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<\/p>\nHome and Away star Emily Symons made an emotional revelation about the soap more than three decades after her first appearance.<\/p>\n
The actress, 54, joined the cast as Marilyn Chambers back in 1989 and has played the role on and off ever since.<\/p>\n
It was the perfect job for the soap star, given that her mother revealed she declared her ambition to act at just four years old.<\/p>\n
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Emily's first stint as Marilyn lasted for three years before she headed to the UK to travel in 1992, but it wasn't long before she returned to Summer Bay.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI was in my 20s, so I was travelling through Europe, skiing, doing all the things that young people should be doing,\u201d she explained to 7News.<\/p>\n
"And then I came back and lived in Perth for a little while, then Home and Away asked me to come back.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth times I\u2019ve left the show it\u2019s been to go off and do some mad adventure, and then they ask me to come back, which is lovely.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been very lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Emily's first love was musical theatre and she revealed she "drags" her son Henry to every performance that she can.<\/p>\n
The former Emmerdale star gave birth to Henry at the age of 46 following a series of unsuccessful IVF cycles. <\/p>\n
Opening up about her struggle to have a baby, Emily told TV Week: "I very much thought it couldn\u2019t happen and I was too old I thought I had tried every avenue that was available to us.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy advice is to not give up if you\u2019re feeling a bit overwhelmed by the whole process."<\/p>\n
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Five months after Henry was born, Emily returned to the Bay and slipped straight back into Marilyn's shoes.<\/p>\n
Getting emotional about the iconic role she has portrayed for 34 years, Emily said: "After my first stint as Marilyn I came back and played her from 1995 to 1999, and then I came back in 2009, so it has been a lot of my life.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis job has been incredibly kind to me and this character has been a blessing in my life".<\/p>\n
The blonde beauty added: "I\u2019m very proud to be a member of the Home and Away family."<\/p>\n
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