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Potd: 'Emmerdale's Gennie betrays Katie

7 November 2012 4:01 PM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

Gennie Walker's feud with Katie Macey escalates this evening (November 8) as she exposes the newlywed's recent deception. Tonight's double bill sees new mum Gennie (Sian Reese-Williams) pay a visit to Home Farm in a bid to patch things up with Katie. However, the pair soon find themselves embroiled in another huge row which makes things even worse between them. Seething following the argument, Gennie decides that she is not going to let Katie (Sammy Winward) get away with lying about Robbie any longer, so she heads to Mulberry Cottage to intervene. (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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'Emmerdale': Gennie shocks Katie - video

5 November 2012 7:06 AM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

Emmerdale's Katie Macey is shocked later this week as she realises that Gennie Walker kept quiet over Chas and Cameron's affair. Wednesday's (November 7) episode of the soap sees Katie pay a visit to Gennie (Sian Reese-Williams) and her newborn daughter, only for tensions to rise when the topic of conversation turns to Chas. Gennie defends Chas when Katie (Sammy Winward) seems to be judging her, (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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'Emmerdale' Sian Reese-Williams expects Gennie, Chas, Cameron fallout

16 October 2012 8:05 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

Emmerdale star Sian Reese-Williams has hinted that her character Gennie Walker may have to face the music for protecting Chas Dingle's secret. Back in the summer, Gennie discovered that half-sister Chas was having an affair with Cameron Murray, but she ultimately decided to keep quiet about it when the love cheats both agreed to end the fling.

> 'Emmerdale's 40th anniversary - full coverage With the affair storyline coming to a head for Emmerdale's 40th anniversary this week, it is possible that Debbie Dingle may soon find out that Cameron has betrayed her by sleeping with her aunt. Speaking to Digital Spy, Reese-Williams confirmed that Gennie will find herself in an awkward position if the truth about Chas and Cameron does come out. (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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'Emmerdale Live' rehearsals going well, says Sian Reese-Williams

15 October 2012 5:34 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

Emmerdale star Sian Reese-Williams has said that rehearsals for the soap's upcoming live episode are going well. The show's cast began practising their scenes for the special broadcast earlier this month, and had their first full-length run-through at the weekend. Speaking on Lorraine today (October 15), Reese-Williams expressed surprise at how the preparations currently seem to be going without a hitch.

Pictured: Sian Reese-Williams on Lorraine. The actress, who plays mum-to-be Gennie Walker, commented: "We're getting there. We had our first stagger-through on Saturday night, which went really well. I think we were all quite surprised at how well it went! "It's the first time we've run it in sequence, and I think we all came away going, 'We might actually pull this off'." She continued: "We're (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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'Emmerdale' Tom Lister reveals cast band Edna's Hat

12 October 2012 1:15 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

Emmerdale's Tom Lister has revealed that he is in a band with two of his fellow castmates. The Carl King actor disclosed that he started the group Edna's Hat with co-stars Sian Reese-Williams (Gennie Walker) and Dominic Brunt (Paddy Kirk) "We are in a band, three of us from the show - myself, Sian who plays Gennie, Dominic who plays Paddy - and a couple of guys, one from the crew and one friend," he told Stv. Explaining how the band began, the star added: "It was something we kind of fell in to, some of us love singing, some of us love playing instruments and we just kind of fell together at a charity event and it all snowballed there." Meanwhile, Lister also discussed Emmerdale's 40th (more) »

- By Paul Millar

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'Emmerdale' stars appear in 40th anniversary live episode teaser video

10 October 2012 1:22 PM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

A new video teasing Emmerdale's 40th anniversary live episode has been released. To mark four decades of drama on the Dales, ITV1 will air the Emmerdale Live special on Wednesday, October 17 at 7pm, as part of a week of celebrations. The video shows stars Adam Thomas, Gaynor Faye, Sian Reese-Williams, Sammy Winward and others talk about their excitement for next week's (more) »

- By Beth Curtis

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Emmerdale stars start live rehearsals

3 October 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | Virgin Media - TV | See recent Virgin Media - TV news »

'Emmerdale' stars have begun rehearsing for the soap's upcoming live episode. The ITV1 soap is celebrating its 40th anniversary later this month with an hour-long special and cast and crew had their first practice runs yesterday (02.10.12). Lucy Pargeter, who plays Chas Dingle, tweeted last night: ''#EmmerdaleLive 1st day of rehearsals done!!!!! Wow, Ouch and hope your gonna love it??? And relax... (sic)'' Sian Reese-Williams - who plays Gennie Walker - added: ''I think it's hit me today. Yikes. (sic)'' The cast and crew will have 11 days of rehearsals for the live episode in total, working for 10 hours across each of the »

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'Emmerdale' cast begin live episode rehearsals

3 October 2012 3:03 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

Emmerdale stars have begun rehearsing for the soap's upcoming live episode. Cast and crew had their first practice runs yesterday (October 2) ahead of the hour-long 40th anniversary special, which will air on ITV1 later this month. Lucy Pargeter, who plays Chas Dingle, tweeted last night: "#EmmerdaleLive 1st day of rehearsals done!!!!! Wow, Ouch and hope your gonna love it??? And relax…" Meanwhile, Sian Reese-Williams - better known as Gennie Walker - confessed: "I think it's hit me today. Yikes." The Emmerdale team will have 11 days of rehearsals for the live episode in total, working for 10 hours across each of the days. 61 cast members are involved in the challenging broadcast, while 350 supporting artistes will also be required. Additionally, 70 crew members will be working - almost double the number for a regular (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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'Emmerdale' stars tease Gennie, Nikhil baby aftermath

28 September 2012 9:15 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

Emmerdale stars Sian Reese-Williams and Rik Makarem have revealed that there are some "beautiful moments" in store for their characters Gennie Walker and Nikhil Sharma once their baby arrives. Gennie will give birth in the soap's 40th anniversary live episode next month, but the aftermath scenes with the new arrival have already been filmed - providing a new challenge for the pair on set. Reese-Williams commented: "Because we work ahead, we already have a baby. We've been working with a couple of babies, who are both great. "I don't really have much experience of babies, so the first time I held one was in a scene! I was literally handed the baby in a take, but I think I did okay." Makarem continued: "Because we're so used to each other as actors, we're usually quite relaxed on set. But having a baby on set (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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Emmerdale star Sian Reese-Williams confirms outdoor Gennie live birth

20 September 2012 4:39 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

Emmerdale's Sian Reese-Williams has confirmed that Gennie Walker will give birth during next month's live episode. Reese-Williams revealed that her character, who is engaged to factory partner Nikhil Sharma (Rik Makarem), will go into labour on the Dales. "I'm not allowed to say too much about how dramatic it is, but it's outside. And it all happens very quickly," she told the Daily Star newspaper. The actress also joked: "Apparently you sound like a cow when you're doing it, so I'm just going to moo a bit and it will be fine." However, the star also admitted that she is "nervous" about filming the scenes, adding: "I've been watching a lot of One Born Every Minute for tips." Speaking more generally about Gennie's pregnancy storyline, (more) »

- By Paul Millar

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'Emmerdale' live episode is exciting, says Nikhil actor Rik Makarem

19 September 2012 7:50 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

Emmerdale star Rik Makarem has expressed his excitement over the soap's upcoming live episode. The ITV1 drama goes live for a one-off special next month as part of the programme's 40th anniversary celebrations. Makarem's character Nikhil Sharma is among those taking centre stage in the big birthday week, as the businessman's partner Gennie Walker (Sian Reese-Williams) will go into labour. Appearing on Daybreak today (September 19), Makarem explained that he is hoping to enjoy the experience of the challenging live broadcast.

Pictured: Rik Makarem on Daybreak He said: "[I'm] very excited. I think all the cast generally are quite pumped up about it. I think we're all privileged and quite honoured (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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'Emmerdale': Chas's engagement party - video

10 September 2012 5:46 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

Emmerdale's Chas Dingle has a surprise engagement party thrown for her in Tuesday night's (September 11) episode of the soap. The gathering has been arranged by Dan, Diane and the Dingles, leaving Chas (Lucy Pargeter) shocked but pleased when she sees the effort that everyone has gone to. Later, after Gennie (Sian Reese-Williams) has spotted Chas and Cameron chatting at the party, she can't help questioning Chas about (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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'Emmerdale' star Rik Makarem reveals Nikhil, Gennie baby name row

22 June 2012 10:09 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

Rik Makarem has revealed that his Emmerdale character Nikhil Sharma is convinced his baby will be a boy. Gennie, played by Sian Reese-Williams, discovered she was pregnant with Nikhil's baby nearly a month ago. Speaking to MSN, the actor said that Nikhil's certainty leads to arguments over the baby's name. Makarem explained of the plot: "I don't think they know the sex, but Nikhil is subconsciously stating that it's a boy, much to Gennie's frustration. "So there's lots of cute moments with regards to discussions about boys (more) »

- By Paul Millar

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'Emmerdale' Sian Reese-Williams: 'I wouldn't put up with Nikhil'

13 June 2012 4:45 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

Emmerdale star Sian Reese-Williams has admitted that she would not stick with Nikhil Sharma in real life. The actress's character Gennie Walker has been in a relationship with Nikhil (Rik Makarem) for a few months, after they fell for each other while working at the factory together. Gennie's current storyline sees her struggling to break the news to Nikhil that she is expecting his baby. Reese-Williams told TV Times of the plot: "They have a communication problem and can't tell each other anything. He keeps going on about not wanting kids and it's putting her off telling him. "Do you know, if I were Gennie, I would have dumped him ages ago. He says stupid things to her on a daily basis! I wouldn't put up (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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'Emmerdale': Gennie receives a shock - video

6 June 2012 7:04 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

Emmerdale's Gennie Walker hears that she is 18 weeks pregnant in Thursday night's (June 7) double bill of the soap. After a pregnancy test has indicated that she is expecting a baby, Gennie (Sian Reese-Williams) is busy wondering how to break the news to Nikhil - but she soon has bigger things to worry about when she realises that she is bleeding. At the hospital, Gennie shares her symptoms, but the doctor says she has nothing to worry about and confirms her pregnancy. Gennie is then left (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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Emmerdale Sian Reese-Williams: Pregnancy brings Gennie, Nikhil closer

29 May 2012 11:09 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

Emmerdale's Sian Reese-Williams has predicted a bright future for Gennie and Nikhil. Reese-Williams, whose alter ego Gennie discovers she is pregnant next Wednesday, believes that the pair will put their turbulent past behind them. "I think he's going to surprise her with his reaction to the news. It's not what she expected him to do at all," she told Pa. "I think it will bring them closer together in their differences. I think we've got a lot of fun to come with this, even during the pregnancy and beyond with these two trying (more) »

- By Paul Millar

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