Soapstar Samantha Giles will be making a special appearance in Maidstone after accepting an invitation - from her mum.

The actress, who is best known for playing Bernice in the ITV soap Emmerdale, will be at Madginford Library on Tuesday where her mother is among the regulars at the Talk Time sessions.

The star will be dropping in to chat about her life and career, and the important role library services have played in her life.

Samantha, who was born in Maidstone, shot to stardom after completing a degree in drama and English at Bristol University.

Although she is best known for her role as Bernice in Emmerdale, which she resumed in 2012 after a 10-year absence from the show, she has also appeared in three series of ‘Where The Heart Is’ as Nurse Sally Boothe and has numerous other TV credits.

Members of the public, whether Emmerdale fans or not, are invited to pop along to the library in Egremont Road, Bearsted, for a chat and a cup of tea between 10am and 11am.