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Charlotte Bellamy: Emmerdale’s Laurel battles betrayal, actress’s calm family life

The actress appeared in Walford before her time in the Dales

Emmerdale star Charlotte Bellamy has been through the ringer as Laurel Thomas and her latest storyline is no exception.

As Laurel struggles to deal with Jai’s betrayal, thankfully things are far calmer off-screen for actress Charlotte.

In real life, she’s happily married with three children.

So who is Charlotte Bellamy? Here’s everything we know about her.

Emmerdale Kim tells Laurel she's found a buyer and Laurel is devastated to lose her home
Laurel is having an emotional time (Credit: ITV)

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Who does Charlotte Bellamy play in Emmerdale?

Charlotte plays Laurel Thomas.

She buzzed into Marlon and Tricia’s engagement party dressed as a bumblebee back in 2002.

Since then, she’s been at the heart of many of the show’s most dramatic stories.

She’s been married three times – twice to the same man – suffered the death of a child, and a heartbreaking termination, lost beloved husband Ashley to dementia, and fought alcoholism.

She was in a relationship with Jai Sharma, but things have gone badly wrong after she discovered he’d taken out a massive loan in her name.

Emmerdale star Charlotte Bellamy poses on the red carpet at the TV choice awards in a black jumpsuit
Charlotte is much more glamorous than Laurel too (Credit: SplashNews.com)

Who is Charlotte Bellamy married to?

Thankfully, Charlotte’s real-life husband is much more trustworthy!

Charlotte is married to Mungo Denison, who is the co-founder and director of SKYMAGIC Drone Shows.

How many children does Charlotte have?

They have three children – Sunnie was born in 2004, Herbie followed in 2007 and daughter Teddie Boo Florence arrived in 2009.

Speaking to Inside Soap shortly after the birth of her third child, Charlotte revealed how they picked the unusual names.

“We pick them from random places, such as fields or somewhere we’ve heard other people mentioning,” she said.

“For example, I heard someone call her child Herbie about 10 years ago, and loved it.”

The couple had been together for 18 years before they got married in 2012.

Speaking on Loose Women in 2015 about why they decided to finally wed, Charlotte said: “[It was] the kids really. We’ve got three kids and we thought it was probably about time.”

She revealed it wasn’t a huge event and “nobody was invited” and her dress was from the market!

“It was a great day, I had no stress, nobody knew.”

They only told their kids they were getting married over breakfast on the morning of the wedding!

How old is Emmerdale star Charlotte Bellamy?

Charlotte was born on March 19, 1973.

She is currently 48 years old and will turn 49 next month.

Emmerdale star Charlotte Bellamy plays religious fanatic Sue Taylor in EastEnders in 1996
Charlotte was in EastEnders before settling in the Dales (Credit: BBC/YouTube)

Was Charlotte Bellamy in EastEnders?

Before her Emmerdale days, Charlotte had a small role in EastEnders.

She played Sue Taylor, the girlfriend of religious fanatic Alistair Matthews.

Alistair was a store manager who had caught Sarah Hills shoplifting, but promised not to call the police if she came to his Christian fellowship.

Sarah was captivated by him and joined the cult, but during a crisis of faith she had sex with Robbie Jackson.

Alistair condemned her, but she was furious to discover he was actually having pre-marital sex with Sue.

After Sarah publicly denounced him and Sue in front of the congregation they weren’t seen in Walford again.

Jai and Laurel reunite, but for how long (Credit: ITV)

What’s next for Laurel?

Laurel has ended her relationship with Jai, but it’s clear there’s a lot of love still there.

As she struggles to find it in her to forgive him, he’s desperate to make amends.

Laurel is wavering, especially after what’s happened to Marlon recently.

Feeling vulnerable and scared, Laurel gives in next week and falls back into Jai’s arms.

Although he’s absolutely thrilled by the reunion, can she really forgive and forget? Will she regret taking him back? And will it be over again before too long?

As she struggles to pick up the pieces will Laurel turn back to the booze?

Speaking recently to ED! and other press, Charlotte admitted: “Once you’re an addict you’re always an addict.

“Anything like this can rock them, but we’ll have to see how each of them manages. That’s always the devil on their shoulder, isn’t it?”

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Carena Crawford
Associate Editor (Soaps)