Emmerdale star Olivia Bromley has called for Dawn and Billy Fletcher to unite again following recent tensions at Home Farm.

Olivia’s character Dawn was left devastated earlier this year as her baby son Evan was diagnosed with leukaemia, marking the beginning of a big storyline.

Since Evan’s diagnosis, Dawn has been pushing Billy away and recently gave him a hard time for passing on germs to the youngster when he went out drinking. Evan’s family had been trying to maintain a strict social bubble to protect him.

Dawn and Billy also found themselves at odds when they both backed different parties in Kim and Rose’s recent Home Farm feud.

Olivia recently caught up with Digital Spy at Emmerdale’s official nominees photoshoot for the Inside Soap Awards 2024.

We filmed a behind-the-scenes video with the cast in Leeds as they posed for their pictures, which can be seen in the latest issue of Inside Soap. Our video can be watched in full at the top of this page.

Speaking about Dawn and Billy’s ongoing problems, Olivia told Digital Spy: “It’s just really sad, because obviously they’ve been thrown into this whirlwind of circumstance that nobody expected, with a very unwell child. Any relationship would be put under a huge amount of strain.

“But Dawn and Billy have been through so much and they’ve managed to get over a lot of challenges in the past, so hopefully they’ll be able to get through this one as well and come together as a team, because that’s what they really need.

“It’s easier said than done when you’ve got a very sick child, financial stress and the stress of dealing with the whole situation.”

Asked about Dawn taking her frustrations out on Billy, Olivia continued: “I think Dawn is very frazzled and she’s taking the main load of everything. She’s taking the load of looking after this sick child and Billy’s relying on her to do that.

“But she’s not always the best at how she deals with her emotions and how she deals with her stress. I think, in some ways, she hasn’t come towards Billy, she’s pushed him away.

“She’s a mother who cares so much and she’s just doing her best, but as we all know, Dawn doesn’t necessarily deal with things in the best way.”