In Classic Emmerdale spoilers for episodes airing on ITV3 on Tuesday, November 26, there’s bad news for Pearl, Lesley’s love life comes a cropper, and Paul’s making plans!
These episodes originally aired on May 7 and 8 2006.
Bad news for Pearl in Classic Emmerdale spoilers
Pearl’s devastated when the police tell her they’ve not managed to retrieve any of the money she lost in the scam, and she’s forced to borrow from Pollard. She was hoping that she’d be able to get her money back but receives no luck.
Simon isn’t happy about Bobby-John and his mum (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Lesley’s rocky romance
Simon’s not happy about his mum Lesley’s relationship with Bobby-John, and he makes sure to voice that disapproval. How will Lesley react? And, will Simon do anything about this new romance?
Rodney’s making a plan
Rodney tries to use Paul as a tool to gain favour from the voters. Will it work, and what will Paul say if he finds out? We can’t imagine it will go down well…
Pearl admits everything (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Pearl admits everything to Len in Classic Emmerdale spoilers
When Pearl confesses everything to Len, he’s furious that she’s borrowed money from Pollard. He tells her it’s time to admit to her friends what’s happened. Will Pearl go ahead and take Len’s advice? Will she open up to her loved ones?
More bumps in the road for Lesley
Lesley’s hit with devastation when she spots Bobby-John flirting with Del and Val. And a fuming Simon throws Bobby-John out of the house. Can Lesley forgive Bobby-John for this one? Or, is it over between the two lovebirds?
Business plan
Elsewhere, Paul and Kelly cook up a plan to go into business together. What ideas do they have in mind? And, will they be successful in their venture?
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Emmerdale Post Mistress and resident gossip Viv Hope has long-since been remembered by fans despite her untimely demise in a fire. In fact, her legs still feature in the opening credits 13 years after she died!
As she takes centre stage with her double wedding in Classic episodes currently, here’s the lowdown on Viv.
Viv and Vic Windsor and their kids arrive in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Viv and Vic Windsor in Emmerdale
Iconic Viv Windsor arrived in what was then Beckindale in 1993. She and her husband Vic, plus her son Scott, his daughter Kelly and their daughter together, Donna, bought the Post Office after deciding to leave London due to increasing crime rates.
Not long after the family moved, Viv’s ex-husband, Reg Dawson, father of Scott, turned up having been released from prison. He immediately took Viv and a woman called Shirley Turner hostage. He tried to shoot Viv, but Shirley was hit and killed instead. Reg was then shot by police and he died. He left £30k to Viv in his will as long as she divorced Vic, but she turned the money down and stayed with her husband.
Viv and Vic did split up for a while in 1995 when she had an affair with Terry Woods, but she went back to him for the sake of the kids. Things eventually got better for Viv and Vic, but then tragedy struck. He was shot and killed during a robbery at the Post Office on Christmas Day, 1998.
A whirlwind romance with Bob Hope swept Viv off her feet (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Viv and Bob Hope
After a turbulent few years, during which she fell out with stepdaughter Kelly and son Scott, Viv was swept off her feet by Bob Hope, a tights salesman in 2000! He very quickly moved in with her and they married in 2001.
However, they were rocked by the revelation Bob had another wife, Barbara. They got past it, but cracks were starting to show and they eventually divorced. She moved on, seducing Paddy Kirk, which resulted in the end of his marriage to Emily.
Bob wanted all of his children to attend the wedding and Viv contacted them. She became upset to discover he had kids with all of his ex-wives, but not her. He disappointed Viv when he told her kids were off the cards due to his vasectomy.
But the night before the wedding, he had the op reversed and spent the night in a hotel. Viv had no idea and when he didn’t turn up, assumed he’d jilted her. In fact, ex-wife Jean had taken him hostage in the hotel room and was begging him to get back with her. Bob managed to get away and he and Viv married for a second time.
Bob’s daughter Dawn was then killed in an explosion at a show home, thanks to the Kings. On the day of her funeral, Viv discovered she was pregnant with twins Cathy and Heath, who arrived on February 9, 2007.
After she began raising money for children’s charities, Viv got into a trouble when she gave the money to a man named Freddy Yorke who took it and ran away. When Viv admitted she was moving money around she ended up implicating herself. She was charged with conspiracy to defraud.
Although she attempted to clear her name, Freddy threatened her children’s lives and then planted stolen money on her, which only served to make matters worse. Viv pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years in prison.
She refused to let Bob visit, but determined to stand by his wife, Bob devised several plans to get into the prison. Viv eventually wrote to him in 2009 and asked him to come and see her, but he felt things were over, so decided to have sex with Gennie Walker instead!
It turned out Viv was actually being released and when she turned up in the village the next day, Brenda mistook her for a thief! Brenda was now co-owner of the business, which Viv struggled with and they clashed a lot.
Viv fell asleep on the sofa as a fire raged through the flat (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
The death of Viv in Emmerdale
When Viv then found out about Bob’s fling with Gennie, she called time on their marriage. However, it soon became clear she hoped the split wasn’t permanent. She began faking burglaries to play the damsel in distress and get Bob’s help and also tried to make him jealous. Eventually former lover Terry advised her to move on and she did try.
Terry supported her, but she mistook his kindness for something more and made a move. He gently knocked her back, insisting he was now with Brenda.
One more rejection hit Viv hard and she drunk a bottle of wine before passing out on the sofa. But a fire had been started at neighbouring Victoria Cottage and it soon spread to the shop. Terry broke in to rescue her and the twins. Bob got Heath and Cathy to safety, while Terry tried to get Viv.
However the Post Office exploded and Terry and Viv were both killed. Viv’s funeral was then held in her hometown of Essex, off screen.
Deena Payne smiling on the red carpet in 2008 (Credit: Cover Images)
Deena Payne and the controversy surrounding Viv’s exit
Viv was played by actress Deena Payne for 18 years, which made her one of the longest-serving show characters. Although she has admitted she was ready to leave as Viv, Deena has been very open about her disappointment over the way things were handled.
She gave an interview to the Distinct Nostalgia podcast in 2022 and explained: “18 years was enough. It was at a time when I wasn’t quite sure. If they tempted me to stay, I would’ve stayed and I would have preferred to have given in my notice. I was bitterly disappointed with the storyline exit I had as well after all the years I had been in.”
She went on to say: “I was hurt quite deeply and I did enjoy playing the character. I still miss that, absolutely, it did hurt, that’s for sure because it was a life and a person I had been playing for 18 years.”
Deena also spoke out about the storyline and how she didn’t want her character to die. “I not only didn’t have a storyline building up to it, but I also didn’t even have a grave in Emmerdale.
“They just sent my bits down south and I didn’t have any family left there so I did feel all of a sudden gone.
“And yes, in an ideal world it would have been fantastic to keep coming back in and muddying the waters and upsetting everybody and then back out as if nothing had happened.”
What is Deena Payne doing now?
Following her Emmerdale demise, Deena went back to the theatre. She has appeared on stage in Calendar Girls as well as in several pantomimes.
She has done some more TV, including True Crime and Doctors. It’s also reported she runs a dance school.
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Scott Windsor is out of prison in Classic Emmerdale, and vowing he’s turned over a new leaf! But is the bad boy of Emmerdale really a reformed character? Hmm…
In the meantime, we thought it was time for a quick recap of Scott Windsor in Emmerdale’s rollercoaster life in the village, his complicated family tree, and his very rocky love life!
Teenager Scott came to the village with his family (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Scott Windsor in Emmerdale
Young Scott Windsor arrived in Emmerdale in 1993, with his family – mum Viv, stepdad Vic, stepsister Kelly, and half-sister Donna.
But bad luck followed and first Scott was traumatised by the plane crash late in 1993, and by the reappearance of his dad Reg. Reg took Viv hostage and was shot by the police.
After that drama, Scott fell in with a bad crowd, and eventually left the village to join the army.
Return to the village
When Scott came back to Emmerdale in 1998, he fell in love with his stepsister, Kelly.
She was engaged to Roy Glover and even tried to take her own life after the stress of her affair and discovering she was pregnant proved too much.
Chloe and Scott had a romance (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Scott, Chloe and Zoe
Scott began dating Chloe Atkinson and they moved in together. But as it turned out, Scott had a one-night stand with Zoe Tate. Zoe had been suffering from schizophrenia at the time and couldn’t remember their liaison. So when she found out she was pregnant, it was surprise!
To everyone’s shock, Scott was accused of rape, because Zoe was a lesbian, but the police dropped the charges. Zoe’s brother, Chris Tate, launched a hate campaign against Scott. He even paid someone to sleep with him and then accuse him of rape.
Zoe managed to get the charges against Scott dropped, on condition he signed away his rights to access to baby Jean.
But after Chris’s death, they decided to make the effort to be co-parents.
Scott and Dawn
Continuing a trend, Scott fell for his new stepsister, Dawn Woods. She left her husband for him. But after getting into a fight, Scott split up with Dawn, though they later got back together.
Scott and Zoe were a toxic mix (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Kidnap!
Meanwhile, Scott was worried about Zoe’s plans to leave for New Zealand with Jean. Things got very nasty and Zoe ended up attacking Scott. She was charged with attempted murder but the case collapsed.
Struggling to cope, Scott kidnapped Zoe, her nephew Joseph and little Jean. Luckily his mum Viv talked him round but Scott was sent to jail – and Zoe went to New Zealand.
He tried to win Dawn back but she turned him down. So, vengeful Scott reported Dawn for benefit fraud and she was sent to jail. When Dawn was killed shortly after her release, Scott felt guilty.
His last hurrah in the village was a short-lived romance with his teen apprentice Debbie Dingle. They teamed up on Rodney Blackstock and were humiliated when he turned the tables.
Scott Windsor left Emmerdale in 2007.
Who played Scott Windsor?
Teenager Scott was played by Toby Cockerell when he first came to the village.
After he left and returned, the role was recast and Ben Freeman took the part of Scott Windsor.
Ben’s off-screen life was almost as dramatic as his alter ego’s life in Emmerdale.
His relationship with Amy Nuttall, who played Chloe, put them in the pages of the gossip mags. And in 2007, he was accused of rape. Ben was cleared of the charges but didn’t return to Emmerdale. Instead he concentrated on his musical theatre career
In 2021, he appeared in EastEnders as drug dealer Caleb Malone.
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Rodney Blackstock in Emmerdale has had quite the romantic life in his almost 75 years on this earth. In fact he’s still keen to keep going as long as he can!
But while he doesn’t have a love interest at the moment, he has had some pretty questionable liaisons in the past – just take Simon’s mum, Lesley, for one!
Let’s take a look at Rodney’s very lively love life.
Diane was furious to see Rodney again (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Rodney and Diane in Emmerdale
Born in 1949, Rodney met Diane Lambert at a fairground when she was 18 and he was 16. They got married in 1965 and had a child, Bernice in 1968.
However Rodney left them without any explanation when Bernice was just five years old. It turned out he’d been having an affair with her sister Val Lambert, which produced son Paul in 1974.
Rodders then went on to marry Maureen, who gave birth to their daughter, Nicola Blackstock in 1978.
Diane was shocked to see him when he arrived in Emmerdale in October 2000. Ashley Thomas had invited him to meet Bernice, but he had no idea their history was so troubled.
This wasn’t love (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Louise Appleton
Sticking true to form, charmer Rodney went for a younger woman when he first arrived in the shape of Louise Appleton. He was rich and suave, what was not to like!
However, there was still a burning attraction between him and Diane. They couldn’t help themselves and ended up in bed together. Louise dumped Rodney and he decided to focus on work not women – for a while, at least!
Turned out Rodney didn’t have enough money to buy Steph’s love (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Steph Stokes
In 2003, Rodney and Steph Stokes were in a relationship. He was all-in and proposed to her. However, they ended up calling off the engagement when it became clear Steph wasn’t actually into him and was in it for his money. That complicated matters when she realised Rodders wasn’t as rich as she thought, so it came to an end.
Val had always wanted Rodney (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Rodney and Val Lambert in Emmerdale
So we know Rodney and Val had an affair, but at this point his ex-wife Diane did not know. So when Val pitched up in Emmerdale in 2004, things got very complicated.
Val was thrilled to see Rodney was still rich and handsome, so started dating him. But although he enjoyed Val’s company, truthfully he was still in love with Diane.
Val then made him confess their previous affair to Diane, which he did. Diane was upset, but was soon distracted by her colon cancer diagnosis. She confided in Rodney, who declared his undying love for her. She rejected an offer to rekindle their relationship and chose boyfriend Jack Sugden instead.
Things soured with Val after this and they had a huge showdown outside the church at the wedding of Diane and Jack. She then revealed he was the father of Paul, something he hadn’t known until now. Val then left and Rodney was single again.
Old-timer Rodney thought his luck was in with Kelly (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Rodney and Lesley Meredith and Kelly Windsor
Rodney loved a complicated love life it seemed when he bedded Lesley Meredith. She was the mother of Nicola’s boyfriend, Simon, and fell instantly in love with Rodney when she arrived in 2004.
Smitten Lesley thought all her Christmases had come at once when she and Rodney spent the night together. However, he was immediately full of regret and didn’t know how to break the news to her this wasn’t a happily-ever-after kind of thing.
So Kelly Windsor did it for her! She took Lesley’s place alongside Rodney at an event he was attending and Lesley was left humiliated and heartbroken.
But Rodney didn’t notice because he was fully engrossed in his fling with Kelly. That then turned in a serious relationship between the pair despite the 31-year age gap.
Rodney even bought Holdgate Farm for her and Paul to turn into a spa. However, he ran out of money and the plans for the spa had to be abandoned. Kelly promised she would stand by Rodney, but couldn’t help but be distracted by ex lover Scott Windsor. Rodney caught them together and they split up.
Caught out! (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Rodney becomes a male escort in Emmerdale
After he began dating Georgia Sharma, Rishi’s ex, Rodney decided one woman wasn’t enough so he became a male escort behind Georgia’s back.
It was good money and he was having a good time, but he was soon to be caught out. He had accompanied one of Georgia’s friends to a formal party and when she then met Rodders as Georgia’s boyfriend his secret was exposed. However, surprisingly Georgia took him back and allowed him to continue due to the money he made!
Things got a little fruity when Veronica, Georgia’s mate, tried to seduce him. In a very un-Rodney way, he actually refused! His next job was with a woman called Janet who wanted to make her husband jealous, but the husband ended up punching Pollard in a case of mistaken identity (thanks to Rodney not owning up!)
Misty was another of Rodney’s younger girlfriends (Credit: ITV)
Misty
Rodney went for another age-gap romance when he got together with Misty, who was 40 years his junior. She saw him as his spirit animal rather than an old man and to Bernice and Nicola’s disgust they enjoyed a very active sex life.
The sisters plotted to get rid of Misty and pulled it off. They lied that Rodney had osteoarthritis and only had a few months of normal life left. So Misty dumped him and left for Thailand.
Diane made a huge drunken mistake – more than once! (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale: Rodney and Diane again!
Back in 2021, Rodney and Diane had a drunken wild night out – that ended in the sack for them! He was desperate for them to get back together, trying every trick in his very old playbook. But she was adamant it was just a one-night stand.
However, his luck when in when Diane was upset by comments Belle made. Feeling vulnerable, Rodney comforted her and she gave into his advances again. She even drunkenly agreed to move in with him.
Full of regret the next day, Diane tried to back out of her promise, but an injury left her needing Rodney more than ever! However, by October 2021 she had made up her mind – she left Rodney – and the village of Emmerdale – behind.
So was Diane Rodney’s one true love? He hasn’t had much in the way of romance since then, but surely a man like Rodney’s not given up the game yet?!
In this week’s Classic Emmerdale, things have been heating up between Kelly Windsor and Jimmy King, as the pair take to a hotel together following a run-in with bad vicar Ethan Blake.
In episodes which aired today (July 25), steamy scenes see Jimmy and Kelly share a steamy bubble bath together. Meanwhile, back in the village, she stirs the pot by gossiping with Edna Birch about a supposed affair between Ethan and Laurel Potts.
Played by actress Adele Silva, Kelly was one of Emmerdale’s most memorable residents, appearing on the soap from 1993 to 2007.
But what happened to Kelly Windsor… and could Adele ever return to the soap?
Adele Silva played Kelly on Emmerdale (Credit: ITV/YouTube)
Who was Kelly Windsor?
Kelly first appeared in the village in 1993, along with her mother Viv, father Vic, stepbrother Scott and half-sister Donna.
During her time, Kelly became known for a series of high-profile and often controversial romantic attachments. This included a relationship with stepbrother Scott. The resulting affair led to the collapse of her marriage to Roy Glover and a subsequent mental health crisis which led her to try and take her own life.
For a while, it looked as though Jimmy may be the one, but he jilted her at the altar after he learned that she’d both aborted his child (doing so to keep a lucrative modelling contract) and kissed Eli Dingle.
She left the soap again in 2007, briefly returning in 2011… with Jimmy’s son, Elliot, in tow.
Adele left Emmerdale to pursue career opportunities beyond the Dales (Credit: ITV/YouTube)
Why did Adele Silva leave Emmerdale?
Speaking to The Sun at the time, Adele revealed how she left Emmerdale out of a fear of being typecast.
“I look quite young and everyone thought of me as being Kelly the schoolgirl. I struggled to get away from the little girl image. I’ve grown up a lot, though, and I’m looking forward to going back and showing the cast and crew that I’m now a sexy woman,” she told the tabloid about her 2000 exit.
She left again in 2007, taking what was initially supposed to be a 12-month break to focus on other projects. Her return was confirmed for 2008…. but it took her four years to return to the soap.
When she did, she did so as a part of Jimmy’s amnesia storyline. Once this was up, she left again, declining to return to the soap after the birth of her first child in 2014.
Adele’s other TV appearances include Celebrity Mastermind (Credit: BBC/YouTube)
What else has Adele Silva been in?
During her time away from Emmerdale, Adele appeared on episodes of Lily Savage’s Blankety Blank, Celebrity Fear Factor and the third series of Hell’s Kitchen.
In 2008, she appeared in the comedy-horror film Doghouse alongside EastEnders star Danny Dyer, and, uh, Strippers vs Werewolves in 2011.
She went on to play Angela in Hollyoaks, briefly appearing in the Channel 4 soap opera across several episodes in July 2015.
Between acting work, Adele was spotted working at a clothing store in Los Angeles – pictured cleaning windows in a branch of Ted Baker.
“I was taking time out, travelling and living in New York and Los Angeles. I knew the manager and as I love clothes, I thought it would be a nice way to meet people because it’s hard to make friends in a place like LA. It can be isolating. I did a drama course for the same reason,” she said during a 2011 interview.
Adele is now a teacher at the National Film and Television School.
Former Emmerdale star Adele Silva – husband, family and children
Adele is mum to Sienna (Credit: Shutterstock)
Just 15 weeks before she joined Hollyoaks in 2015, Adele gave birth to her daughter Sienna.
She revealed during an interview with Lorraine at the time that she had suffered three miscarriages before having her longed-for child. Sienna is now nine.
Speaking to OK just after Sienna’s birth, Adele admitted: “I thought we’d never get here.”
Sienna’s dad is Adele’s long-term partner Oliver Farber. Prior to meeting Oliver, Adele was in a relationship with Blue singer Anthony Costa.
The actress hasn’t ruled out a return to the soap (Credit: ITV/YouTube)
Will Kelly Windsor ever return to Emmerdale?
While Kelly hasn’t returned to the Dales since her 2011 exit, the door remains open for her return. Calls for her return include Mandy Dingle star Lisa Riley, who said to Inside Soap earlier this year: “I think she’s a great actress and there’s a lot of untold stories there.”
And Adele herself told The Sun in 2022 she’d be up for a return.
“I’d definitely go back if they asked me,” she said. “Obviously Kelly’s son is there and she’s not seen him for years.
“Then there’s little April. You can imagine Marlon’s face if her auntie Kelly turned up. He’d be horrified.”
And with her daughter, Sienna, being older now, Adele admitted it would be a good time to return.
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.
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