Emily Symons, who starred in Home and Away, played Louise Appleton in Emmerdale.
Louise left Emmerdale in 2008 to return to Australia after six years behind the bar of the Woolpack.
But who was she, exactly? Who is Emily Symons, the actress who portrayed her? And what is her age?
Who was Louise Appleton in Emmerdale?
Louise Appleton started working behind the bar at the Woolpack in Emmerdale in June 2001.
She rapidly became close friends with Diane Sugden, yet their friendship was strained when Diane slept with Louise’s boyfriend, Rodney Blackstock.
Ray Mullen became Louise’s boyfriend, and she even moved in with him.
Ray, on the other hand, was overbearing and manipulative.
He tricked her into believing she was being followed and encouraged her to join him in Italy.
Louise, on the other hand, learned Ray was stalking her and killed him by accident. With the help of besotted Terry Woods, she covered it up.
But she only wanted to be friends with Terry, so she began seeing married man Ronnie Marsden, then local vicar Ashley Thomas.
However, Louise later realised she had emotions for Terry, and the two decided to purchase the B&B together.
However, she had a passionate relationship with Matthew King and ended her relationship with Terry – only to find out that Matthew had been using her and dumped her days later.
Louise returned to Australia to lick her wounds with her tail between her legs.
When did Louise leave Emmerdale?
Louise returned to the show and began dating police officer Martin Crowe, played by Graeme Hawley, who later went on to play John Stape in Coronation Street!
They all moved into the Woolpack together, despite her struggles as a mother to his daughter Kayleigh.
However, all came apart when Martin attempted to apprehend Sam Dingle, who had assisted his terminally sick wife Alice in dying.
Martin and Louise separated up after Martin learned of Louise’s role in Ray’s death, but he agreed not to report her to the cops.
Louise then moved on to Jamie Hope, Bob Hope’s younger son. They eventually got engaged after many ups and downs, but things were called off when she was accused of infidelity.
Jamie and Louise went for Australia together in October 2008 after it was found she had won a beauty contest in Australia and the man she’d been suspected of cheating with was her manager.
Jamie reappeared in June 2009, revealing that Louise had deserted him for a man who resembled Crocodile Dundee.
Since her departure, Louise has been discussed.
When Ashley was suffering from dementia, he referred to Laurel as Louise, and Louise also donated to Sarah Sugden’s cancer treatment fundraising page in 2017.
Who played Louise Appleton in Emmerdale?
Emily Symons portrayed Louise.
Emily was a familiar face in Soapland before to her move to the Dales, thanks to her leading role in the Australian soap Home and Away.
Before moving to the UK, she portrayed Marilyn Chambers on and off from 1989 until 2001.
She returned to Home and Away in 2010 after leaving Emmerdale as Louise, and she is still there now.
Emily Symons’ age is unknown.
Emily is 52 years old, having been born on August 10, 1969.
She was 32 years old when she first started as Louise Appleton in Emmerdale.
When she left the Dales, the actress was 39 years old.
Is Emily Symons married?
Emily married Lorenzo Smith, a descendent of stationery magnate W.H. Smith and son of Viscount Hambleden.
They married in 2003 and divorced in 2005 after two years of marriage.
She was also engaged to footballer Matt Le Tissier and dated Matthew King’s Emmerdale co-star Matt Healy. Before she competed in Dancing on Ice in 2007, the couple had broken up.
How many children does she have?
Emily has been candid about her infertility issues.
In 2015, she revealed to New Idea: “I very much thought it couldn’t happen and I was too old.
“I thought it would be impossible but it isn’t.
“I’d given up, really, I thought I had tried every avenue that was available to us. My advice is to not give up if you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed by the whole process.”
In 2015, she became pregnant with her then-partner Paul Jackson, and at the age of 46, Henry Richard Francis Jackson was born.
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