Inside Emmerdale star Louisa Clein’s life away from Maya Stepney character
Who played Maya Stepney in Emmerdale and what else has Louisa Clein been in?
Fans of Emmerdale will recognize Maya Stepney as the villain who cultivated Jacob Gallagher when he was sixteen (Joe-Warren Plant).
Up until her imprisonment the following year, she was a significant component of a continuous narrative.
Maya was pregnant when she was released from prison early in November 2019. On Christmas Day, she left the baby outside Jacob’s door with a message requesting him to take care of him while she fled the country.
After a DNA test in January 2020 identified Jacob’s father David (Matthew Wolfenden) as the child’s father, he eventually called social services, who located Maya.
However, who was Maya in Emmerdale, and what are our knowledge of Louisa Clein? What you should know about the soap opera celebrity is as follows:
Who played Maya Stepney in Emmerdale?
From 2018 to 2019, Louisa Clein portrayed Maya Stepney.
The 43-year-old actress made her television debut as Charlie Deed in the BBC series Judge John Deed, which lasted till 2007. She was born in Poole, Dorset.
Why did Louisa Clein leave Emmerdale?
Louisa left as the plot involving her character ended because she had just been introduced as part of the grooming narrative.
Before leaving, she admitted to Loose Women: “I’m getting messages from victims. They believed they were dating someone, and they reasoned that perhaps that person was also seeing someone else.
They believed they were in a caring, emotionally supportive relationship because they were seeing a teacher or a married person, and it was.
Maya also experienced a painful split with Liam Cavanagh and a furious rivalry with Leanna Cavanagh in addition to the contentious grooming plotline (Mimi Slinger).
Louisa won the Best Bad Girl prize at the 2019 Inside Soap Awards.
What else has Louisa Clein been in?
Louisa Clein has acted in television series such Holby City, Doctors, Casualty, New Tricks, Midsomer Murders, Fanny Hill, and in 2004’s Island at War on ITV, she played Zelda Kay.
She has also appeared in plays including My Children, My Africa!, The Lady from the Sea, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
