MOVING TO THE DALES Coronation Street’s worst EVER female villain swaps the cobbles for mysterious new Emmerdale role

CORONATION Street’s worst EVER female villain has swapped the cobbles for a mysterious new Emmerdale role.

Actress Rhea Bailey is known for playing evil Caz Hammond on the ITV soap from 2015 to 2016.

During that time she appeared in 72 episodes and was involved in some very heavy plotlines.

The biggest one saw her stalk hairdresser Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon) by installing CCTV cameras in her home while framing the fans’ favourite for her murder.

Now, she is swapping the cobbles for the Dales and has landed a new role on fellow ITV soap, Emmerdale.

Although her character is yet to be confirmed, her talent agency announced the news and said: “The talented RHEA BAILEY @rhea_bailey is back in the Dales filming more episodes of EMMERDALE for ITV.”

The actress previously admitted how playing Corrie’s Caz had taken its toll on her.

Rhea said she had been branded a “b***h” in the street and suffered anxiety issues because of her crazy character.

Speaking at the time of playing Caz, the soap star confessed: “I was getting anxious about it when I was out and about in public.

“It was affecting me personally.

“I didn’t break down, but I definitely spoke to my mum about it and spoke to the bosses here and the other actors.”

Rhea added: “I had to ask a couple of people in the building not to refer to me as ‘evil’ while we are at work.

“If I’m getting it out on the street I don’t want people joking about it at work, because it does bother me.”

During her time on Corrie, Rhea was forced to show a thick skin after the barrage of insults.

She admitted she has to bite her tongue to stop her from responding to their cruel comments.

Rhea said: “I had a group of old ladies boo me the other day.

“As I turned a corner, they collectively booed me.

“It’s funny now but at the time I was like ‘what the heck is going on’?

“I have to remember it’s like a panto – they are booing the character not me.

“I’ve considered getting a hoodie printed that reads ‘I’m just an actor!’

“I need people to know I’m not actually crazy!”

CORONATION Street’s worst EVER female villain has swapped the cobbles for a mysterious new Emmerdale role. Actress Rhea Bailey is known for playing evil Caz Hammond on the ITV soap from 2015 to 2016. During that time she appeared in 72 episodes and was involved in some very heavy plotlines. The biggest one saw her…