Charley Webb

For the Doctors character, see Charley Webb (Doctors).
Charley Webb
Born
Charlene Joanne Webb

(1988-02-26) 26 February 1988 (age 36)
Bury, Greater Manchester, England
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Known forRole of Debbie Dingle in Emmerdale
Spouse
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(m. 2018; sep. 2023)​
Children3
RelativesJamie Lomas (brother)

Charlene Joanne Webb (born 26 February 1988), commonly known as Charley Webb, is an English actress. From 2002 to 2021, she portrayed the role of Debbie Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. In 2014, she was nominated for Best Female Dramatic Performance at the British Soap Awards.

Career

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Before landing the role of Debbie, Webb previously appeared on the stage in Manchester in a production of Bugsy Malone when she was eight. She joined the soap opera Emmerdale in 2002 at the age of 14. She was nominated for Best Actress at the 2009 British Soap Awards and was also nominated for Sexiest Female at the 2010 British Soap Awards. In 2021, Webb announced that she had made the decision to leave Emmerdale after 19 years.[1]

Personal life

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Webb attended Philips High School in Whitefield, Greater Manchester.[2] She has two older sisters, and her older brother Jamie Lomas is an actor, known for playing Warren Fox in the Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks.[3] In September 2009, Webb and Emmerdale co-star Matthew Wolfenden announced that they were expecting their first child, due in spring 2010.[4] Webb gave birth to a boy called Buster in April 2010.[5] They announced in June 2015 that were having a second child, welcoming son Bowie on 19 December 2015.[6] In February 2018, Webb and Wolfenden married; their co-star, Lucy Pargeter, was a bridesmaid.[7] Webb announced her third pregnancy in February 2019,[8] giving birth to a third son on 26 July 2019.[9] In November 2023 they announced that they had separated.[10]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2002–2021 Emmerdale Debbie Dingle Series regular
2006 The Royal Kathy Carberry Episode: "Winners & Losers"
2023 The Long Shadow Anna Lawson

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2003 Inside Soap Awards Best Young Actor Won [11]
2003 9th National Television Awards Most Popular Newcomer Nominated [12]
2005 British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress Nominated [11]
2005 11th National Television Awards Most Popular Actress Nominated [13]
2005 Inside Soap Awards Best Young Actor Won [11]
2007 British Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated [14]
2007 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated [15]
2008 Inside Soap Awards Best Bitch Nominated [16]
2009 British Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated [17]
2009 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated [18]
2010 British Soap Awards Sexiest Female Nominated [19]
2012 17th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated [20]
2012 British Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated [21]
2013 18th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated [22]
2013 British Soap Awards Villain of the Year Nominated [23]
2013 British Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated [23]
2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Bitch Nominated [24]
2014 19th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated [25]
2014 British Soap Awards Sexiest Female Nominated [26]
2014 British Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated [26]
2014 British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance Nominated [27]
2014 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated [28]
2015 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actress Nominated [29]
2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Shortlisted [30]
2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Affair (shared with Michael Parr) Won [31]
2016 21st National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated [32]
2019 24th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated [33]

References

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  1. ^ "Emmerdale's Charley Webb 'quits ITV soap after 19 years' following husband's racism row". Daily Mirror. 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Sammy up for TV soap title". The Bolton News. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Emmerdale star Charley Webb shares sweet childhood photo showing her with brother Jamie Lomas". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ^ "'Emmerdale' stars expecting a baby". Digital Spy. 18 September 2009.
  5. ^ "He's famous for playing Emmerdale's mild-mannered vicar Ashley Thomas". Yorkshire Evening Post. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Emmerdale stars Charley Webb and Matthew Wolfenden introduce their new son Bowie Grey for the first time". Digital Spy. 16 March 2016.
  7. ^ Bourne, Dianne (19 February 2018). "Surprise wedding for Emmerdale's Charley Webb and Matthew Wolfenden". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Emmerdale's Charley Webb confirms she's pregnant with her and Matthew Wolfenden's third child". Digital Spy. 3 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Emmerdale star gives birth to third child with Matthew Wolfenden". Digital Spy. 29 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Emmerdale stars Matthew Wolfenden and Charley Webb confirm split". Digital Spy. 23 November 2023.
  11. ^ a b c "British Television Soap Awards". thecustard.tv. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  12. ^ "National Television Awards". thecustard.tv. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  13. ^ "National Television Awards". thecustard.tv. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  14. ^ "The British Soap Awards 2007: The Winners". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  15. ^ Green, Kris (3 July 2007). "Inside Soap Awards 2007: The Nominations". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  16. ^ "Inside Soap Awards 2008 – Nominations". MSN. Microsoft. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  17. ^ Green, Kris; KilKelly, Daniel (10 May 2009). "British Soap Awards 2009: The Winners". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  18. ^ "Inside soap awards nominations". 8 July 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  19. ^ Green, Kris; Kilkelly, Daniel (9 May 2010). "British Soap Awards 2010: The Winners". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  20. ^ Wrightman, Catriona (27 September 2011). "National Television Awards 2012: The nominees". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  21. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (27 February 2012). "British Soap Awards 2012 voting opens, nominations revealed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  22. ^ Fletcher, Alex (22 September 2012). "National Television Awards 2013: Longlist nominations in full - vote". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  23. ^ a b Kilkelly, Daniel (11 March 2013). "British Soap Awards 2013 voting opens, nominations revealed". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  24. ^ Dainty, Sophie (22 July 2013). "Inside Soap Awards 2013 - longlist nominees in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  25. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (17 September 2013). "Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks stars up for NTAs - full list". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  26. ^ a b Kilkelly, Daniel (17 March 2014). "British Soap Awards 2014 voting opens, longlist announced". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  27. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel; Dainty, Sophie (25 May 2014). "British Soap Awards 2014 – winners in full". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  28. ^ Dainty, Sophie (29 July 2014). "Inside Soap Awards 2014 longlist revealed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  29. ^ "TVChoice Awards 2015: Emmerdale nominated!". ITV. 19 May 2015.
  30. ^ Sandwell, Ian (29 September 2015). "EastEnders and Emmerdale lead 'final four' shortlists for the Inside Soap Awards 2015". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  31. ^ "Emmerdale and Michael Parr storm the Inside Soap Awards". Digital Spy. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  32. ^ "National Television Awards 2016: Vote Emmerdale". ITV. 9 October 2015.
  33. ^ Harp, Justin (16 October 2018). "Here are all the nominees for the National TV Awards 2019, including Strictly, Doctor Who and Ant & Dec". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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