Emmerdale actress Roxanne Pallett has revealed that she is very proud to have been involved in the recent domestic abuse storyline on the ITV soap opera.

“I have had people stop me in the street and we’ve had letters from women saying they now have the courage to do something about their own situations,” Roxanne told the Daily Star. “That is just unbelievable and I am so proud of what we have done at Emmerdale.

“Domestic abuse is not always about physical violence, it’s the mental control as well. Over the next few weeks, you’ll see Jo become a shell of her former self. Andy will be manipulative and slowly take away more of her self-esteem and self-worth.

“That is far more realistic than seeing someone beaten up all the time.”

Roxanne recently revealed that she had been a victim of domestiuc violence in real life before she joined the TV show. Watch the video clip here.