As fans of Emmerdale will know, angry teen Sean Spencer (Luke Roskell) nearly died last week after he electrocuted himself as he smashed up Brook Cottage, which was of course his family home until Megan Macey (Gaynor Faye) ruthlessly booted the clan…

And despite the fact that Megan in fact helped to keep Sean alive until the emergency services arrived, she need not expect any thanks from Sean’s feisty mum Ali (Kelli Hollis) who in fact blames Megan for the whole thing!

As we saw last week, as Sean was being taken to hospital, Ali promised Megan, “This isn’t over…” and true to her word, in the episode that airs on Monday, we’ll see Ali confronting Megan over the near fatal incident, but to her surprise, Megan breaks down and reveals that Ali has what she’s always wanted; a family who love her. Read more & comment »

Last night saw the first instalment of this week’s Emmerdale 40th anniversary celebrations, and what an episode it was.

Backed into a corner, Chas (Lucy Pargeter) found herself with two options, run off with Carl leaving everyone shocked, but still blissfully unaware that she had been sleeping with her nieces fella all year, or marry Dan quickly and run away leaving Cameron (Dominic Power) to deal with the huge can of worms that a furious Carl (Tom Lister) is bound to open.
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STV report today that scheming Robbie Lawson and his mum Megan Macey (Gaynor Faye) are going to do their best to ruin Katie and Declan’s wedding day after Robbie discovers that Declan (Jason Merrells) is intending to fleece Megan out of the money she’s earned in setting up the music festival.

Speaking exclusively to STV, Jamie Shelton, who of course plays Robbie, said, “Robbie finds out Declan and Katie are going to screw Megan over with the festival money, and then Megan finds out.

“And Robbie wants to tell Megan to mess up the wedding and he wants to help her do that.”

So that the plotline isn’t spoiled for viewers, Jamie added, “All I know really is that they’re out to spoil it and Megan’s going to make sure she does that…

“She’ll be bursting as they’re getting married and seeing how everyone reacts to that. That’s the plan.” Read more & comment »

TV Guide reports that to celebrate Emmerdale’s landmark 40th anniversary, some of the soap’s female stars past and present will be headed to the Loose Women studios where they’ll feature in a special ‘Divas of the Dales’ week of shows.

Starting on Monday, October 1st, the special editions of Loose Women will feature actresses Claire King, Sheree Murphy, Gaynor Faye, Sian Reeves and Lorraine Chase, and it seems that all the actresses are thrilled about becoming temporary Loose Women!

Claire, who of course played village super-bitch Kim Tate – said, “I’ve enjoyed guesting on ‘Loose Women’ many times and I’m thrilled to be switching seats to join as a panellist for the day.

“It’s really exciting. Next week we’ve got all the behind-the-scenes gossip from ‘Emmerdale’ and I’ll be there to lend a hand! I can’t wait!” Read more & comment »

As fans of Emmerdale will know, Home Farm Estate owner Declan Macey (Jason Merrells) is gambling his finances – in an all-or-nothing deal – on a music festival on Home Farm land being a success…

He of course enlisted the help of his business expert sister Megan (Gaynor Faye) in making the festival the money spinner he needs it to be in order to save his business from going under, and it’s been months in the planning now.

And today, The Sun’s TV Biz has revealed that the festival, which is entitled The Homefields Festival, will go ahead, making it the first ever actual music festival to be “built from scratch” for a TV soap.

The festival will be part of the show’s 40th anniversary celebrations, and will apparently feature hit bands Scouting for Girls and The Proclaimers, among others who are yet to be confirmed by ITV… Read more & comment »

As fans of Emmerdale will know, we recently learned that ruthless business woman Megan Macey (Gaynor Faye) had a son when she was younger, but she gave him up for adoption.

However, her brother Declan Macey, took it upon himself to hunt down Megan’s son, and to do so, he hired a private detective, who, this week, will give Declan the news that he’s found the boy, who’s now of course a young man.

Declan is delighted to learn that his nephew, Robbie (Jamie Shelton) actually lives quite near by, and given that the couple who adopted him have passed away, Declan thinks the timing of the whole thing is ideal…

But according to Jason Merrells, who of course plays Declan, Megan’s not going to be pleased with her brother for interfering in her life.

Speaking to Soaplife, Jason said, “When Megan was clearly upset on Robbie’s birthday, Declan got it into his head he could solve everything by tracking Robbie down and pushing them together. Read more & comment »

In forthcoming episodes of Emmerdale, we’re about to meet Megan Macey’s son Robbie, who Megan gave up for adoption when he was a baby.

And despite the fact that Megan told her brother Declan (Jason Merrells) that she has no interest in finding her son, he went ahead and hired a private investigator to do just that.

As we’ll see next week, Declan’s PI does in fact find Robbie – who’s played by Jamie Shelton – and Megan will come face to face with her son soon… Read more & comment »

As we reported a few weeks ago, newcomer Jamie Shelton has joined the cast of Emmerdale as Megan Macey’s son…

He’s playing the role of Robbie, who Megan’s brother Declan Macey (Jason Merrells) tracks down with the help of a private investigator. We have of course heard in recent episodes that Megan had a son who she gave up for adoption when he was a baby.

However, it seems Robbie has grown up with some issues, and when he turns up at Home Farm, Megan (Gaynor Faye) is shocked to the core, and it seems Robbie’s more than willing to use that to his advantage.

Of joining the cast, Jamie told the show’s website, “I’m really excited to be joining Emmerdale. Robbie is going to be a great character to play…” Read more & comment »

News from Yorkshire today includes newcomer Gaynor Faye revealing that she’s loving working in her home county, and Lucy Pargeter remarking that she fears her character, Chas Dingle, would be ostracized by the entire village if her affair with Cameron became public knowledge.

Beginning with what Gaynor – whose mum is famous screenwriter Kay Mellor and who of course plays Megan Macey in Emmerdale – has to say to the PA about working in Yorkshire.

She said, “My job has taken me all over the world, so the fact I can see my children [now I’m on Emmerdale] every day is fantastic.

“I wake up in my own bed and go back to my own house in the evening – it’s lovely… Read more & comment »

Emmerdale star Lucy Pargeter has revealed that she loves to find a surprise waiting for her when her scripts for the show get delivered to her.

Lucy, who of course plays Chas Dingle, also revealed that newcomer Gaynor Faye is making herself popular with the rest of the cast by providing snacks and biccies!

But first, of how she enjoys finding out what’s about to happen to Chas, Lucy told Inside Soap, “Some actors chat to producer Stuart Blackburn about their storylines…

“But I’d just rather read what’s coming up in the scripts.

“I’ve no idea what’s in store. But the 40th anniversary is soon and there have been rumours that the Dingles will feature.”

Lucy then went on to say she’d just found out how her on-screen son Aaron (Danny Miller) exits the show… Read more & comment »

In her TV roles, Gaynor Faye has most often played strong, confident women, and her new role in Emmerdale as Megan Macey – half sister of Declan Macey, who’s played by Jason Merrells – is no different.

And in an interview with the Daily Mirror, Gaynor has revealed that when she was relentlessly bullied as a child, she had to make a “sink or swim” decision on how to deal with it, and she chose to stand up to her tormentors by not letting them get to her.

Now aged 40, Gaynor – who’s the daughter of famed screenwriter Kay Mellor – said of her experiences of playground bullying, “It was sink or swim. I remember thinking ‘I’m not going to let them get the better of me’.”

Gaynor went on to say that she believes it was having to be strong willed as a child that’s made her who she is today.

She said, “I became an actress because I loved acting but also part of me thought ‘I’m going to make something of my life, I’m not going to let you damage me…’ Read more & comment »

ITV have just updated Emmerdale’s official website with a host of new pictures and a video clip that show what could be poor John Barton’s last moments alive as he and newly reconciled wife Moira are in an horrific crash…

You can click here to see the preview video, and here to see lots more pictures, but in the meantime, Natalie J Robb, who of course plays Moira, has told the Daily Record that she sustained injuries while filming the crash scenes.

Natalie explained that for the episode, which airs on February 16th in an hour long special, she and James Thornton – who plays John Barton – were replaced by stunt doubles for some of the major scenes, but of those they filmed themselves, she said, “It went too slow for me! I wanted it to go faster… Read more & comment »

ITV recently announced that former Corrie star Gaynor Faye – who played Judy Mallett in the Manchester based soap in the ‘90s– is joining the cast of Emmerdale, and according to the show’s executive producer, Stuart Blackburn, she’s not going to take any prisoners!

Gaynor, who’s the daughter of writer and TV producer Kay Mellor, will join Emmerdale as Megan Macey, the sister of Declan Macey, who is of course played by Jason Merrells.

And in fact, this will be the second time Gaynor and Jason have worked together, since both appeared in comedy drama Fat Friends. You can see a clip of them in action after the jump.

We won’t see Gaynor on-screen as Megan until early in 2012, but Stuart Blackburn is keen to let us know that she’s going to “really shake things up” when she does arrive… Read more & comment »

We can all stop fretting about Declan rattling around Home Farm on his Lonesome, he is soon to have company!

Just a few weeks ago the Home Farm boss (Jason Merelles) evicted father, Dermot (Father Ted Vetran Frank Kelly) and step-daughter Mia (Sapphire Elia) so it was only a matter of time before he found a new house guest.

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Long term viewers of Coronation Street may recall that actress Gaynor Faye played the role of Judy Mallett, who was last seen on the Street when she died of a blood clot.

Now, Gaynor’s set to be on our screens again as she’s joined the cast of Emmerdale, playing the role of Declan Macey (Jason Merrells) sister, Megan.

40 year old Gaynor will start filming for the rural soap next month, but we won’t meet her character until the New Year.

Speaking to The Sun’s TV Biz, Gaynor said, “I’m incredibly excited to be joining Emmerdale. And filming in Leeds, my home town, is the icing on the cake.

“My character is fun but extremely driven and will stop at nothing to get her own way.” Read more & comment »