Emmerdale actress Louisa Clein has candidly discussed her 'tough' role as paedophile Maya Stepney on the soap, as she hit back at critics of the controversial grooming storyline.
The actress, 40, spoke about being a central part of the shocking storyline, which saw depraved teacher Maya sleep with her boyfriend David Metcalfe's teenage son Jacob, after grooming him for months.
Appearing on Wednesday's episode of Lorraine, she said: 'There is still a lot more of the story to tell, but it's certainly moving to an end.
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Emotion: Emmerdale actress Louisa Clein has candidly discussed her 'tough role' as paedophile Maya Stepney on the soap, as she hit back at critics of the controversial grooming storyline
Outraged: The actress, 40, spoke about being a central part of the shocking storyline, which saw depraved teacher Maya sleep with her boyfriend David Metcalfe's teenage son Jacob, after grooming him for months
'I think it's really important as an actor to try and look at why she's doing this, you can judge very quickly and say it's a terrible thing, but I've tried to get some sense of understanding of why she's behaved the way she has and what's going on with her.'
Commenting on the reaction to the storyline, which has garnered Ofcom complaints from Emmerdale viewers, she said: 'We've had a real mixed reaction, we've had people who are so incredibly shocked by the story, we don't want to tell a romantic titillating story.
'Emmerdale has done a good job in not to do that, and we've some people saying "stop this now, this is enough already", and we've also had an enormous amount of people say "thank you, this does happen".'
Discussing her twisted character on the show, Louisa said it had been a challenge to transform into Maya.
Harrowing: Commenting on the reaction to the storyline, which has garnered Ofcom complaints from Emmerdale viewers, she said: 'We've had a real mixed reaction'
She said: 'It has been tough, it's been a real challenge but it's exciting for me to play, even though I'm playing the baddie in this story I'm here to tell the story I'm here to get that word out there'
'She has this veneer of being a professional, presentable she seems to have a relatively normal relationship with David, there's nothing that's screaming dirty old man', she said.
'It has been tough, it's been a real challenge but it's exciting for me to play, even though I'm playing the baddie in this story I'm here to tell the story I'm here to get that word out there.'
Louisa, who along with the rest of the actors involved has been working with children's charity Barnardos, spoke about acting alongside Jacob actor Joe Warren-Plant, 16.
She said: 'He's been on the show since he was eight years old, he's very, very comfortable in this environment, we've talked a lot and worked together, and with Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe).
Controversial: Louisa, who along with the rest of the actors involved has been working with children's charity Barnardos, spoke about acting alongside Jacob actor Joe Warren-Plant, 16
'I feel very much protected and that we are looked after by everyone around us.'
Fans of the ITV1 pre-watershed soap were not impressed with episodes last week, which saw Maya continue to groom Jacob, culminating in them sleeping together.
As of March 7, 60 viewers have filed complaints with Ofcom after the scenes aired between February 27 and March 4.
Fans have watched the cold and calculating Maya groom Jacob over the last few months, waiting until he had turned 16 before she made her move.
However, some found the scene where the pair slept together in a seedy hotel room too much to bear and complained to the regulator.
An Ofcom spokesperson told MailOnline: 'We are assessing these complaints against our broadcasting rules, before deciding whether or not to investigate.'
The shocking scenes came about after Maya and boyfriend David were supposed to spend a romantic evening together in a hotel, which she had actually booked for Jacob as a 'birthday treat'.
But after their night away was ruined, due to David finding their hotel receipt, a jealous Jacob decided to sabotage his father's overnight stay by messing up an order back at his farm shop.
Jacob's plan worked as David called Maya to reveal he'd be late, causing an argument between the pair which resulted in the teacher telling him not to bother coming.
However, this left the path clear for Jacob to show up at the hotel and spend the night with Maya, with an unaware David left drinking at the pub.
Groomed: Fans have watched the cold and calculating Maya groom Jacob over the last few months, waiting until he had turned 16 before she made her move
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Main photo article Emmerdale actress Louisa Clein has candidly discussed her ‘tough’ role as paedophile Maya Stepney on the soap, as she hit back at critics of the controversial grooming storyline.
The actress, 40, spoke about being a central part of the shocking storyline, which saw depraved teacher...
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