Brunt: I love shouting at Charnock

Emmerdale star Dominic Brunt has confessed he is enjoying shouting at Mark Charnock while their characters Paddy Kirk and Marlon Dingle are feuding.

The actors are best friends on and off screen, but Marlon and Paddy are currently rowing after Marlon pulled out of plans to go to New Zealand with Paddy and his wife Rhona Goskirk, and told them he doesn't want them to take Leo, his son with Rhona, with them.

Dominic said: "I think it's a release when you're bawling at someone. I don't behave like that at home so it's nice to be able to do it at work.

"It's all very well messing about and working out little comedy bits with each other, but there's nothing like being visceral and screaming in each others faces. I've loved it personally!"

But the soap star isn't worried about Paddy and Marlon's friendship - he thinks they'll end up being closer than ever.

"It's drama and it will come back round - it makes it more interesting and they'll come back stronger. It's great that they have to get through this. I think friendships should be tested like this and they should be thrown at the wall and they should see how dark they can make it.

"Which they are doing. Every time we get different scripts we say 'Oh my god I say this to you! Have you heard what you say to me!'.

"I think it's amazing and I'm really happy that it's happening, because it's incredible that dramatically we're being tested with this incredible storyline.

"But I'm sure it will come back round. They do love each other. You can tell by the way they're devastated with each other."