Popular TV actress Melanie Hill chats about guilty pleasures, the importance of walking and her new role in Casualty
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● I pinch myself every day since I’ve joined Casualty to play Siobhan. She is hardworking, loyal and very blunt! She doesn’t take any nonsense and she is great at going in to solve problems.
Casualty is such an iconic programme and I’ve learned so much. We have a whole set of glossary medical terms with each set of scripts, and I’ve even been given training on stitching as you obviously want to get it right.
● Like my new character who isn’t a people pleaser, I am not either. As I’ve got older, I am not bothered what people think. Life is too short to be worrying and I enjoy my own company. And, like my character who has lived life, I enjoy playing women on TV whose faces tells a story.
For me, they are far more interesting to watch than 18-year-old influencers.
● Thankfully I’ve had not too many medical dramas myself other than a hip replacement ten years ago. I enjoy walking every day and it’s especially important to do so now I’ve had this surgery to keep all the muscles strong and healthy.
● I have signed up for a year to play Siobhan on Casualty and I would love to stay longer – if they want me! I feel very lucky and I am always grateful for every role I get to play. I’ve loved them all and when I look back, I feel so lucky to have met such massive heroes like Robert De Niro over the years, and play a meanie in a North East gangster movie Finney.
Casualty airs every Saturday on BBC One
Health Matters
● I want to live a long and healthy life. As well as walking, I meditate and I take a co
