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Emmerdale star talks new baby plot

Tough times ahead for Debbie and Cameron
Tough times ahead for Debbie and Cameron

Emmerdale star Charley Webb, who plays Debbie Dingle in the soap has spoken about her big upcoming storyline. Warning: Spoiler Alert!

Speaking to This Morning, she said that her character Debbie has “no doubt” that she is doing the right thing for her daughter Sarah by having a ‘saviour sibling’.

Debbie and Andy (Kelvin Fletcher) will soon making plans to have another child together in a bid to save Sarah, who has been diagnosed with the rare genetic disorder and needs a bone marrow match.

Despite the fact that they are both in relationships, Debbie is with Cameron (Dominic Power) and Andy with Alicia (Natalie Anderson), they pretend they are a couple in order to get IVF treatment.

Webb revealed: "They've got to pretend that they're still a couple and there's no doubt in [Debbie's] mind that she's going to do that. She'll do whatever it takes.

"There's so many twists and turns, and they face problem after problem after problem after problem with the IVF. There's loads more to come.”

Andy and Debbie with Cameron in the middle and he doesn't like it one bit

The actress also said that she is glad Emmerdale bosses are raising awareness of the disorder that Sarah is suffering from, Fanconi Anaemia.

She explained: "Personally, I think it's extremely important. The hits on the Fanconi Anaemia website have gone up by 30 times more.

“Fanconi Anaemia is so rare and there's no research for it. I didn't even know it existed before I started this storyline, so I've actually struggled to research it because there's not much about, which is difficult because it's horrendous.

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