Charley Webb

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Charley Webb
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Born
Charlotte Anne Webb

(1988-02-26) 26 February 1988 (age 35)
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Known forRole of Debbie Dingle in Emmerdale
Spouse
(m. 2018;sep. 2023)
Children3
Relatives Jamie Lomas (brother)

Charlotte Anne 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.

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Career

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

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002–2021 Emmerdale Debbie Dingle Series regular
2006 The Royal Kathy CarberryEpisode: "Winners & Losers"
2023The Long ShadowAnna Lawson

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2003 Inside Soap Awards Best Young ActorWon [11]
2003 9th National Television Awards Most Popular NewcomerNominated [12]
2005 British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or ActressNominated [11]
2005 11th National Television Awards Most Popular ActressNominated [13]
2005Inside Soap AwardsBest Young ActorWon [11]
2007British Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated [14]
2007Inside Soap AwardsBest ActressNominated [15]
2008Inside Soap AwardsBest BitchNominated [16]
2009British Soap AwardsBest ActressNominated [17]
2009Inside Soap AwardsBest ActressNominated [18]
2010British Soap AwardsSexiest FemaleNominated [19]
2012 17th National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceNominated [20]
2012British Soap AwardsBest ActressNominated [21]
2013 18th National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceNominated [22]
2013British Soap Awards Villain of the Year Nominated [23]
2013British Soap AwardsBest ActressNominated [23]
2013Inside Soap AwardsBest BitchNominated [24]
2014 19th National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceNominated [25]
2014British Soap AwardsSexiest FemaleNominated [26]
2014British Soap AwardsBest ActressNominated [26]
2014British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance Nominated [27]
2014Inside Soap AwardsBest ActressNominated [28]
2015 TV Choice Awards Best Soap ActressNominated [29]
2015Inside Soap AwardsBest ActressShortlisted [30]
2015Inside Soap AwardsBest Affair (shared with Michael Parr)Won [31]
2016 21st National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceNominated [32]
2019 24th National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceNominated [33]

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