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Emmerdale’s Gabby Thomas: Rosie Bentham’s journey from 2001 to pregnancy storyline

Gabby is pregnant with Jamie's child

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Gabby has been a part of Emmerdale since 2001. But who plays her?

The character is the daughter of Bernice Blackstock and Ashley Thomas.

Over the years Gabby has been involved in many different storylines. However earlier this year Gabby fell pregnant with Jamie Tate’s child and she is due to give birth soon.

But what do we know about Gabby? And who is the actress who plays her?

How old is Gabby in Emmerdale?

Gabby is 19 (Credit: ITV)

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Gabby was born on Christmas Day 2001, which means she is now 19 years old.

Who are Gabby’s family?

Gabby is the daughter of Bernice and Ashley. However she raised a majority of her childhood by her stepmother, Ashley’s second wife Laurel.

Ashley sadly died in 2017. He had vascular dementia, but became ill with pneumonia.

Gabby and her half-brother Arthur (Credit: ITV)

Gabby has a half-sister Dee Dee, who lives in Australia with her dad Charlie and mum Bernice.

She also has a half-brother and half-sister on her dad’s side. Arthur was born in 2007 and Dotty was born in 2016.

Who plays Gabby?

Gabby is currently played by 20-year-old actress Rosie Bentham.

Rosie took on the role of Gabby in 2016.

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Originally Gabby was played by Jemma Giles and Annelise Manojlovic.

Jemma and Annelise played Gabby from 2001. Jemma left the role in 2001, however Annelise continued to played Gabby until 2015.

Gabby was previously played by Annelise. But Rosie took on the role in 2016 (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

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When Gabby returned to the village in 2016, Rosie had taken on the role.

Gabby’s latest storyline

In tonight’s episodes (Thursday, September 23) viewers will see Gabby wanting to elope with Jamie, who is the father of her child.

Pregnant Gabby wants to marry the father of her son (Credit: ITV)

While she claims it’s for financial reasons, it’s become clear the teenager has feelings for him.

When Diane and Kim learn of Gabby’s plans they find her parked on a country road waiting for Jamie.

They plead with Gabby to see sense and call off the wedding to a man who doesn’t love her.

Will she see sense?

Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7pm on ITV, with an extra episode at 8pm on Thursdays.

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Charlotte Rodrigues
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Charlotte Rodrigues joined Entertainment Daily in April 2018, as Audience Engagement Executive. A huge soap fan, Charlotte then became Senior Soap Writer, delivering the latest storylines and spoilers to our followers.