She departed the cleaning soap in 2015 when her character was substantially killed off

But Emmerdale star Sammy Winward stunned enthusiasts for a wholly distinct cause on Tuesday, when she shared a snap of her lookalike daughter Mia.

The actress, 34, posted a selfie of the teenager ,15, as they comfortable in a warm tub, foremost to a flurry of feedback from lovers noting they ‘could be sisters or twins.’

Sammy – who had Mia when she was 19 – shared the snap together with her daughter as they appeared to be stress-free in the back garden.

The actress – who played Katie Sugden from 2001 to 2015 – captioned the article: ‘Me and Shmee @miawinwarddunn.’

Her snap was promptly flooded with opinions from fans complimenting her and Mia, with quite a few shocked by their likeness.

Family members: The actress also shared a further image of her daughter times before, soon after ultimately permitting to have highlights and get a second ear piercing 

One enthusiast wrote: ‘Whata pretty pic, the camera loves you both of those, so photogenic.’ 

A further wrote: ‘I are unable to get over the likeness! xx,’ even though an additional extra: ‘Are you confident you are not twins?’ 

‘You could be sisters,’ a person supporter included with one more comment stating: ‘Absolute picture.’  

Praise: The publish was shortly flooded with complements from Sammy’s supporters, gushing how she and Mia ‘could be twins or sisters’

Flawless: Sammy – who experienced Mia when she was just 19 – stop Emmerdale in 2014

Times before Sammy shared a different snap of her daughter, admitting she’d eventually allowed to have a 2nd ear piercing a highlights in her hair.

She wrote: ‘Finally gave in to obtaining her second earrings performed and her first set of highlights!!! She’s escalating up way much too rapid for my liking!’ 

Sammy give up Emmerdale in 2014, with her remaining scenes airing in February 2015 when she was killed by ex-lover and brother-in-law Robert Sugden immediately after finding his affair with Aaron Dingle.

Through her 15 years on the cleaning soap Katie was embroiled in an on-off like affair with Andy Sugden, and ultimately had an affair with her brother Robert.

But the couple eventually rekindled their relationship, and a devastated Andy fled the village in 2016 after being framed for attempted murder.

Exit: She past appeared as Katie Sugden in February 2015, when she was killed off next a dramatic feud with ex-lover and brother-in-regulation Robert Sugden