Veteran Emmerdale star Steve Halliwell who played flat capped Zak Dingle in the long running soap left just £63,030 after he died.
The actor who, passed away last December aged 77, was the second longest serving cast member of the ITV drama after joining in 1994.
Stars of the soap reportedly got up to £2,000 per episode. His salary would have been up to £200,000-a-year. He was in Emmerdale from 1994 up until his death – a total of 29 years.
But probate documents reveal the net value of his estate was just £63,030. He was also living at the St Helenas Caravan Park in Horsforth, near Leeds, West Yorkshire when he wrote his will in November 2019.
Steve died at the age of 77 ( Image: ITV)
The much-loved Emmerdale actor has left over £60,000 in his will ( Image: ITV)
His address when he died was the Black Horse Hotel in the nearby village of Otley. In it he left all the proceeds from his decades as an actor including future royalties to widow Valerie – his second wife – and daughter Charlotte, 40, as reported by NeedToKnow.
Halliwell married Valerie in 1984 – the same year Charlotte was born. Before he found fame on Emmerdale. he’d previously been married to Susan Woods.
Halliwell and Valerie are said to have split in the 90s before reconciling. He battled alcoholism and depression during his life.
Steve played the loveable Zak on ITV’s Emmerdale ( Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
His role as Zak Dingle was only meant to be temporary but he became an integral character on the long-running serial drama after winning over viewers and producers.
Known for his flat cap, wellies and wax jacket, the pig farmer featured in a number of dramatic storylines, including divorcing his first wife Nellie, played by Sandra Gough, and later marrying Lisa, portrayed by Jane Cox.
