This week we travel all the way to the Yorkshire Dales where we explore the soap opera storyline of Val Pollard being diagnosed with HIV after a holiday romance. This Emmerdale storyline helped raise awareness of HIV in older women and encouraged an uptake in testing. SourcesVal Pollard - Wikipedia)Emmerdale's Val Pollard: HIV can happen to anyone, even funny people like Val says star Charlie Hardwick - Mirror Online)Val Pollard | Emmerdale Wiki | Fandom)Emmerdale's Charlie Hardwick on Val Pollard's HIV battle... | Closer (closeronline.co.uk)) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy) for more information.