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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 Debbie Dingle (also Jones and Barton) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Charley Webb. Webb has taken maternity leave three times, with the first time being in 2010 and the second throughout 201 ...
in the
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''. In 2014, she was nominated for Best Female Dramatic Performance at the
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Career

Before landing the role of Debbie, Webb previously appeared on the stage in
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in a production of ''
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'' 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
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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.


Personal life

Webb attended
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in
Whitefield, Greater Manchester Whitefield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground above the Irwell Valley, along the south bank of the River Irwell, southeast of Bury, and northwest of Manchester. Prestwic ...
. She has two older sisters, and her older brother
Jamie Lomas James Lomas (born 21 April 1975) is an English actor, known for his soap opera roles as Warren Fox in ''Hollyoaks'' and Jake Stone in ''EastEnders''. Life and career Lomas was born in Manchester. Before joining ''Hollyoaks'' in 2006, he had m ...
is an actor, known for playing
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in the
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''. In September 2009, Webb and ''Emmerdale'' co-star
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announced that they were expecting their first child, due in spring 2010. Webb gave birth to a boy called Buster in April 2010. They announced in June 2015 that were having a second child, welcoming son Bowie on 19 December 2015. In February 2018, Webb and Wolfenden married; their co-star,
Lucy Pargeter Lucy Kate Pargeter (born 1 March 1977) is an English actress, known for her roles as Helen Raven in ''Crossroads'' (2002–2003) and Chas Dingle in ''Emmerdale'' (2002–present). She also finished third in the 13th series of the ITV reality ...
, was a bridesmaid. Webb announced her third pregnancy in February 2019, giving birth to a third son on 26 July 2019.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Webb, Charley 1988 births Living people People from Bury, Greater Manchester English soap opera actresses English child actresses 21st-century English actresses