{"id":663511,"date":"2026-10-23T22:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T22:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/663511\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T22:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T22:48:12","slug":"emmerdale-star-kelli-hollis-pokes-fun-at-former-colleagues-after-being-killed-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/663511\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale star Kelli Hollis pokes fun at former colleagues after being killed off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">Former Emmerdale star Kelli Hollis has poked fun at her former co-stars in a cheeky new interview, revealing how she used to compare herself and her fellow colleagues to the people who worked on Coronation Street.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">Hollis played Ali Spencer in Emmerdale between 2011 and 2015, and has also appeared in Shameless, Ackley Bridge, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a74129037\/coronation-street-paula-return-debbie-storyline\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a74129037\/coronation-street-paula-return-debbie-storyline\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"even Corrie itself at the moment\" data-node-id=\"9.7\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">even Corrie itself at the moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">Appearing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v6xLDNhNDHo\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v6xLDNhNDHo\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"the Plane Comedy podcast\" data-node-id=\"13.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Plane Comedy podcast<\/a>, Hollis joked: &#8220;I&#8217;ve always said, when we used to go to dos and stuff \u2014 I shouldn&#8217;t really say that &#8216;coz I&#8217;ve just done a touch on Corrie \u2014 but I always used to say at dos: Corrie are like the posh snobby aunty at a wedding and then Emmerdale&#8217;s your council estate scuffers that have rocked up and are gonna cause shit at the wedding.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"kelli hollis as ali in emmerdale\" title=\"Kelli Hollis as Ali in Emmerdale\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1926\" height=\"2362\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/soaps_emmerdale_ali_spencer.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1ddfba50\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best streaming services UK 2026 \u2013 including Disney+, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV\" data-node-id=\"18.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Best streaming services UK 2026 \u2013 including Disney+, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">&#8220;That&#8217;s always like the vibe. I&#8217;m not saying that&#8217;s what they&#8230; that&#8217;s like, the energy.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">&#8220;They&#8217;re gonna have to cut that. F**k it, I&#8217;m not going back, I&#8217;m dead!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">The actor also reminisced on her exit where Ali couldn&#8217;t live without her wife Ruby, who was killed in a dramatic helicopter crash. She stated: &#8220;I boogered off to Liverpool. Died 18 month later.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">In real life after her exit, Hollis was &#8220;living me best life in Ibiza&#8221; and when her her final scenes aired, she thought &#8220;Oooh I better watch Emmerdale&#8221; and ended up &#8220;balling me eyes out&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"paula, ronnie bailey, carl webster, debbie webster, coronation street\" title=\"Paula, Ronnie Bailey, Carl Webster, Debbie Webster, Coronation Street\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4016\" height=\"2679\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792795692_693_de79e04f-aa85-4085-8440-df92a651375e.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1ddfba50\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"40\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a74203287\/coronation-street-kelli-hollis-paula-longer-stint\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a74203287\/coronation-street-kelli-hollis-paula-longer-stint\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street&#039;s Paula star wants longer stint on the cobbles\" data-node-id=\"40.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coronation Street&#8217;s Paula star wants longer stint on the cobbles<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"44\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">Dan Spencer actor Liam Fox also appeared on the podcast, and revealed that he&#8217;s doing a video game at the moment. He explained that it&#8217;s about &#8220;six months work&#8221; and involves both motion capture in a studio and voice acting at home, but couldn&#8217;t say what game it is.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"48\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">He added that he&#8217;d do any job in-between acting roles, even driving a taxi, as he believed that &#8220;You don&#8217;t want to go into an audition thinking, &#8216;Oh, I need the money for this job&#8217; because they&#8217;ll see desperation and if you need to pay your mortgage with it, you&#8217;re probably not going to get the job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"52\" class=\"css-14bo8h1 emevuu60\">Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 8pm on ITV1, and streams on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"ITVX\" data-node-id=\"52.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" 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