Charley Webb
Encyclopedia
Charley Webb is an English
actress. She is best known for portraying Debbie Dingle
in the ITV1
soap opera
Emmerdale
.
in a production of Bugsy Malone
when she was eight. She was nominated for Best Actress at the 2009 British Soap Awards and is nominated for Sexiest Female at the 2010 British Soap Awards.
in Bury
. She has two older sisters and her older brother Jamie Lomas
is also an actor, best known for previously playing Warren Fox
on the Channel 4
soap Hollyoaks
. Her younger sister Lucy Webb played baby Jon Dingle in the soap and her brother Daniel Webb
played Aaron Livesy
, Debbie's first cousin, in the soap.
Charley is currently dating Emmerdale co-star Matthew Wolfenden
(David Metcalfe
). In September 2009, they announced they were expecting their first child due in Spring 2010. Charley gave birth to a boy called Buster in April 2010.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress. She is best known for portraying Debbie Dingle
Debbie Dingle
Deborah "Debbie" Dingle is a fictional character in the British ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale. She is portrayed by Charley Webb...
in the ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
.
Career
Before landing the role of Debbie, Webb previously appeared on the stage in ManchesterManchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
in a production of Bugsy Malone
Bugsy Malone
Bugsy Malone is a 1976 musical film, very loosely based on events in New York City in the Prohibition era, specifically the exploits of gangsters like Al Capone and Bugs Moran, as dramatized in cinema...
when she was eight. She was nominated for Best Actress at the 2009 British Soap Awards and is nominated for Sexiest Female at the 2010 British Soap Awards.
Personal life
Webb attended Philips High SchoolPhilips High School
Philips High School is a State School in Whitefield, Manchester, on the site of Stand Grammar School for Girls. The current Headmaster is Mr. C. J. Trees. Philips High School used to be Stand Grammar for Girls but in the 80s was made a Coeducational School...
in Bury
Bury
Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...
. She has two older sisters and her older brother Jamie Lomas
Jamie Lomas
Jamie Lomas is an English actor best known for his role as bad boy Warren Fox on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks....
is also an actor, best known for previously playing Warren Fox
Warren Fox
Warren Fox is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jamie Lomas. He first arrived in 2006 as an old acquaintance of Sean Kennedy and quickly became known as the show's main villain...
on the Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
soap Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
. Her younger sister Lucy Webb played baby Jon Dingle in the soap and her brother Daniel Webb
Danny Webb (child actor)
Daniel Webb is a young British actor who was the first actor to play Aaron Livesy in the British TV show Emmerdale....
played Aaron Livesy
Aaron Livesy
Aaron Livesy is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Danny Miller, who took over the role from Danny Webb in 2008. He made his first on-screen appearance on 24 December 2003. Aaron is the son of Chastity Dingle and Gordon Livesy...
, Debbie's first cousin, in the soap.
Charley is currently dating Emmerdale co-star Matthew Wolfenden
Matthew Wolfenden (actor)
Matthew Wolfenden from Norwood Green, Halifax, West Yorkshire is an English actor.Wolfenden attended Brighouse High School.He is a former gymnast who was a member of the British gymnastics squad until he fell whilst practising on the rings and damaged his back...
(David Metcalfe
David Metcalfe
David Eric Metcalfe is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He is played by Matthew Wolfenden. He is the illegitimate son of Eric Pollard-2006–09:...
). In September 2009, they announced they were expecting their first child due in Spring 2010. Charley gave birth to a boy called Buster in April 2010.