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"Former Emmerdale actress Deena Payne has blasted producers for not giving her character Viv a legacy. The 57-year-old, who starred in the rural soap for 18 years, admitted that she feels betrayed by writers for not allowing Viv to be buried in the village. She told The Scotsman: &amp;quot;The thing that disappointed me most was that she wasn&amp;#039;t given a grave in the graveyard - her body was just sent down South.  &amp;quot;That&amp;#039;s what made me really sad, the fact that I&amp;#039;d put all that involvement into the history of Emmerdale and yet don&amp;#039;t have a little placard.&amp;quot; Payne previously revealed her sadness with her alter ego&amp;#039;s exit last year, which saw the shopkeeper die virtually off-screen in a fire. Confessing that she misses playing Viv, the actress added: &amp;quot;As much as she was different to me, she exorcised a certain part of me.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Deena Payne: &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;ve got my life back&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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