Emmerdale's Charlie Hardwick tackles HIV discrimination
Actress Charlie Hardwick, who plays a character with HIV on Emmerdale, says she is using her position to debunk the myths surrounding HIV.
Her character on the soap, Val Pollard, became HIV positive after a short-lived affair in Portugal.
Despite not having the condition in reality, Hardwick was recently the target of an HIV related joke by a member of the public, prompting her to educate him about the condition.
She told BBC Radio 5 live's Richard Bacon: "This is our chance to say things directly, like a broadcast through the telly to the audience, you don't get it like this... and please don't shun people."
07 May 2014