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Valerie Val Pollard (née Lambert) is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She is played by Charlie Hardwick. She first appeared on the show on 1 February 2004. In December 2011 it was announced Hardwick would be taking a three-month break from Emmerdale to appear in a play and the character left on 10 February 2012.