Victoria Sugden
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Isabel Hodgins as Victoria Barton (2012)
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Isabel Hodgins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1994– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 31 March 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Mervyn Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | B&B Assistant (2010–14) Receptionist (2012) Shop Assistant (2012–14, 2016–) Chef (2014–) Barmaid (2014–) |
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| Home | Keepers Cottage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hannah Midgley who played Victoria from 1996 to 2006
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| Family | Sugden |
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| Father | Jack Sugden |
| Mother | Sarah Sugden |
| Stepmother | Diane Sugden (2004–09) |
| Brothers | Andy Sugden (adoptive) |
| Half-brothers |
Jackie Merrick Robert Sugden |
| Husband | Adam Barton (2015–) |
| Grandfathers | Jacob Sugden |
| Grandmothers |
Annie Sugden Victoria Connolly |
| Uncles | Joe Sugden |
| Aunts | Peggy Skilbeck |
| Nephews | Jack Sugden (adoptive) |
| Nieces | Sarah Sugden (adoptive) |
| First cousins |
Sally Skilbeck Sam Skilbeck |
Victoria Anne Barton (née Sugden) is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale, played since 2006 by Isabel Hodgins. The character as a young child was played by Jessica Heywood, then Hannah Midgley. Victoria is currently the longest serving female character on the show.
Victoria is born in 31 March 1994 to Jack Sugden (Clive Hornby) and Sarah Connolly (Alyson Spiro). When she is only days old, her crying brings her grandmother, Annie (Sheila Mercier), out of the coma she has been in after being injured in the plane crash. In May, Jack and Sarah marry. Weeks later, Victoria stops breathing, due to a hole in her heart and needs an operation but makes a full recovery.
Andy Hopwood (Kelvin Fletcher) visits the farm with other children from a care home and becomes friendly with Victoria's brother, Robert (Christopher Smith) and the Sugdens eventually adopt him. The Sugdens struggle financially so Richie Carter (Glenn Lamont) becomes their new lodger. Sarah and Richie begin an affair and she left Jack for him, moving into Pear Tree Cottage together. Jack and Sarah battle for custody of the children and Sarah wins custody of Victoria. Sarah later dies in a barn fire started by Andy for insurance reasons. Jack is in the frame for arson and murder but is cleared.
Victoria later has an imaginary friend called Walter Todd and refuses to go out unless he could come too but grows out of it, like many children. Victoria later collapses and is rushed to hospital and is diagnosed with a ruptured appendix. Times are difficult for the Sugdens but life is made easier by Jack's relationship with Woolpack landlady, Diane Blackstock (Elizabeth Estensen). When Diane had discovers she has colon cancer, Victoria supports her and tells the congregation at Jack and Diane's wedding and is bridesmaid at Andy's wedding to Katie Addyman (Sammy Winward). Victoria later catches Katie and Robert in bed together and Robert threatens her into keeping quiet, only communicating via a dummy, Alfie. Jack loses patience and smashes Alfie and the truth is eventually revealed.
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