The soap star is a keen knitter and frequently whips out her knitting needles during her downtime on the set. Although she’s definitely entertaining, feisty Gemma is rather a handful to deal with – just ask her long-suffering boyfriend Chesney! During a chat with ITV’s Lorraine, Dolly-Rose admitted she actually based her brash character on people she knows in real life.

Now, Gemma is settled down with takeaway worker Chesney Brown, the young couple raising their four young babies in number five Coronation Street. While acting is one of the loves of her life, Dolly-Rose spends the rest of her time engaging in a number of creative hobbies. Answers to the most frequently asked questions about the Coronation Street star... How old is Dolly-Rose Campbell?

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Previously speaking to The Sunday Post, Dolly-Rose admitted she never believed she'd be in a position to buy her own home. Introduce a showstopping feature to any garden with this delightfully bright Gemma that bursts from dark foliage.

Before her acting career took off, Dolly- Rose worked as a bartender - a skill which later came in handy when pulling pints in the Rover's Return. Liquorice and I have a mutual friend and I had seen an exhibition of their work and knew they had worked on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK so I knew that they would be the best person to make the dress, I was absolutely delighted when they said yes." She became an actress by chance

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However, the actress has long been an ambassador for Manchester Pride, crediting the festival with helping her to come out as bisexual. Thanks to her earnings as a permanent cast member on Corrie, Dolly-Rose has bought her own property - something she refuses to take for granted after years of hard graft. Following the bust-up, Gemma took to social media on Thursday morning to tell her side of the story. It's a time for friends and family and to enjoy the part and culture of all aspects of LGBTQ+ cutlure which we all enjoy." Dolly said: "Myself and Alex in costume had lots of discussions about what Gemma would want as her dream dress and had put some ideas together. We decided on orange as a nod to Gemma and Chesney being ginger and also Gemma loves bright colours.Matt and Whitney then sat down with the experts, Paul, Mel and Charlene to explain what had happened. It then transpired that Gemma and Matt and Duka and Whitney were no longer going to take part in the experiment, but Whitney and Matt had requested to re-join as a new pair. The experts were reluctant to grant their wishes, but decided to give them a chance. Coronation Street veteran Barbara Knox, who’s played stalwart Rita Tanner since 1972 offered Dolly-Rose expert advice on how to act in front of the camera. The pair had already met when Dolly-Rose approached Barbara in the café she was working in and told her she had a role on the soap. A year later, the actors filmed their first scene together and Dolly-Rose was chuffed that Barbara had remembered her. She’s got a secret hobby that you wouldn’t expect! She wrote: "Matt started making the same dirty jokes on honeymoon and I said you've started to do it now? He said yeah I must be getting used to you”. However, on Wednesday fans were left stunned when Matt, 32, claimed that Gemma had "masturbated" in a restaurant. Gemma's love life has been at the centre of some of Corrie's most explosive storylines in recent years - from her one-night stand with Tyrone Dobbs to her fling with faux-millionaire Henry Newton, reports the Daily Star.