Liv became the first asexual character to be featured in a British soap opera, and Steele has been praised by viewers and critics for her role in the storyline.

As well as her asexuality, Liv's storylines have seen her become an alcoholic, be imprisoned for spiking Lisa Dingle's (Jane Cox) drink with ketamine, form relationships with Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) and Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson), be diagnosed with epilepsy, expose numerous criminals for their behaviour and be wrongly imprisoned for the murder of Ben Tucker (Simon Lennon).

Emmerdale producers made the decision to introduce "teenage troublemaker" Liv as part of her half-brother Aaron Livesy's (Danny Miller) sex abuse storyline.

Miller stated that his character's introduction to Liv "isn't a great start", but noted that viewers would be able to see an instant bond form between the pair.

[9] Producers announced their plans for Liv to have a "big storyline", and in January 2018, Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy wrote that they are "taking their time delivering it".

[12] Steele noted that she was well informed on asexuality prior to filming the storyline, but confirmed that she looked into real people's stories to gauge their opinions on certain topics.

[14] Liv and Gabby steal a vial of ketamine from vet Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick) with intentions of spiking Daz Spencer's (Mark Jordon) drink.

[17] Duncan Lindsay, writing for the Metro, stated that since Liv is secretly battling with an alcohol dependency, it would be difficult for her to cope in prison.

Following her sentencing, "viewers' worst fears were finally confirmed" when it was revealed that Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) is responsible for her lawyer being swapped.

Emmerdale then listed Liv as a potential victim of Lachlan, who becomes "grimly satisfied" when he believes that he has killed her by breaking the carbon monoxide detector at her house and deliberately causing a gas leak.

She confirmed that the asexuality storyline would be revisited as part of Liv's new connection, when she "fancies someone and she wants to spend time with this person but she has to explain that she's not sexually interested in them".

She added that it was interesting since Liv's asexuality was last mentioned six months prior to that point in time, and viewers were afraid that it would not be revisited.

She hears a female voice from inside his bedroom, and Liv's "worst fears were confirmed" when he leaves the room half-naked.

She explained that due to their "special relationship", Liv would be able to show him the understanding and empathy that he requires to "piece his life back together".

[36] She is found by Wendy Posner (Susan Cookson) who rushes her to hospital, where she has an "emotional conversation" with Aaron about his mental health.

[37] The doctors are unable to diagnose her formally, but state that if her seizures continue, her life may be impacted largely, which finds difficult to come to terms with.

Chief executive Mark Devlin found it fantastic to work with the soap, and appreciated that the storyline could highlight the various symptoms of epilepsy.

[40] Vinny tells his father Paul Ashdale (Reece Dinsdale) that he has a crush on Liv, and he sets up a dinner date for the pair.

When asked if there is potential of them forming a relationship, Johnson replied that it's possible if his mother Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) "can keep her nose out and lets them have a chance together!

[44] Reassured that Paul has stopped gambling, Vinny moves in with Liv to ensure his father's recovery process runs smoothly.

Steele explained that Vinny does this because he is smart, and that "Liv looks like someone who's lost her mind" due to the accusations she makes.

Steele noted that it leaves her character devastated, since she finds it difficult to trust people which makes it especially hard to understand.

Whilst beating her, Jimmy King (Nick Miles) drives a lorry into the barn which causes it to collapse on the pair.

After she learns that Paul has died in the barn, a "battered and bruised" Liv informs Mandy of his gambling and abuse of Vinny.

[35] Following Liv's role in exposing Maya as a groomer, Chloe Timms of Digital Spy wrote a piece praising both the character and Steele.

[2] Timms liked that despite the storyline being largely centred on Aaron, viewers could also see the impact that the revelations of her father's crimes had on Liv too.

Due to this introductory storyline, Timms labelled Liv as "multi-layered and conflicted" from the start, and was impressed by Steele's "emotionally-charged performances".

[2] Timms stated that due to being connected to a popular character such as Aaron, she could have struggled to be a highlight, and opined that writers initially "were set on moulding Liv into a mini-Aaron".

She felt that since Liv showed both "tentative and relatable teenage worries about dating" and a "massive moral dilemma", it was a surprising arc for the character.

[1] Lindsay appreciated Liv's depth, referring to storylines such as learning about her father's crimes and forming relationships with other characters on Emmerdale.