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Emmerdale has officially confirmed a very special geust is set to stop by the village this Christmas - and they're a bit of a pop legend!

Singer and actor Jason Donovan is swapping Ramsay Street for the Dales as he's set to make a cameo appearance in the ITV soap that will transmit later this year.

Filming has already taken place on the Emmerdale set in Leeds, where Neighbours legend Jason performed one of his classic hits to a packed out Woolpack as a surprise for Lydia Dingle, played by Karen Blick.

As well as Karen, Jason shot scenes alongside Tony Audenshaw, who plays Bob Hope in the long-running show

Jason said of his latest soap stint: "I’m incredibly excited to have been asked to make a cameo appearance in Emmerdale as myself.

"Filming was great fun and all of

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