Emmerdale 星／主役にする Ash Palmisciano '感謝する' to be soap's first trans groom as his character Matty Barton marries childhood sweetheart Amy Wyatt
Ash Palmisciano is 始める，決める to walk 負かす／撃墜する the aisle during Wednesday's episode of Emmerdale as the soap's first ever?transgender groom.
The actor, 34, will be seen as character?Matty Barton as he marries his childhood sweetheart Amy Wyatt, played by Natalie Ann Jamieson.
Soap 星／主役にする Ash is delighted to be part of the storyline, 感謝する he's able to give hope to transgender teens who believe they will never find love.
He told the Mirror: 'I am so 感謝する for the storyline. To be that person that shows this beautiful love story where one of the characters happens to be trans.?
'It’s just it’s everything I 始める，決める out to do in this 役割. I can look 支援する on this 職業 and go, "I’m so proud of that".
Ash Palmisciano is 始める，決める to walk 負かす／撃墜する the aisle during Wednesday's episode of Emmerdale as the soap's first ever transgender groom (pictured in June last year)
The actor, 34, will be seen as character Matty Barton as he marries his childhood sweetheart Amy Wyatt, played by Natalie Ann Jamieson (pictured)
'A lot of trans people grow up thinking no one is going to love them. We all have insecurities as a 十代の少年少女, but if you’re trans , these are 抱擁する. There was that 恐れる that, "Is anyone going to get me, is anyone going to understand me?"?
'When you’re a younger trans person, you think, "I’ll never find anyone". I understand what Matty’s been through. I’ve lived it. I’ve felt it.'
Ash has been on the receiving end of a lot of real-life transphobia and was once beaten so 不正に he 'couldn’t stand or see'.
But he has had a lot of 肯定的な feedback since joining ITV serial Emmerdale in 2018.
He said he has received moving letters from mothers and grandmothers of trans children, with the family members 表明するing their 感謝 for his trans visibility, 主張するing it has helped them.
Ash's mother Michelle, who died in 2022, was 特に proud of her son, delighted he was able to turn his past difficulties into something 肯定的な.?
He said: 'She was proud that I could transform what had been a real challenge in my life into something that could help so many people.'
The 審査する 星／主役にする 以前 spoke out about the 乱用 he received after joining Emmerdale as the soap's first trans cast member in 2018.
Soap 星／主役にする Ash is delighted to be part of the storyline, 感謝する he's able to give hope to transgender teens who believe they will never find love
During an episode of Lorraine, he said: 'If you put yourself out there you’ll always attract a troll online.'
However, he said he also received a lot of 肯定的な feedback, 追加するing: 'The letters I’ve received and the comments from people have been 圧倒的な.?
'That’s why I 手配中の，お尋ね者 to play this character.'
He said: 'It 誘発するs conversation. That’s what soaps are really good about. It makes it seem usual and not something to be 脅すd of. There is that storyline with Matty, but he is just a 正規の／正選手 guy.'?
Ash has received a lot of real-life transphobia and was once beaten so 不正に he 'couldn’t stand or see' but he has had a lot of 肯定的な feedback since joining ITV serial Emmerdale in 2018 (pictured in April last year)
