{"id":2244393,"date":"2026-01-21T19:23:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2244393"},"modified":"2026-01-21T19:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:23:26","slug":"emmerdale-actress-lands-role-in-film-alongside-bridgerton-and-love-island-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/emmerdale-actress-lands-role-in-film-alongside-bridgerton-and-love-island-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale actress lands role in film alongside Bridgerton and Love Island stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_cf0001\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Emmerdale&#8217;s April Windsor actress Amelia Flanagan has landed a starring role in new movie The Rebooted alongside Bridgerton&#8217;s Martins Imhangbe<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<p><span><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_d4ae89\">Angie Quinn<\/strong> Screen Time Reporter <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">15:05, 21 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36272920\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36272920.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/6_11_emm_marlon_april_03.jpg\" alt=\"Emmerdale \" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36272920.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/6_11_emm_marlon_april_03.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36272920.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/6_11_emm_marlon_april_03.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36272920.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/6_11_emm_marlon_april_03.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\"\/><\/div>\n<p aria-label=\"Emmerdale icon has landed a new role away from the ITV soap\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Emmerdale icon has landed a new role away from the ITV soap(Image: )<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Emmerdale actress Amelia Flanagan has landed a new film role outside the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/itv\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">ITV<\/a> soap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 17-year-old performer has played <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/emmerdale-april-star-amelia-flanagans-34617762\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">April Windsor since 2014 <\/a>and is the older sibling of twins Isabella and William Flanagan, who portray Hope Dobbs and Joseph Brown in competing ITV soap <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/coronation-street\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Coronation StreetLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Coronation Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In recent <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/emmerdale\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"EmmerdaleLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Emmerdale<\/a> storylines, April has become entangled in distressing drug dealing, human trafficking, and sex trafficking plots, as villains Celia Daniels (Jaye Griffiths) and Ray Walters (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/joe-absolom\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Joe AbsolomLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Joe Absolom<\/a>) manipulated her into participating in the horrific crimes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 16-year-old schoolgirl was also left deeply shaken after believing she had murdered a sinister client named Callum following his assault on her, when she struck him with a vodka bottle.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36590476\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36590476\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36590476.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_April-Windsor-in-Emmerdale.jpg\" alt=\"April Windsor in Emmerdale\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36590476.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_April-Windsor-in-Emmerdale.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36590476.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_April-Windsor-in-Emmerdale.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36590476.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_April-Windsor-in-Emmerdale.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\"\/><\/div>\n<p aria-label=\"April Windsor star Amelia Flanagan has landed a new role away from ITV soap\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">April Windsor star Amelia Flanagan has landed a new role away from ITV soap(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, Callum remains alive, though April has yet to discover his actual fate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This week, the ITV soap centres on the circumstances surrounding Ray&#8217;s murder, after he was discovered dead shortly following stabbing his mother Celia fatally in the back, reports <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/2160803\/emmerdale-april-windsor-new-role\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\">the Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A series of flashbacks traces Ray&#8217;s final moments as multiple villagers fall under suspicion for his killing, including Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough), who has seemingly returned from the dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Beyond all the turmoil in the Dales, April actress Amelia Flanagan has joined the cast of an upcoming film titled The Rebooted.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-35849796\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35849796\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35849796.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Sidemen-Inside-Series-2-UK-Premiere-Arrivals.jpg\" alt=\"Liberty Poole \" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35849796.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Sidemen-Inside-Series-2-UK-Premiere-Arrivals.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35849796.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Sidemen-Inside-Series-2-UK-Premiere-Arrivals.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35849796.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Sidemen-Inside-Series-2-UK-Premiere-Arrivals.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\"\/><\/div>\n<p aria-label=\"Former Love Island star Liberty Poole is also starring in the new movie \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Former Love Island star Liberty Poole is also starring in the new movie (Image: Alan Chapman\/Dave Benett\/WireImage)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The production also features Gerard Christopher, known for Superboy, Primeval star Andrew Lee Potts, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bridgerton\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Bridgerton'sLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Bridgerton&#8217;s<\/a> Martins Imhangbe. On <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/instagram\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"InstagramLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Instagram<\/a> on Wednesday (January 21), Panchariya Brothers Productions revealed Amelia&#8217;s role in the upcoming film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They posted: &#8220;Meet the cast of &#8216;The Rebooted&#8217; (2026), a @panchariyabrothersproductions film, written and directed by @mjrowney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The film stars Gerard Christopher (Superboy), Andrew Lee Potts (Primeval), Stephanie Waring (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/hollyoaks\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Hollyoaks<\/a>), Wilson James (Lucky Man), Billy Downes (Lost in London), and Amelia Flanagan (Emmerdale), alongside Martins Imhangbe (Bridgerton).&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"Instagram_wrapper__ngPUj\" data-testid=\"instagram\">Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They continued: &#8220;Joining them is an exciting lineup of on-screen talent and social media stars, including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/liberty-poole\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Liberty PooleLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Liberty Poole<\/a> (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/love-island\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\">Love Island<\/a>), Dan Spragg (Ghost Hunter Investigations), Arthur Poremba (MAFS UK), Andrea Vasiliou (Krypton), and Craig Berry, acclaimed West End performer. More news coming soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Rebooted picture depicts Amelia&#8217;s debut in the cinema. Beyond Emmerdale, she has appeared in just one other programme, Mini Moguls in 2018, where she portrayed Grace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Amelia is anticipated to remain in her role as April in Emmerdale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">**For the latest showbiz, TV, movie and streaming news, go to the new **<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.everythinggossip.com\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><u>Everything Gossip<\/u><\/strong><\/a><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">** website**<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.mirror.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emmerdale&#8217;s April Windsor actress Amelia Flanagan has landed a starring role in new movie The Rebooted alongside Bridgerton&#8217;s Martins Imhangbe Angie Quinn Screen Time Reporter 15:05, 21 Jan 2026 Emmerdale icon has landed a new role away from the ITV soap(Image: ) Emmerdale actress Amelia Flanagan has landed a new film role outside the ITV [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2244394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[311500,320919,347275,27065,30781,317664],"class_list":["post-2244393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-coronation-street","tag-emmerdale","tag-hollyoaks","tag-itv","tag-love-island","tag-soap-operas"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Emmerdale-actress-lands-role-in-film-alongside-Bridgerton-and-Love.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2244393"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2244395,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244393\/revisions\/2244395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2244394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2244393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2244393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2244393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}