Emmerdale welcomes Denise Welch as Heidi, a juror in Tom King and Belle Dingle's high-stakes court case. Denise discusses the powerful storyline and her passion for raising awareness about domestic abuse.
Denise Welch has expressed her delight at working on Emmerdale , describing it as 'an honour' to join the cast for the intense court case of Tom King and Belle Dingle . The seasoned actress, known from Loose Women and roles in Coronation Street, EastEnders, Hollyoaks and Doctors, will make her first appearance on the ITV soap as Heidi in the episode airing Wednesday (December 18).
The pivotal court case will unfold during Thursday's (December 19) hour-long episode with Denise's character, Heidi, as part of the jury determining Tom's (Jamie Chase) fate amid allegations of appalling abuse against his wife Belle (Eden Taylor-Draper). Discussing her new role on Emmerdale, Denise stated: 'I thoroughly enjoyed shooting this important episode of Emmerdale. Like many I've been gripped by the Belle and Tom storyline so to play a head juror in the story's culmination was an honour.' She went on to reveal how the script borrowed elements from real-life cases and mentioned the involvement of the charity Refuge in its research, adding that her character Heidi seemed more emotionally charged, 'perhaps indicating past experiences with domestic abuse herself'. Denise continued: 'At Loose Women (wearing my other hat) we launched our Facing it Together campaign this year which has been hugely successful in shining a light on all sorts of abuse including of course coercive control so the subject matter is one I'm passionate about.' To share the jury scenes with Charlie Dale and Jack Ellis and also to see lots of my Emmerdale mates made it a job to remember'. Fans will have to wait and see the outcome of Tom' and Belle's court court showdown. Denise is well-remembered for her role as Sally Webster's nemesis Natalie Barnes in Corrie from 1997 to 2000, and has since been seen as Jane Howard in Doctors, Alison Slater in EastEnders, and more recently as Trish Minniver in Hollyoaks on Channel 4, reports Leicestershire Live. Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV1 at
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