Emmerdale’s newest cast member, Kitty McGeever has revealed that her character on the ITV show won’t be a victim and she hopes she will inspire blind fans of the show.

She told The Mirror: “Lizzie is a loveable rogue – people can’t help but like her and she couldn’t be less of a victim, which is what we wanted.

“I hope it will be inspirational to sighted people who’ll say that she really doesn’t expect to be treated any differently.”

She added: “Because I’ve been sighted and non-sighted, I know it can be awful when you meet blind people because you never quite know the etiquette.

“I admit it, I used to run a mile if I saw a blind person but we’re no different to anybody else – we’re people whose eyes don’t work, that’s all.”