EMMERDALE’S Sapphire Elia looks completely different to how soap fans might remember her.
The star, who played Mia Macey, left the show in 2011 and was last seen on-screen with a short, cropped, highlighted hairstyle with a fringe.
However, the 34-year-old now has long, dark brunette hair and looks completely different to how soap fans will remember her.
When she was in Emmerdale, Sapphire’s storyline as Mia was dramatic from the get-go.
She arrived in the Yorkshire village in November 2010 as the daughter of Ella Hart, who was played by Corrinne Wicks.
At the time, viewers were led to believe that Mia’s father was Declan Macey, who was unaware that she was coming to the village.
Mia then got romantically involved with Adam Barton, who was in a relationship with Scarlett Nicholls, which naturally caused tension in the village.
Eventually, Adam ended up having an affair with Mia’s mother Ella, and Mia was fuming when the affair was exposed.
Mia went off to Ireland but was set to return three months later for a visit to Home Farm.
In truly dramatic events, she was killed in an off-screen car accident, with Declan later scattering her ashes following her funeral.
Aside from Emmerdale, actress Sapphire has appeared in a number of other films and television shows.
Some of her other notable roles include Claudine Cameron in Britannia High and two separate stints on The Bill in 2010.
And it appears she has taken a step back from acting, after opening up a consulting agency with her partner Matthew in July 2020.
