Actor Oliver Farnworth has spoken about the new ITV soap character for the first time
Emmerdale newcomer Oliver Farnworth has opened up about his character for the first time after it was revealed he'll be playing a new Sugden. It was revealed last month that the actor would be joining the ITV soap as new character John Sugden.
Teasing the character for the first time, Oliver told the Manchester Evening News and other press: "John has an amazing backstory. Obviously he’s related to Victoria, but there’s a whole lot of depth to him and still things are being discovered. I'm still finding things out about him, but really, we find out quite quickly that he's got a military past, he's openly gay he is very much a lone wolf.
And it'll be Victoria that he’s forced to spend time with. "There’s a lot of jeopardy in our initial scenes given that John could up and leave at any point," Oliver shared. However, the Sugden legacy in the village isn't something John is familiar with. Oliver said: "He’s not at all aware. He knows he is a Sugden but I don’t think he understands the relevance of that name. At the beginning, he’s not particularly interested.
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