Emmerdale's most memorable characters as she's been involved with some of the show's biggest and most powerful storylines. Emma Atkins has played the iconic character for over two decades as she made her first screen appearance as Charity in March 2000.Charity has been struggling recently on the ITV programme after being deserted by her family.She had cheated on her fiancé Vanessa Woodfield as she was spotted kissing Mackenzie Boyd, so not only lost her family, but also the love of her life.
Her time on the soap has certainly had its ups and downs, from multiple marriages and a lesbian affair to long-lost children turning up and being accused of murder.
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