A beloved Emmerdale star who tragically died last year left £63,000 in his will.
Steve Halliwell, who played Zak Dingle in the soap, died in December aged 77.
The soap opera star had played her character for almost 30 years and was a well-known face on screen.
In his will it was revealed that he left the earnings from his acting career to his family.
The veteran actor had originally joined Village in 1994 and reportedly earned up to £200,000 a year during his stint, according to The sun.
Steve Halliwell, who played Zak Dingle in the soap, died in December aged 77 and it has now been revealed that he left his wife and daughter £63,000
The veteran actor had originally joined the village in 1994 and reportedly earned up to £200,000 a year during his stay, according to The Sun (pictured with actress Jane Cox).
Steve’s role in Emmerdale as Zak Dingle was only meant to be temporary, but he quickly became an integral character and was loved by fans of the show (pictured with Danny Miller, left).
Stars of the show can receive up to £2,000 per episode, but official documents reveal the star only had £63,000 to his name.
The actor was also living at St Helenas Caravan Park in Horsforth, near Leeds, before his death last year.
In his will, Steve left all of his acting career earnings, including future royalties, to his second wife and widow Valerie and his 40-year-old daughter Charlotte.
Steve married Valerie in 1984 before he found fame in Emmerdale and after briefly separating in the 1990s, they reconciled and had a long marriage.
The soap opera actor battled alcoholism and depression throughout his life and believed he might be suffering from bipolar disorder, but admitted he had never been officially diagnosed.
He confessed this candidly in his autobiography If the Cap Fits: My Rocky Road to Emmerdale.
The star entered rehab in 2003 to combat his alcohol addiction.
Steve married Valerie in 1984 before finding fame in Emmerdale and briefly separating in the 1990s, reconciling and having a long marriage (pictured together in 2008).
The soap opera actor battled alcoholism and depression throughout his life and believed he might be suffering from bipolar disorder (photo from 2014)
He also had trouble with the law and at one point was arrested for sleeping rough in an empty government building in London.
Steve shared: ‘I was sent to Ashford Remand Prison for two weeks and then released on parole and sent home.’
In an interview with The Mirror in 2014, she opened up about her demons, saying: “There’s depression, there’s drink and there’s having to fight your way out of situations. I’ve experienced all of those things and more.”
Steve told the TV Times: “I see there’s a pattern that leads me to play Zak. I started on a journey and it seemed like my destiny was to play this man that I understood.”
“Everything the Dingles had been through, I’d been through too: trouble with the police, fights, evictions. And if there was one aspect of Zak’s life that I hadn’t experienced, I knew people who had.”
Before beginning his acting career, Steve was an apprentice in the cotton and paper mills of Bury, Lancashire, where he was born.
He later honed his craft at Mountview Theatre School in Peckham, south London, of which Dame Judi Dench is president.
Before landing his role in Emmerdale, Steve starred in shows including Here I Stand, Heartbeat and Coronation Street.
Steve’s role in Emmerdale as Zak Dingle was only meant to be temporary, but he quickly became an integral character and was loved by fans of the show.
The iconic character was known for his flat cap, wellington boots and waxed jacket and appeared in several dramatic storylines including his divorce from his first wife Nellie, played by Sandra Gough, and his marriage to Lisa, played by Jane Cox.
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