As Emmerdale's Eric Pollard faces a devastating Parkinson's diagnosis, we take a closer look at actor Chris Chittell's life off screen, including his co-star wife and early career
Emmerdale star Christopher Chittell has played the iconic character of Eric Pollard for almost 40 years, making him the soap's longest-serving actor.
As viewers will know, Eric has been behaving oddly in recent weeks, with the character clearly hiding a secret from his loved ones, while also appearing to be anxious and uncharacteristically irritable. While viewers at home will have to wait to see how the storyline plays out, thankfully away from the Yorkshire village actor Chris leads a far less dramatic life with his co-star, Brenda actress Lesley Dunlop.Early life The 75 year old actor was born in Aldershot, Hampshire, and his father served in the Indian Army. Chris planned on joining the Royal Navy but instead became a model and then pursued a career in acting.
Adult film career One little known fact about Chris, is that during the 1970s, he starred in the British adult film Adam and Nicole, which is also known by the name Erotic Inferno. However, after viewers fell in love with the role, the show extended his contract, with Chris' character Eric having remained a staple of the soap for almost 40 years!
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