I’m loving every minute and, if it turns into a career, that’s great
As a busy mum of three and paramedic, being on the big screen was just a dream for Emma Hamilton. But now she has a list of parts in big shows under her belt, and says it’s only just beginning. Hamilton, 38, from Bellshill in Lanarkshire, said: “I’ve always been interested in acting but never really thought it was possible for me.
“I didn’t do drama at school or college but in 2019, I decided to take the plunge and just go for it.
“I signed up for acting classes and managed to fit it in with family life. And I just loved it. I came away with that adrenalin rush. “A few people I knew were doing extra work – and I found Sonia. “She signed meupasa commercial model and I would say I’ve got what I hoped for from that, in fact probably a lot more.
“I’ve worked with directors, producers… and got to experience what acting life is like. I’m right in the midst of the hustle and bustle of it all.
“I watch and learn. It’s like I have front-row seats, seeing how the industry works – and that makes me more hungry for it.”
Hamilton, who now teaches young paramedics, has appeared in River City, Guilt, Shetland, Control Room and Crime, in which she got her first speaking part.
She has also drafted in the rest of the Hamilton family for TV ads.
“The kids love it – and it has been really good for my confidence too,” she said. “Being a full-time working mum is full steam ahead. When you put everything into your career and your kids, you start to feel a little insecure about who you are – and forget all about yourself, so I’m doing this for me.
“I’m loving every minute and if it turns into an acting career that would be great.”