Diane Sugden
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Elizabeth Estensen | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1999– | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 23 November 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Kieran Roberts | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Barmaid (1965–2016) Pub landlady (1999–2016) B&B Owner (2016–) |
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| Home | Brook Cottage | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sisters | Val Pollard |
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| Husband | (backstory) Jack Sugden (2004–2009) |
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Robert Sugden Andy Sugden |
| Stepdaughters | Victoria Sugden |
| Granddaughters |
Gabby Thomas Diane Willis |
| Nephews | Paul Lambert |
| Nieces | Sharon Lambert |
Diane Jean Sugden (also Lambert and Blackstock) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Emmerdale, portrayed by Elizabeth Estensen. Since her first appearance in 1999 she has been involved in several high-profile storylines, including her marriage to Jack Sugden (Clive Hornby) and his subsequent death, a battle with colon cancer, the revelation that her ex-husband (Patrick Mower) fathered her sister Val Lambert's (Charlie Hardwick) son, being held hostage in a siege at The Woolpack, sleeping with her sister Val's husband Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell), assaulting a police officer, being involved in a helicopter crash, coping with her sister Val's death in the crash, being stabbed by Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) after thinking she broke into the pub, the revelation that her cancer has returned and a feud with Chrissie White (Louise Marwood) after it is revealed that she framed Andy Sugden (Kelvin Fletcher) - Diane's adoptive stepson - for attempted murder.
Diane is introduced in 1999 as the mother of (Samantha Giles), the manageress of The Woolpack public house. Diane raised Bernice alone after her unreliable husband (Patrick Mower) left her. Unbeknown to Diane, Rodney had also had an affair with her younger sister Val, resulting in Val's pregnancy and the birth of a son, Paul (Matthew Bose).
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