Emily Atack celebrated her 35th birthday on Wednesday as her famous pals shared an album of hilarious photos to Instagram to mark the special day.
The Rivals star’s former Celebrity Juice panellists Leigh Francis and Laura Whitmore kicked off the sweet messages which Emily re-shared to her Story.
Laura uploaded a selfie of the duo wearing matching white T-shirt and dungarees as they sat in the back of a hay filled pick-up truck.
The former Love Island presenter wrote: ‘Happy Birthday this legend @emilyatack B****y h*** the journey it’s been!!’
Leigh Francis – otherwise known as stage name Keith Lemon – shared a selfie of himself dressed in a brunette long wig and orange dress posing with Emily.
Leigh rocked matching makeup to Emily in the snap wearing black eye liner, blush and contoured cheeks and lip gloss.
Emily Atack celebrated her 35th birthday on Wednesday as her famous pals shared an album of hilarious photos to Instagram to mark the special day
The Rivals star’s former Celebrity Juice panellists Leigh Francis kicked off the messages with a selfie of himself dressed in a wig and orange dress as he posed with Emily
He penned: ‘Happy birthday to the very silly and lovely @emilyatack xxx’.
Emily’s younger sister Martha shared a hilarious photo of Emily sleeping on a sofa in her Rivals trailer between scenes to mark the day.
The actress stunned in a full face of glamorous makeup and wore her character Sarah Stratton’s pink dress with a long black padded jacket draped over her legs.
Martha wrote: ‘Love visiting you on set and you sleep the entire time @emilyatack’.
Meanwhile Phillip Schofield’s daughter Molly, 31, shared a bikini-clad picture of the pair on holiday together.
Emily looked in good spirits in a patterned navy triangle bikini and wrapped her long wet blonde tresses up into a yellow towel.
Molly looked incredible in a blue cut out bikini as she shielded from the sun in a pair of sunglasses and threw her arms in the air for the snap.
She penned: ‘Happy birthday @emilyatack. Bringing this cracker back for you special day’.
Laura Whitemore uploaded a selfie of the duo wearing matching white T-shirt and dungarees as they sat in the back of a pick-up truck, she wrote: ‘Happy Birthday this legend @emilyatack B****y h*** the journey it’s been!!’
Emily’s younger sister Martha shared a hilarious photo of Emily sleeping on a sofa in her Rivals trailer between scenes to mark the day
Meanwhile Phillip Schofield’s daughter Molly, 31, shared a bikini-clad picture of the pair on holiday together, ‘Happy birthday @emilyatack. Bringing this cracker back for you special day’
It comes as Emily is set to join the likes of Rachel Shenton from All Creatures Great And Small and Doctor Who’s Samuel Anderson in The Rumour.
The new Channel 5 series is based on the hit Sunday Times bestselling novel of the same name by Lesley Kara.
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The show explores how small-town gossip can spiral out of control and can have unintended consequences.
Rachel Shenton will play Joanna, a young mother who moves to the town of Flinstead seeking a fresh start.
However, when Joanna stumbles upon an online rumour concerning a notorious child killer who lives in the town, she uses it as a way to win over the mothers she sees at the school gate.
Speaking about joining the show, she said: ‘I’m really excited to play Joanna. The Rumour is a story of a woman unravelling as she relentlessly pursues the truth.
‘She’s very relatable and the cast are amazing. It’s lovely to work with so many women.’
Wolf Hall’s Joanne Whalley and Enola Holmes’s Ellie Haddington are also part of the cast.
Paul Testar, Commissioning Editor, Drama, Channel 5 commented: With Lesley Kara’s captivating story and a stellar cast, this series promises edge-of-your-seat suspense and a fascinating exploration of the thin line between trust and fear.’
Dixie Linder, Executive Producer for Cuba Pictures, said: ‘The Rumour delves into the unsettling impact of gossip, paranoia, and suspicion in a close-knit community.
It comes after Disney+ confirmed Rivals has been renewed for a second series
‘With a brilliant cast and a fantastic creative team, we can’t wait for audiences to see it.’
The Rumour is expected to arrive on screens in 2025. It’s not yet known what role Emily will play.
It comes after Disney+ confirmed Rivals has been renewed for a second series.
Rivals is based on Jilly Cooper’s saucy Rutshire Chronicles and is jam-packed with the same sharp wit, romantic entanglements, raunchy sex scenes and unforgettable characters.
The story is set in 1986 and follows the cut throat world of television, including the tense rivalry between Rupert Campbell-Black (Hassell) and Lord Tony Baddingham (Tennant).
The first season saw a series of parties and luncheons in Lord Baddingham’s country pile result in steamy affairs and star-crossed yearnings.
On review website Rotten Tomatoes it earned a whopping 94% from critics on the Tomatometer and an impressive 91% from all audiences on their Popcornmeter.