Emmerdale star Leah Bracknell left £279,430 in her will, it has been revealed. Leah, of Billingshurst, West Sussex, died from cancer aged 55 last September appeared in the ITV soap as Zoe Tate from 1989 until 2005.
Documents reveal that the actress, whose real name was Alison Bracknell, left a bulk of her estate to her husband Jez Hughes and her two daughters from a previous relationship.
Widower Jez, who Leah married last year, paid tribute to his wife on social media after she lost her cancer battle. Taking to Facebook at the time, a heartbroken Jez penned: "My darling wife, best friend and soul mate flies free in spirit. "I have been the luckiest man in the world to spend time walking, dancing, laughing, praying, dreaming, singing,