EMMERDALE WELCOMES NEW FARMER AS JAYE GRIFFITHS JOINS THE CAST OF ITV SOAP

Emmerdale welcomes a new farmer onto the scene played by esteemed actress Jaye Griffiths. When a neighbouring tenant farmer calls on Moira Dingle (Natalie J. Robb) to enquire if she can rent two of her fields, Moira is quick to shrug her off, but this lady, Celia, clearly means business. 

Celia’s reputation precedes her as Moira isn’t keen to deal with this woman, despite bad finances on her own farm. And soon when poor vet Paddy (Dominic Brunt) is brutally attacked and hospitalised by one of Celia’s guard dogs we start to get the measure of her true colours from her reaction to the attack. 

Producer Laura Shaw explains: “We are absolutely delighted to have Jaye Griffiths joining us to play the role of Celia. Having recently taken over a nearby farm, not much is known about mysterious Celia's past before arriving on the outskirts of the village. While Celia has a tough edge with an air of respectability, the audience, and our villagers, will soon start to see what this woman is truly capable of.”

Jaye explains: “I was delighted to get this role - without giving the game away she is very different to anyone I have played before and I can’t wait to really get into the heart of her storyline.”

Celia is renting a neighbouring farm in Emmerdale from Kim Tate, but with the Barton’s and Sugden’s as farming families already well established within the community there is definitely conflict on its way.

Emmerdale continues on ITV1 and ITVX.