Former EastEnders star Danniella Westbrook wants a part in Emmerdale now that she’s become a ‘country girl’

ACTRESS Danniella Westbrook has her eye on a part in Emmerdale now that she’s become a “country girl”.

The former EastEnders star said she has been horse riding and running regularly since moving to Aberystwyth, West Wales, last month.

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Danniella, 47, who played Walford’s Sam ­Mitchell, said: “I love EastEnders, I love Sam, but my dream is Emmerdale.

“I’d love to be in Emmerdale, I’m a country girl.

"You can see where I live – I ride horses.

“One of my school friends , is now in Emmerdale, playing the vicar.”

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She added: “I’ve always ridden horses.

"I’m looking for a new one.”

The mum of two, who says she’s kicked her long-running cocaine addiction, plans to move to Yorkshire where the ITV show is based later this year.