Emmerdale star's huge Rob Brydon regret which left her 'freaking out'

Former Emmerdale star Twinnie-Lee Moore, who played boxing promoter Jade in the long running ITV soap, has admitted she had a huge regret after missing out on an opportunity to meet Gavin and Stacey star Rob Brydon. However, just months later she was given the opportunity to appear in a show with him thanks to her career as a country music singer/songwriter. Rob headed to Nashville to film his a BBC travelogue Rob Brydon's Honky Tonk Road Trip and Twinnie was one of those he encountered on his adventures.

Laughing at how it all worked out she exclusively told Express.co.uk: "I keep saying this is wild how the universe works, because I'm such a big, massive fan of Rob Brydon. And last Christmas I was in New York, and I put my name down to visit the Comedy Store and I saw him there. And my friend who obviously is not in tune with any of the UK stuff, didn't realise what a big deal it was (to see him).

"They said 'Why are you freaking out?' And I said: 'We're going to The Comedy Store, but he should actually be playing there - he's so funny'.

"He was there with his son, and I was being a bit of a fan girl, and I really wanted to just go up and say,' I'm a big fan, I love your work'.

"And because there's a massive waiting list there, we ended up getting in, and he didn't. And that was my one biggest regret of my Christmas in New York trip - that I didn't actually get to meet him.

"But then six months later, I ended up being on a TV programme and just sitting around chatting with him. I was like, the universe is actually wild!" she exclaimed.

Twinnie, whose latest single Don't Need A Cowboy is out now was invited to join Rob on his show thanks to her stellar careeer in country music which she has been steadily pursuing in her adopted hometown of Nashville - the country music capital of the world.

Having already topped the UK country charts with her single Better When I'm Drunk she is aiming to be the first British female to top the American Country charts.

"I moved to Nashville two years ago, and I obviously have a fan base in the UK (so) I've been coming back and forth for eight years. Randomly, how I got involved in the project is my old TV plugger said they were looking for people and to put my name forward. And, they'd known me from being on the country pop circuit in the UK, and then being over here and playing the Opry and stuff and they were really interested in in my story.

"We had so much fun. Nashville is such a small town, so it's really interesting. I feel like the whole crew and Rob got a sense of how this town works. It's very community driven, and everybody looks after each other."

Rob Brydon’s Honky Tonk Road Trip is on BBC Two on Sunday nights at 9pm, with all episodes available on BBC iPlayer. Tickets for Twinnie’s Dirt Road Disco Tour Dirt Road Disco Tour are available now