The next couple of weeks in Emmerdale look to be very dramatic and now Amy Walsh has confirmed just this as she teases ice stunt chaos.
With two limousines crashing in separate incidents, the drama will just keep on coming.
Here’s everything we can expect from Emmerdale’s big limo ice stunt.
Amy’s teased lots of drama (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale star Amy Walsh teases ‘lots of blood’ in ice stunt
With Amy Walsh’s character Tracy Robinson being a passenger in the girls’ limo, she’s now teased what we can expect from the big stunt.
And, Emmerdale doesn’t look to be doing things by halves. They’re going all out with a double stunt.
The actress hinted: “There are a lot of tears, a lot of ice and a lot of blood and all the rest of it. So, it’s definitely worth tuning in for. I don’t think it will feel like your average soap watch with your tea in front of the telly thing.”
She then ended: “I think it’s a matter of getting the kids to bed and getting it on. I think it will be a white-knuckle ride.”
But, what exactly happens and who will suffer injuries that will prove to be fatal?
Sixteen passengers are at risk (Credit: ITV)
Everything to expect from limousine crash week
So, what do we know so far about the big stunt? Well, obviously some big secrets are being kept back to keep certain exits and twists a surprise, but we do know who is in danger.
There will be two limousines – Caleb drives the one, with Mack, Sam, Bear, Matty, Liam, Cain and Paddy as passengers.
The other vehicle will be driven by Charity, with the passengers being Amy, Tracy, Vanessa, Suzy, Chas, Leyla, Kerry and Mandy.
With both limos suffering separate accidents, one will end up falling into a frozen lake…
After these incidents, there’s chaos at the hospital as not everyone makes it. Yes, there will be deaths. But, which of the above characters will lose their lives?
Amy Walsh is best known for playing Tracy Robinson in ITV’s Emmerdale. She joined the soap in July 2014. Since then she has remained on the show, only taking a break for maternity leave.
Amy has had some huge storylines over the years during her time in Emmerdale. From starting off as someone who worked in an online chat room, she has gone on to have multiple marriages and found long lost sister, Vanessa, in the village.
And it’s no surprise Amy was able to do brilliantly at the storylines given to her – as it seems talent runs in her family.
But who is the actress behind the character? Well Amy Walsh is a former Celebrity Masterchef contestant, sister of a huge singer and even has a daughter with another famous soap star.
Amy joined Emmerdale 11 years ago (Credit: ITV)
Who is Amy Walsh?
Amy Victoria Walsh is a British actress, best known for playing Tracy Robinson in Emmerdale. The 37-year-old actress joined the soap when she was 26 years old.
She has previously admitted that she actually auditioned for the role of Rachel Breckle, before getting Tracy. But that character ultimately went to Gemma Oaten.
Before Amy joined Emmerdale, she was in the fourth series of Hollyoaks Later, the Channel 4 Hollyoaks spin-off.
Amy’s famous siblings
Amy is the youngest of four children, born to John and Diane Walsh. And it seems she’s not the only one who is in the spotlight.
One of her sisters, Kimberly Walsh, is a member of a huge pop girl group, Girls Aloud. The band recently embarked on a reunion tour, which Amy publicly supported and attended.
But Kimberly isn’t the only famous sibling of Amy’s. Her other sister, Sally Walsh actually featured in Emmerdale way before Amy. From the year 1997 until 2000, Sally played the character Lyn Hutchinson.
The famous sisters were raised in Allerton in Bradford, alongside their brother, Adam.
Amy and Toby-Alexander have been in a relationship since 2020 (Credit: ITV)
Is Amy in a relationship?
Amy went public with her EastEnders star boyfriend Toby-Alexander Smith in 2020.
Toby is best known for his role of Gray Atkins in EastEnders from 2019 until 2022.
While the pair were private with their relationship at the beginning, over time, they have shared more photos with each other.
The couple announced their engagement in 2022, before tying the knot in August 2023.
When was Amy Walsh pregnant?
Amy Walsh was pregnant back in 2021. She and Toby announced that Amy was pregnant in September that year.
Amy had previously revealed she had been diagnosed with Polycystic Ovaries Syndrome at the age of 20 and so she was surprised she was able to get pregnant so quickly.
Their daughter, Bonnie Mae was born in December 2021.
Amy took time out of Emmerdale for her maternity leave, but once she came back, she has remained ever since.
She has previously spoke on Lorraine about the struggles of balancing being a new mum and also working as an actress.
Speaking of the difficulty, she said: “I went full throttle into a massive storyline. I barely saw either of them. And then he [Toby] flew to Bulgaria for a film. It’s constantly like that. It is a struggle.
“I don’t have family around me to help. It’s tricky, but you do it.”
Amy Walsh fell pregnant in 2021 (Credit: ITV)
Amy Walsh’s career away from Emmerdale
Emmerdale isn’t the only place you may have spotted Amy on your screens over the years.
And it also seems acting isn’t her only talent. In 2023 she took part in the eighteenth series of Celebrity MasterChef. Amy successfully made it right to the final of the show. But just at the end, she lost to Wynne Evans.
A lot of years ago she also featured on an episode of Family Fortunes, as her sister, Kimberly was playing.
It was also announced last year that she would star beside her husband in an upcoming movie – that he wrote himself.
More recently, Amy, alongside Emmerdale and other soap co-stars started their own reality TV show, Drama Queens. Throughout the series, they would allow the cameras a behind the scenes glimpse at their lives away from the soaps.
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Emmerdale star Amy Walsh is set to front a new film alongside her husband – EastEnders star Toby-Alexander Smith. Toby has also written the film himself.
The casting news was announced earlier this week as Toby revealed what he has been up to lately. He was also asking for help funding the project, which is called Calm. It tells the story of a first-time dad struggling when he feels a disconnection from his son.
Amy and Toby share a daughter and will soon be sharing a screen (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale star Amy Walsh cast alongside husband in new film
Taking to social media, Toby shared the news alongside Amy: “CAST ANNOUNCEMENT: One of the perks of writing your own film is you get to choose who you work with. I chose this incredible actress…who just happens to be my wife. Me and Amy Walsh will playing opposite each other in the roles of Sam and Jess.
“Amy was involved in an incredibly impactful postnatal depression storyline in Emmerdale in 2021 which received huge praise from ITV viewers.”
He then shared that the independent movie is a kickstarter and needs help funding it. They have 28 days to reach their target.
Fans and friends were really excited. Toby’s former EastEnders co-star Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean) sent clapping emojis and wrote “fantastic”.
Other fans declared they couldn’t wait to watch it. Meanwhile someone else said: “You and Amy are both such great actors.”
Tracy’s not making herself liked at the moment! (Credit: ITV)
Is Amy Walsh leaving Emmerdale as Tracy Robinson?
Amy has not confirmed she is leaving the soap as Tracy and it is thought this will just be a side-project. Emmerdale Insider has contacted reps for comment.
However things aren’t going well for Tracy at the moment. After the breakdown of her marriage to Nate Robinson following her affair with Caleb Miligan, Tracy also lost her dreams of opening her own forest nursery.
Left with nothing, Tracy is down on her luck. She is working in Pollard’s shop and thinking the world owes her a favour. She’s now gone to war with Ella Forster over the receptionist job at the vet surgery. Taking her frustrations out on Ella, Tracy is making no friends at all.
In fact, fans have had enough of her. “Why is Tracy [Bleep] back?” queried one, adding: “She is just another person who adds nothing to this programme…plus her voice sets my teeth on edge.”
“Oh go away Tracy…this from a woman who can’t keep her underwear on and cheated on boring Nate after a few months of marriage,” shared another.
A third queried: “What purpose do Vanessa and Tracy serve? They don’t care about Frank’s death and just are two boring judgemental hypocrites.”
So with Tracy not popular amongst viewers, maybe Amy taking a break from the character could be a good thing!
Emmerdale stars have been wowing in the kitchen since the early days of Celebrity MasterChef.
Though the stars of the soap haven’t managed to lift the Celebrity MasterChef trophy, they’ve all clearly picked up some tips from Marlon along the way, and showed off their culinary skills to perfection.
Here’s our round-up of who’s been cooking up a storm in the MasterChef kitchen.
Emmerdale stars on Celebrity MasterChef
Jai Sharma might not be a whizz in the kitchen like his brother Suni, but is alter ego Chris? (Credit: ITV)
Chris Bisson
Chris appeared in the second series of Celebrity MasterChef in 2007. Strictly speaking that was before he joined Emmerdale as Jai Sharma, in 2009, but we still reckon he belongs on this list! At the time, Chris was best known for playing Vikram Desai in Coronation Street, Kash Karib in Shameless, and Saleem Khan in the film East is East.
Sherrie Hewson was in Emmerdale for a while (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Sherrie Hewson
The same series saw Sherrie Hewson in the MasterChef kitchen. She’s known for playing Maureen Holdsworth in Coronation Street, and also her appearances on Loose Women.
But from 2004 until 2006, Sherrie played Lesley Meredith in Emmerdale. Lesley was mum to fishmonger Simon Meredith. She caused all sorts of trouble for poor Simon, and his girlfriend Nicola, and generally made a nuisance of herself!
Pauline Quirke played Hazel – mum to Aaron’s boyfriend, Jackson (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Pauline Quirke
Competing in the same series was Pauline Quirke, who played Hazel Rhodes on Emmerdale from 2010 until 2012. Hazel was mum to Jackson Walsh.
He was Aaron Dingle‘s partner who was paralysed in an accident and who eventually chose to end his life. Of course Pauline is best known for playing Sharon Theodopolopodous on comedy Birds of a Feather alongside Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph.
Gemma starred as Carly Hope in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Gemma Atkinson
Another future Emmerdale star took part in the same series of Celebrity MasterChef – Gemma Atkinson. At the time she was known for playing Lisa Hunter in Hollyoaks. After MasterChef she went on to play Tamzin Bayle in Casualty and then Carly Hope in Emmerdale.
Mark, who’s best known for his role in Holby City, played Tim in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Mark Moraghan
Scouser Mark took part in Celebrity MasterChef in 2008, and made it all the way to the final. He competed against Andi Peters and series winner Atomic Kitten’s Liz McClarnon.
Mark was known for his roles as Greg Shadwick in Brookside, and Owen Davies in Holby City as well as being the narrator for the animated series Thomas & Friends. In 2017, Mark appeared in Emmerdale as Tim Richards. He was the uncle of Chrissie White. He came to the village to accuse Chrissie’s dad, Lawrence, of killing her biological father John – Tim’s brother.
Linda Lusardi played Carrie Nicholls – a thorn in the side of the King family (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Linda Lusardi
In 2011, glamour model and actress Linda Lusardi took part in series six of Celebrity MasterChef. She appeared in Emmerdale for a year from 2008, playing Carrie Nicholls. Carrie was a former girlfriend of Tom King Sr, and mother of his daughter, Scarlett.
Linda, who’d already wowed her guests on a celebrity series of Come Dine With Me, made it to the last five of Celebrity MasterChef but lost out to eventual winner, rugby player Phil Vickery.
Neighbours icon Anne Charleston played Lily Butterfield in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Anne Charleston
Fan fave Anne Charleston appeared in Celebrity MasterChef in 2012. Of course Anne had already won the hearts of soap lovers playing Madge Bishop in Neighbours for many years, but she’d also spent three years as Lily Butterfield in Emmerdale. Lily was the estranged, trouble-making sister of uptight villager Edna Birch.
Tricia was Marlon Dingle’s first wife (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Sheree Murphy
National treasure Sheree Murphy took part in the 2015 series of Celebrity MasterChef. She’s known for being delightfully ditzy Tricia Dingle in Emmerdale. Tricia was married to Marlon, but met a sorry end when the chimney of the Woolpack collapsed during a storm, crushing her. Bad times. Sheree’s also had roles in Hollyoaks and Neighbours, as well as presenting many TV shows including Yes Chef and Morning Live. Sheree is married to former footballer Harry Kewell and they have four children.
Emmerdale father and daughter on Celebrity MasterChef in 2023
Michael took part in MasterChef alongside on-screen daughter Amy Walsh in 2023 (Credit: BBC)
Michael Praed
Robin of Sherwood and Dynasty star Michael Praed competed in Celebrity MasterChef in 2023. He played Frank Clayton in Emmerdale from 2016, until 2019, when Frank was killed in an explosion at the Sharmas’ sweet factory. Frank was the dad of Vanessa Woodfield and Tracy Robinson, and was killed when a money-making scam by Kerry and Amy Wyatt went wrong.
Amy made the final in 2023 (Credit: BBC)
Amy Walsh
Tracy Robinson actress Amy Walsh plays Michael Praed’s on-screen daughter. The father-daughter due appeared in the same series of Celebrity MasterChef in 2023.
She certainly showed off some impressive skills in the kitchen and reached the final of the competition. Amy didn’t win, though – that series was won by actor Wynne Evans, best known as the Go Compare singer!
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
Tracy Robinson (nee Shankley) in Emmerdale has been causing trouble in the village for almost a decade.
Estranged from second husband Nate Robinson she is desperate to pursue her dream of opening a forest nursery. But will she ever manage it?
She’s gone from wild child to much-loved mum (Credit: ITV)
Who is Tracy Robinson in Emmerdale?
She is the daughter of the late Frank Clayton and Evette Shankley, the latter of whom has never been seen on-screen.
Tracy’s parents split when she was a young girl. She lost contact with Frank and Evette turned to alcohol in order to cope. Tracy is also the half-sister of vet Vanessa Woodfield.
The siblings are former housemates and didn’t discover they were related until 2016, nearly two years after their first meeting.
A former prostitute and thief, Tracy’s upbringing was far from a happy one, although she no longer engages in criminal activities.
Tracy has also been married twice. Her 2016 union with David Metcalfe ended in divorce two years later. She’s estranged from husband Nate Robinson after cheating on him with his uncle, Caleb Miligan.
The love of Tracy’s life is her young daughter, Frankie, who she welcomed in February 2021 and named in honour of her late father.
Tracy was a scammer when she first arrived (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Tracy’s arrival
Wild child Tracy made her on-screen debut on July 7, 2014 and was first introduced as a love interest of Sam Dingle, who she’d met via an online chat group.
Going by the name Coleen, Tracy cruelly scammed Sam out of money. He later found her sleeping rough and invited her to stay at the Dingles’ while she found her feet again.
Tracy then moved into the B&B to live with Eric and Val Pollard, but proved old habits die hard when she was caught with her fingers in Val’s purse.
David proposed with a unique ring! (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Her love life
Tracy began dating shop owner David Metcalfe, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer shortly into their relationship. She supported him through his illness and the couple got hitched in 2016 after David was given the all clear.
Their marriage only lasted a couple of years, after Tracy’s past as a prostitute was exposed when she got a stalker. Davis was unable to cope with who she had been and had a one-night stand with ex, Leyla. But Tracy and David hooked up for one last night together, which resulted in her falling pregnant. Feeling unable to keep the baby, Tracy had a termination.
Her next relationship was with Nate Robinson, but what started out as just a no-strings fling turned serious when Tracy learnt she was expecting.
In early 2021 she gave birth to a little girl called Frankie. After overcoming a few obstacles, Tracy and Nate finally made it official and married in July 2023.
Faith helped Tracy understand she needed help (Credit: ITV)
Tracy’s postnatal depression
Motherhood hasn’t been the easiest ride for Tracy.
Just days after Frankie’s birth, Tracy found herself overwhelmed and unable to cope looking after her new baby. She battled with postnatal depression in silence for months, and came very close to taking her own life.
Thankfully, Tracy recognised she needed help and committed herself to a psychiatric ward, leaving Frankie in Nate’s care.
She returned to the village a few months later, but was heartbroken to discover Nate had been unfaithful in her absence.
Nate’s betrayal resulted in Tracy relocating to Nottingham, which coincided with actress Amy Walsh’s maternity leave.
Tracy and Caleb were caught out at Christmas (Credit: ITV)
Affair with Caleb Miligan
With the ink barely dry on her marriage certificate to Nate, Tracy shocked viewers by embarking on a forbidden affair with his uncle, Caleb Miligan.
Despite her best efforts, Tracy was unable to resist the charms of the smooth-talking businessman. The lustful duo took major risks by engaging in passionate trysts across the village, but ended up getting caught in the act by Moira Dingle.
She ordered Tracy and Caleb to end their affair, which they did, only to resume it weeks later.
Tracy eventually decided she didn’t love Nate any more and ended their marriage. He found out she had been bedding Caleb when Caleb’s wife Ruby announced it at Belle and Tom’s wedding reception.
Caleb decided to make a go of things with Ruby, leaving Tracy out in the cold and all alone. She threw herself into her forest nursery idea, but determined to get him to prove his loyalty, Ruby made Caleb sabotage her presentation to potential investors. He exposed her prostitute past and it left her dream in tatters.
She now works in Eric’s shop, desperately trying to salvage her future.
Amy is married to an EastEnders star (Credit: Steve Vas/Future Image/Cover Images)
Who plays Tracy Robinson?
Emmerdale’s Tracy Robinson is played by British actress Amy Walsh. She was born on 27 March 1987 and raised in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Amy is the youngest of four children, and her sister Kimberley Walsh is a member of the iconic girl group Girls Aloud.
Her other sister, Sally Walsh, also had a role in Emmerdale and played the character of Lyn Hutchinson between 1997 and 2000.
Amy’s first television appearance was as Jennifique McQueen in series four of the Hollyoaks spin-off, Hollyoaks Later.
Interestingly, Tracy wasn’t the first Emmerdale character Amy tried out for. She previously auditioned for the part of Rachel Breckle, which went to actress Gemma Oaten.
In August 2023, Amy married former EastEnders actor Toby-Alexander Smith in the foothills of Montenegro’s towering mountains.
The couple met in the audience of Strictly Come Dancing back in 2019, and moved in together when the Covid pandemic hit.
They are parents to their daughter, Bonnie Mae, who they welcomed in December 2021.
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.30pm and 2.05pm.
