and then quickly broke up, the twins were upset. Something went wrong, please try again later. The twins were not on a contract at first so Louise had no idea how long they would remain on the soap for, but vowed to carry on as long as it didn't interfere with their home life. But due to the fact that they were only a few weeks old when they first appeared in soapland, actors Gabrielle and Sebastian have never known a life away from TV. Main Street. Sebastian Dowling has played the role of Heath since 2007, landing the part when he was a baby and has remained on the soap ever since. The pair's parents discovered that Emmerdale were searching for newborn twins while mum Louise was pregnant.

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