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 ''

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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

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 Philips High School in

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. She has two older sisters, and her older brother Jamie Lomas is an actor, known for playing Warren Fox in the

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soap opera, ''

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''. In September 2009, Webb and ''Emmerdale'' co-star Matthew Wolfenden 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, was a bridesmaid. Webb announced her third pregnancy in February 2019, giving birth to a third son on 26 July 2019.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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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