Perdita Hyde-Sinclair

Emmerdale character

Portrayed by

Georgia Slowe

Duration

2006–2008

First appearance

1 March 2006

Last appearance

22 July 2008

Introduced by

Kathleen Beedles

Classification

Former; regular

Profile

Home

Islington

Family	Sinclair
Brothers	Harry Hyde
Husband	Grayson Sinclair (2005–2008)

Family	Sinclair
Brothers	Harry Hyde
Husband	Grayson Sinclair (2005–2008)

Perdita "Perdy" Hyde-Sinclair (also Hyde) is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Georgia Slowe. She made her first on screen appearance on 1 March 2006.

In March 2006, Inside Soap announced Slowe and Christopher Villiers had joined the cast of Emmerdale on a regular basis, playing Perdy and Grayson Sinclair. The characters move into Oakwell Hall, after previously appearing in the run up to Sadie King (Patsy Kensit) and Alasdair Sinclair's (Ray Coulthard) wedding. Perdy was initially described as being similar to Sadie, with an Emmerdale spokesperson saying "Like Sadie, Perdy loves money, men and getting her way. She'll turn heads straight away, but whether she'll risk her marriage and status for a fling remains to be seen."

In December 2007, Slowe told Graham Young of the Birmingham Mail that her introduction to Emmerdale had been quiet and for the first six months she and Villiers had nothing to do. Slowe explained "We literally limped in and occasionally ambled into The Woolpack and bought an orange juice, so we were pulling our hair out. When they introduce new families, they have to do it very carefully, let people get used to you." The actress added the process of being introduced so gently was frustrating and only after the first six months did her character begin to evolve.

Perdita Hyde-Sinclair seemed to have it all. Brains, beauty and a happy marriage to Grayson - what more could a woman ask for? In reality, the gorgeous brunette nursed a secret. Her marriage to Grayson may seem a perfect match but his wandering eye caused her a lot of pain.

Soon after arriving, Perdy flirted with vet Hari Prasad, wanting to make Grayson jealous but couldn't be unfaithful despite Grayson's infidelities. She and Hari became good friends and Perdy needed her friends as Rosemary, her mother-in-law, felt Perdy wasn't good enough for Grayson. She was not pleased that Perdy had not presented her with any grandchildren and made that very clear but on learning of Perdy's repeated miscarriages was only concerned about Perdy being a danger to the family name. Grayson was shocked by what Perdy had suffered alone and promised to provide for her regardless as he had simply assumed that she'd never conceived until she told him otherwise. While Gray loved her, Perdy had agreed to turn a blind eye to his cheating as viewers were shocked to learn that he occasionally had one night stands with other men. When Perdy suspected Grayson was cheating again, she got revenge by sleeping with Matthew King. He was eager to take their relationship further but Perdy was still committed to Grayson so she and Matthew also became good friends. When she suspected she was pregnant, she confessed to Grayson as she was worried about who the father could be, but was relieved to find it was a false alarm. Attempting to make amends for his cheating, Grayson bought Mill Cottage. Seeing Grayson put Perdy first, Rosemary began causing trouble between them.

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