Bernice Thomas
| Bernice Blackstock | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Samantha Giles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1998–2002, 2004, 2012– | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 25 November 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Kieran Roberts (1998) Steve Frost (2004) Stuart Blackburn (2012) |
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| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Bernice Blackstock Bernice Binns Bernice Thomas Bernice Willis Bernice White |
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| Occupation | Barmaid (1998–2002, 2012–) Pub Landlady (1999–2002) Businesswoman (2013–) Beautician (2016–) |
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| Home | Brook Cottage | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mother | Diane Sugden |
| Stepfather | Jack Sugden (2004–2009) |
| Half-brothers | Paul Lambert |
| Half-sisters | Nicola King |
| Husband | Anthony Binns (backstory) Ashley Thomas (2000–2004) Charlie Willis (2004–2012) Lawrence White (2015–) |
| Daughters |
Gabby Thomas Diane Willis |
| Stepdaughters | Rebecca White (2016-) |
| Aunts | Val Pollard |
| Nieces | Angelica King |
| First cousins |
Paul Lambert Sharon Lambert |
Bernice Marie White (also Blackstock and Thomas) is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Samantha Giles. She made her first on screen appearance on 25 November 1998. In September 2012, it was announced Giles had reprised her role and Bernice returned on 20 November 2012, after nearly nine years away from Emmerdale.
Bernice arrives in the village and finds work as a barmaid at The Woolpack. Initially she does not like Tricia Stokes (Sheree Murphy), but after they discover their partners – Gavin and Jason Kirk (James Carlton) – are having an affair, they become good friends. In April 1999, it is revealed that Bernice, originally from down south, came to Leeds by closing her eyes and pointing at a map. The reason - she left her husband Anthony after finding him in bed with another man. Bernice calls off her engagement to Gavin, who was unfaithful with her friend, Stella Jones (Stephanie Schonfield). She then becomes the landlady of The Woolpack thanks to a bequest from the guilt-ridden Stella. Bernice begins a relationship with the local vicar, Ashley. After getting Bishop George's (Peter Cartwright) blessing, they marry on Christmas Day. Bernice is given away by her mother, Diane, even though her father, (Patrick Mower), is in attendance.
Bernice falls pregnant but miscarries and in her grief, she lashes out at Ashley and he takes a temporary job away from the village as he feels unable to help her. Bernice, however, feels abandoned and begins an affair with Carlos but this is complicated when Bernice discovers she is pregnant again but doesn't know who the father is. Bernice's half-sister, Nicola, arrives in the village and begins dating Carlos. She is clearly keener on him than he is on her but they later announce that they are getting married and expecting a baby but on her hen night, Nicola admits that she is not pregnant but felt it was the only way to get Carlos to settle down with her. Bernice makes Nicola tell Carlos the truth and in revenge for Nicola's lies, Carlos tells her that he and Bernice are together and he could be the father of her baby. Nicola promptly tells the village about this, devastating Ashley, and he asks her to move out. Bernice, feeling guilty for hurting Ashley, tries to make amends but Ashley isn't interested and during another argument, they realise Bernice is in labour so he takes her to hospital where she has a daughter, who she names Gabrielle (Annelise Manojlovic). Bernice hopes Carlos is Gabby's father but a paternity test reveals she is Ashley's child, leading Ashley and Bernice to reconcile. However, Bernice's doubts about her marriage plus postnatal depression cause more problems between them and after Gabby's christening, Bernice tells Ashley that she does not love him any more. Finding living in Emmerdale after the split too difficult, Bernice takes on a job on a cruise liner and leaves Gabby with Ashley.
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