Reception
For her portrayal of Zoe, Bracknell received a nomination for Most Popular Actress at the 8th National Television Awards. In 2006, Zoe's departure from the show was named Best Exit by The British Soap Awards. The Sunday Mail's Steve Hendry said Zoe "brought more misery to the Dales than an outbreak of foot and mouth." Of how Emmerdale handled Zoe's sexuality, Sarah and Lee from AfterEllen said "Actress Leah Bracknell left Emmerdale in 2005 and many waved a fond farewell to the longest running and possibly the best representation of a lesbian ever to grace British soap land. Emmerdale is still the only soap to allow its lesbian resident to exist without having to wear a sign around her neck that constantly reinforced her sexuality. Sometimes she was just having a drink, or working or visiting her brother. No other British soap opera has managed this since."
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