{"id":25183,"date":"2025-01-23T17:09:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=25183"},"modified":"2025-01-23T17:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:09:17","slug":"emmerdale-beth-cordingly-anthony-actor-nicholas-day-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-beth-cordingly-anthony-actor-nicholas-day-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale star Beth Cordingly reaches out to fans over Anthony actor Nicholas Day: &#8216;We all need a little bit of protection&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emmerdale actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/14\/ruby-fox-miligan-beth-cordingly-emmerdale-star-partner-soap-past-charity-work\/\">Beth Cordingly<\/a> has reached out to fans on social media over Nicholas Day, the actor playing her dad, Anthony Fox.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-1st\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Viewers know Anthony is a vile man who sexually abused Ruby when she was just 14. His rapes resulted in the birth of her daughter Steph when she was 16.<\/p>\n<p>But in real life, Beth insists Nicholas is a \u201cgem\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19731\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19731\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19731 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-13-at-10.42.38-1024x611.png\" alt=\"Ruby and Anthony arguing Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-13-at-10.42.38-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-13-at-10.42.38-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-13-at-10.42.38.png 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruby has been terrified of Anthony since he returned (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Emmerdale star Beth Cordingly issues message to fans on social media over Anthony actor Nicholas Day<\/h2>\n<p>Writing on her Instagram page, Beth addressed her followers. She said: \u201cIn case anyone is under any illusions I just want to stress what a beautiful man Nick Day is, in real life. We were very lucky to have an actor of his calibre and talent playing my father, Anthony, in Emmerdale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actress then continued: \u201cIt wasn\u2019t an easy role for anyone to take on and he found playing this person extremely challenging.<\/p><section class=\"widget block-30 widget_block mb-4\"><div class=\"mb-3 stories-slider-container overflow-hidden w-[100%] max-sm:w-[108%] max-sm:ml-[-15px]\" data-items-visible=\"2\">\n  <h3 class=\"w-full text-center mb-5 uppercase\">article continues below<\/h3>  <div class=\"grid md:grid-cols-5 grid-cols-6\">\n          <a class=\"!no-underline col-span-4 mr-5 cursor-pointer mb-3 hover:!bg-[var(--color-v-white)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] block [-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent] uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/category\/spoilers\/\">\n        <h2 class=\"font-[var(--font-v-font)] text-[var(--color-v-primary)] font-bold !text-2xl flex flex-row place-content-baseline !mb-0 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I had the honour of a couple of scenes with him! Lovely man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A fan wrote: \u201cHe really did play his part well, right down to the crazed look in his eyes in some scenes, I\u2019d love to see him in a Shakespeare play, think he\u2019d be awesome in one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf an actor is really hated you know they\u2019ve played a blinder\u2026 it\u2019s a very powerful storyline which made my skin crawl\u2026. He\u2019s fantastic! I hope people remember he\u2019s only acting the part\u2026 you both deserve an award,\u201d agreed another one.<\/p>\n<p>One more added: \u201cSo nice of you to say this. I echo what many have said. I hated Anthony, he made my skin crawl. Proving what a fantastic and brave actor Nick Day is, it can\u2019t be easy to play a character like this. Another hard hitting storyline done well by Emmerdale.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18687\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18687 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/31_12_emm_anthony_ruby_01-1024x773.jpg\" alt=\"Anthony has made Ruby's life hell (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"773\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony has made Ruby\u2019s life hell (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Praise for Emmerdale\u2019s Beth Cordingly and Nicholas Day<\/h2>\n<p>In fact, both Beth and Nicholas have come in for huge praise during this hard-hitting storyline. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/21\/nicholas-day-emmerdale-best-ever-villainous-actor-anthony-fox-murder-mystery\/\">Nicholas has created one of the most vile<\/a> villains ever to grace our screens.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>And the scenes in which Ruby confronted her dad left fans in no doubt what a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/17\/emmerdale-fans-praise-phenomenal-performances-ruby-confronts-anthony-chas-truth\/\"> star Beth is.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One fan wrote: \u201cBeth Cordingly is a phenomenal talent. 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