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Old 12-09-2016, 11:55
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http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emme...ister-rebecca/

For those that didn't know Emily was Carli in The Inbetweeners. I'm glad to see Rebecca introduced though I'm surprised she's this young, I thought the character was supposed to be older than Chrissie but I was obviously mistaken.
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Old 12-09-2016, 11:57
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It's about time

I never expected her to be this young either. I thought Rebecca was either older or just a year or so younger than Chrissie
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Old 12-09-2016, 12:03
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Having her much younger might actually be something of a master strokes, I think they should have her young immature and completely self absorbed which would explain her absence up until this point. My only issue is she should have been a similar build to Alicia going off chrissies wedding dress but that is being pinickity.
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Old 12-09-2016, 12:08
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One reason for her being much younger which immediately strikes me is maybe she was conceived by IVF which wasn't available in the mid 70s when Chrissie was conceived but was beginning to be privately by the late 80s when Rebecca would have been.

That would explain Lawrence's comment about things being different with Rebecca re his being her Father. He knows he is, because she was a test tube baby.

That will cause more problems between Chrissie and Rebecca.
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Old 12-09-2016, 12:10
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Having her much younger might actually be something of a master strokes, I think they should have her young immature and completely self absorbed which would explain her absence up until this point. My only issue is she should have been a similar build to Alicia going off chrissies wedding dress but that is being pinickity.
I think this could work, but the problem for me would be the similarity with Maisie Wylde who was again quite a spoilt and selfish character when first introduced; Declan's daughter Mia was the same. I think it would be interesting to have Rebecca introduced perhaps with Lawrence and Chrissie thinking she is successful, when she is in fact broke.
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Old 12-09-2016, 12:11
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One reason for her being much younger which immediately strikes me is maybe she was conceived by IVF which wasn't available in the mid 70s when Chrissie was conceived but was beginning to be privately by the mid to late 80s when Rebecca would have been.

That would explain Lawrence's comment about things being different with Rebecca re his being her Father. He knows he is, because she was a test tube baby.

That will cause more problems between Chrissie and Rebecca.
How much younger do yo envision her being? I can see her being Roberts age, I wonder if there is any history there? Ryan Hawley was screen testing a few weeks ago when with an unknown actor/actress auditioning for a new a role.
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Old 12-09-2016, 12:13
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I think this could work, but the problem for me would be the similarity with Maisie Wylde who was again quite a spoilt and selfish character when first introduced; Declan's daughter Mia was the same. I think it would be interesting to have Rebecca introduced perhaps with Lawrence and Chrissie thinking she is successful, when she is in fact broke.
Being broke wouldn't be to dramtic considers daddy is absolutely minted. I think the fact she hasn't shown up even after all her family's trauma mean she will have to be selfish and self obsessed to some extent.
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Old 12-09-2016, 12:24
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Never heard of her, but her dad was great as the PM in Little Britain.
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Old 12-09-2016, 12:24
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How much younger do yo envision her being? I can see her being Roberts age, I wonder if there is any history there? Ryan Hawley was screen testing a few weeks ago when with an unknown actor/actress auditioning for a new a role.
Well Head was born in December 88 so i was assuming about the same. Robert was born Spring 86 (I think, it was definately 86) so a couple of years younger than him.

She might be playing older than she is in real life of course, and I'm unsure of when IVF became available - it might well have been mid 80s if you were willing to spend enough - as Lawrence would have been I'm sure.

It was certainly after Chrissie though, who they might not have given an exact age for but i think must be late thirties, more likely 40ish.
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Old 12-09-2016, 12:26
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Never heard of her, but her dad was great as the PM in Little Britain.
Also fantastic in Buffy. Not to mention 'those' coffee adverts and I saw him play Frank N Furter rather well in the early 90s.
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Old 12-09-2016, 12:28
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Well Head was born in December 88 so i was assuming about the same. Robert was born Spring 86 (I think, it was definately 86) so a couple of years younger than him.

She might be playing older than she is in real life of course, and I'm unsure of when IVF became available - it might well have been mid 80s if you were willing to spend enough - as Lawrence would have been I'm sure.

It was certainly after Chrissie though, who they might not have given an exact age for but i think must be late thirties, more likely 40ish.
It was confirmed earlier this year chrissie was born in 1980 when she found Ronnies love letter to Lawrence so she is only 36 which is why I think Rebecca will be late twenties to very early thirties, I'm also expecting her to have a romantic history with Robert because he was so screen te stings for a new arrival and also because it's a very Emmerdale thing to do.
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Old 12-09-2016, 12:30
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Never heard of her, but her dad was great as the PM in Little Britain.
Her dad is Tony head? -I love him I wish he was being cast
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Old 12-09-2016, 12:36
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Well Head was born in December 88 so i was assuming about the same. Robert was born Spring 86 (I think, it was definately 86) so a couple of years younger than him.

She might be playing older than she is in real life of course, and I'm unsure of when IVF became available - it might well have been mid 80s if you were willing to spend enough - as Lawrence would have been I'm sure.

It was certainly after Chrissie though, who they might not have given an exact age for but i think must be late thirties, more likely 40ish.
Louise Brown - the world's s first test tube baby - was born in the late 70 s. I remember her being on TV a lot when I was a kid, and she was a couple off years younger than me ( I was born in 75). I don't t know when it became widely available though.

I didn't know 'Carly' was the daughter of Anthony Head and niece of Murray Head . Good pedigree. Plus, she is an experienced TV actress.
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Old 12-09-2016, 12:48
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It was confirmed earlier this year chrissie was born in 1980 when she found Ronnies love letter to Lawrence so she is only 36 which is why I think Rebecca will be late twenties to very early thirties, I'm also expecting her to have a romantic history with Robert because he was so screen te stings for a new arrival and also because it's a very Emmerdale thing to do.
Oh I must have missed that date - thanks.

It still makes her too old to possibly have been a product of IVF as the first birth was in 1978 and all the babies born that way for the first few years did so under the glare of publicity.

But, by the late 80s, it was much more common place (though still very expensive if done privately with a high failure rate) which is why I think this is the route they will take with Rebecca due to them having cast somebody born then and Lawrence's comment about the circumstances of her parentage being "different" to Chrissie's and that he is her biological father.

I think Rebecca will be 8 or 9 years younger than Chrissie, as the actress is.

Personally, I doubt that Robert will have had a prior affair with Rebecca as he never seemed concerned about her turning up and revealing it and you'd think he would have been back when he wanted to marry Chrissie for her money.

I think it is more likely that he'll try and team up with her to bring Chrissie down. Perhaps appealing to her greed, "why should she share Lawrence's money with Chrissie when Chrissie isn't his real daughter" type thing.

So, they'd have lots of scenes together, hence the screen test.

Or she might want to get with him.
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Old 12-09-2016, 12:50
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Being broke wouldn't be to dramtic considers daddy is absolutely minted. I think the fact she hasn't shown up even after all her family's trauma mean she will have to be selfish and self obsessed to some extent.
True, but they could have her perhaps running a business that was failing and she gets Lawrence to invest, only to end up losing all of his money. Unrealistic I know but it would be entertaining, particularly to see Chrissie's reaction.
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Old 12-09-2016, 12:55
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Louise Brown - the world's s first test tube baby - was born in the late 70 s. I remember her being on TV a lot when I was a kid, and she was a couple off years younger than me ( I was born in 75). I don't t know when it became widely available though.

I didn't know 'Carly' was the daughter of Anthony Head and niece of Murray Head . Good pedigree. Plus, she is an experienced TV actress.
Yes, it was 1978. I also remember the News the day she was born - I was 7.

I'm not sure when it became widely available either - i know it was by the time I was an adult in the 90s but think it was still a relatively new thing - at least for the NHS.

I think the multiple births from IVF started hitting the headlines in the late 80s.

Having had a quick Google, they seemed to still be in the experimental stage in the early to mid 80s which is why i think a late 80s birth date is more realistic if they decide to go down that plot route.

Personally I think it would be interesting and not something i remember being done before.

She'd have the same feelings of having her life be based on deceit as Chrissie has had, but in a very different way as her Dad is still her Dad.

Of course IVF is quite usual now, but i can see somebody struggling if they were to find out as an adult that was their start in life - especially if it was to hide their parents sexuality. Plus of course, her not being fully related to Chrissie any more.
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Old 12-09-2016, 13:05
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Yes, it was 1978. I also remember the News the day she was born - I was 7.

I'm not sure when it became widely available either - i know it was by the time I was an adult in the 90s but think it was still a relatively new thing - at least for the NHS.

I think the multiple births from IVF started hitting the headlines in the late 80s.

Having had a quick Google, they seemed to still be in the experimental stage in the early to mid 80s which is why i think a late 80s birth date is more realistic if they decide to go down that plot route.

Personally I think it would be interesting and not something i remember being done before.

She'd have the same feelings of having her life be based on deceit as Chrissie has had, but in a very different way as her Dad is still her Dad.

Of course IVF is quite usual now, but i can see somebody struggling if they were to find out as an adult that was their start in life - especially if it was to hide their parents sexuality. Plus of course, her not being fully related to Chrissie any more.
Yes, it would be a shock!
I get the impression Lawrence was wealthy from a young age, so I guess he would have been able to afford it in the late 80s.

Although I'M m wondering if it would be less of a shock to someone of her generation who has grown up with IVF becoming increasingly common?
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Old 12-09-2016, 13:20
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I hope Rebbeca is a lot more likable than her sister.

Also are they copying off the Sadie King entrance with Rebecca? I noticed the helicopter in the background of the pictures.
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Old 12-09-2016, 13:20
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About time! I hope they try to explain why she never appeared before, despite her father suffering numerous heart attacks and being shot.
It will be interesting to see the Whites and Robert interact with her. I can't see any of them being killed off now...
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Old 12-09-2016, 13:23
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Oh I must have missed that date - thanks.

It still makes her too old to possibly have been a product of IVF as the first birth was in 1978 and all the babies born that way for the first few years did so under the glare of publicity.

But, by the late 80s, it was much more common place (though still very expensive if done privately with a high failure rate) which is why I think this is the route they will take with Rebecca due to them having cast somebody born then and Lawrence's comment about the circumstances of her parentage being "different" to Chrissie's and that he is her biological father.

I think Rebecca will be 8 or 9 years younger than Chrissie, as the actress is.

Personally, I doubt that Robert will have had a prior affair with Rebecca as he never seemed concerned about her turning up and revealing it and you'd think he would have been back when he wanted to marry Chrissie for her money.

I think it is more likely that he'll try and team up with her to bring Chrissie down. Perhaps appealing to her greed, "why should she share Lawrence's money with Chrissie when Chrissie isn't his real daughter" type thing.

So, they'd have lots of scenes together, hence the screen test.

Or she might want to get with him.



I'd imagine she will probably hate him by now after everything he did to her family, with the history it could have been before Robert and chrissie got together which would mean he had no reason to worry about her attending the wedding but may leave her felling additionally bitter towards him if she felt he was just using her for her money.
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Old 12-09-2016, 13:27
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I don't know if it's the floppy hat, the overdone red lipstick or the fact that she appears to be wearing a pair of black net curtains over her underwear but she looks more like Chrissie's eccentric old aunt than her younger sister!
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Old 12-09-2016, 13:34
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All the articles keep referring to them as warring sisters , when did this narrative happen. After the disaster last year chrissie went to seek refuge with her and Lachlan has been to stay with her a couple of times. Why do they have to have all sibling in soap as feuding with each other
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Old 12-09-2016, 13:42
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About time! I hope they try to explain why she never appeared before, despite her father suffering numerous heart attacks and being shot.
It will be interesting to see the Whites and Robert interact with her. I can't see any of them being killed off now...
No problem - she'll have been in some remote foreign parts where you can't get a phone signal - you know, like Europe or USA.
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Old 12-09-2016, 13:46
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I don"t imagine Chrissie on being keen on being with somebody her sister already has, whether it was before Robert met her or not. I also can't imagine her wanting to have her Husband's ex, even if it is her sister, as their bridesmaid either. I certainly wouldn't.

Hard to imagine it not coming up in one of the various arguments Robert has had with Chrissie or Lawrence over the past 2 years either, if they knew.

If they didn't know, there would still be the danger of Chrissie reacting badly if she were to find out and either not going through with the wedding or dumping him afterwards - something he was very keen to avoid at the time.

So, again, i find it hard to believe that he wouldn't have been nervous at the prospect of her returning at that time, as she was meant to for the wedding.

So, for me, i would find it quite unrealistic for what was shown at that time, and a bit crap if it were to be revealed that they'd previously been involved.

But, anything is possible.

Will she hate him though? We know nothing about her really, she might not like Lawrence and Chrissie very much. Especially once she learns what has been happening whilst she has been away.

Even if she does hate him, she might still find him useful as an ally. Or might still find him attractive. You can hate somebody's actions but still be physically attracted to them.

But it's an open book really.
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All the articles keep referring to them as warring sisters , when did this narrative happen. After the disaster last year chrissie went to seek refuge with her and Lachlan has been to stay with her a couple of times. Why do they have to have all sibling in soap as feuding with each other
Probably around the same time they decided to give Chrissie a personality transplant
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