Her backstory is kinda wild... Page 3, cocaine smuggling drama, Coronation Street...
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"Emma Morgan is a former page 3 model, who worked for The Sun throughout the 1990s.
She was a glamour model for 12 years before turning to acting, and has since held roles in Coronation Street and Hollyoaks.
According to iMDB, Emma, who is now the owner of a beautician chain, held roles in TV drama Guilty Pleasure and dark comedy show Men+al: Lockdown.
Emma also hit headlines in 2016, when it was revealed she was a former target of the ‘Fake Sheikh’ reporter Mazher Mahmood, and appeared in a 2023 Amazon Prime video focused on the case.
In it, Emma claimed she was ‘encouraged to try cocaine’ by Mahmood and that he pressed her to obtain cocaine from someone else, and thought saying ‘no’ would cost her a modelling job.
In a 2016 interview with the Today programme, Emma said she was bringing forward a civil case against Mahmood for ‘turning a little bit of smoke into a massive fire’.
She said: ‘[He’s] accusing me of being an international drug smuggler and destroying my reputation, my career just ended, page 3 didn’t want me anymore, The Sun, I was evicted from my flat.
‘I was doing some acting work at the time and was due to start a good TV job, that went by the wayside when they did a press check and saw I was this international drug smuggler.’
Emma was never prosecuted for what Mahmood accused her of, with the police saying it was ‘entrapment’.
Throughout his career, Mahmood became known for posing as an Arab businessman as part of his stings, which earned him the infamous moniker ‘The Fake Sheikh’.
Big Brother star Emma Morgan appearing as a nurse on Coronation Street
Fans may recognise Emma from Coronation Street (Picture: ITV)
Mahmood, one of the most famous tabloid journalists of his time, was once known for spearheading countless investigations that led to criminal convictions and was celebrated by his industry for his work uncovering injustices.
However, he was also heavily criticised for crossing the line and setting up stings that saw lives and careers ruined as he duped A-list celebrities, sports stars, and even royals."
Mahmood was jailed for 15 months in 2016 for tampering with evidence in the collapsed drugs trial of pop star Tulisa Contostavlos.
