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Emmerdale bosses have announced that former Coronation Street star Denise Black is joining the soap.
The actress, best known for playing Weatherfield's Denise Osbourne, has landed the part of Joanie, the adoptive grandmother of Amy Wyatt's son Kyle.
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Billed as "warm and loving", Amy will meet Joanie when she makes contact with the son she gave up for adoption a year and a half ago. The pair will form a friendship that will open up a whole new story for Amy as she gets to know her son and the life he has been living.
Speaking of her new role, Black commented: "Joanie's a character I've never played before. My first grandma! Dear lord, that came round quick! She is going to get some very tasty stories, so I'm really looking forward to it.
"I already know quite a few of the cast and I met Lesley Dunlop on my first day, who said, 'You'll love it here, it's a lovely job'. The casting came through on my birthday so there we go, what a present. I can't believe my luck."
Emmerdale series producer Kate Oates added: "I'm delighted to welcome Denise as a wonderful addition to Emmerdale. Her story will see her playing against some of our best-loved characters, and I know an actress of her calibre will be a fabulous asset to the show."
Black played the role of Denise in Coronation Street from 1992 to 2007. She has also appeared in Bad Girls and Queer As Folk.
Emmerdale will air Joanie's first scenes in August.
heydrich39
21-06-2013, 03:45
Hope its not an eastenders sonja story couldnt they think of anything else but another baby story yawn yawn
Former Coronation Street star Denise Black has said that her Emmerdale character Joanie will be 'feisty'.
The actress - best known for playing Weatherfield's Denise Osbourne - will play Joanie, the adoptive grandmother of Amy Wyatt's son.
Speaking on ITV's Lorraine today (August 8), Black said: "She's new, so I'm only just starting out there. I've got a pile of scripts to learn for next week. She's feisty, she plays poker, she drinks pints, she's a grandma.
"I've let my hair grow out grey for her, and people have started offering me their seats on the Tube, so that's all you need to know!"
Black also admitted that she has fond memories of her time at Coronation Street as Denise Osbourne.
"I'm very grateful. I'd done 12 years on the boards before that, a lot of it singing," she said. "I'm just grateful because that puts you in the public eye and the public are the people who give you work.
"The nice thing about Emmerdale... is they're beautiful, it's really friendly. It's like a family and they party at night together.
"That makes up for the big stress of what could be a treadmill, so they make it fun."
Emmerdale airs Denise Black's first scenes as Joanie later this month.
tammyy2j
09-08-2013, 00:20
She looks like an older version of Kerry :p
Former Coronation Street star Denise Black has admitted that her Emmerdale role came at the right time.
The actress, who will play newcomer Joanie in the soap, has revealed that she struggled with money after bowing out of her role as Weatherfield's Denise Osbourne in 1997.
Black said to The Sun: "If I don't work, I can't pay the bills and I didn't work after Corrie - I was broke.
"I wasn't bombarded with work and although I did get offered some big stage shows, I wanted to be a mum as well, so I turned them down.
"But I don't have any regrets about that. I don't have any regrets about anything."
Black returned to Coronation Street in 2007, but admitted that the stint did not go as well as she had hoped.
"When I watched it, I was disappointed in my own performance. I wish I could have gone back and done it again better," she explained.
"Corrie was such an important part of my life and career. It launched me and I wanted to do it justice."
Black will soon be at the centre of a big storyline on Emmerdale as the adoptive grandmother of Amy Wyatt's son Kyle.
She said: "I'm very lucky in that I've always played these very strong women. I was determined Joanie would be new - not Denise from Corrie.
"I can't wait for people to get to know her."
Former Coronation Street star Denise Black has admitted that her Emmerdale role came at the right time.
The actress, who will play newcomer Joanie in the soap, has revealed that she struggled with money after bowing out of her role as Weatherfield's Denise Osbourne in 1997.
Black said to The Sun: "If I don't work, I can't pay the bills and I didn't work after Corrie - I was broke.
"I wasn't bombarded with work and although I did get offered some big stage shows, I wanted to be a mum as well, so I turned them down.
"But I don't have any regrets about that. I don't have any regrets about anything."
Black returned to Coronation Street in 2007, but admitted that the stint did not go as well as she had hoped.
"When I watched it, I was disappointed in my own performance. I wish I could have gone back and done it again better," she explained.
"Corrie was such an important part of my life and career. It launched me and I wanted to do it justice."
Black will soon be at the centre of a big storyline on Emmerdale as the adoptive grandmother of Amy Wyatt's son Kyle.
She said: "I'm very lucky in that I've always played these very strong women. I was determined Joanie would be new - not Denise from Corrie.
"I can't wait for people to get to know her."
Emmerdale newcomer Joanie Wright has a potentially life-changing decision to make next week after she discovers the truth about Amy Wyatt.
Joanie is stunned when Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell) pays her a visit and reveals that Amy is the biological mother of baby Kyle.
Fearing that she could lose her adopted grandson, Joanie is reluctant to give Amy any further access to the child, but can she be talked round?
Here, Denise Black - who plays Joanie - reveals her character's reaction to the big bombshell.
What does Joanie make of Amy?
"My feeling is that Joanie on the deepest level has quite a strong feel for Amy, so I guess there's something in her past that connects her. Amy's a good girl. Joanie is very black and white, and so when she finds out the truth, she's quite capable of saying that Amy ditched her kid and she can have no part in his life. But she's also able to completely turn it on its head, meet the real person and let go of those prejudices."
Before the truth comes out, is Joanie suspicious of Amy?
"I think Joanie has slight feeling that everything's not quite right, but if you look at the picture through Joanie's eyes, you've got to remember that she just lost her daughter and son-in-law.
"Not only is she grieving over that with the sudden tragedy out of nowhere, there's also the back history that her daughter couldn't conceive, so she did IVF and then adopted. So this is a little baby from heaven and Joanie is all he has left. I think you have to remember this kind of context, that Joanie is worried - can she do this job?"
How is Joanie coping with looking after a baby after such a tragedy?
"I'm not yet a grandma, but my sister is, several times over. I've been watching people of my age with their grandchildren and they're fantastic, but for Joanie it's different because she can't just be with Kyle for the short lovely grandma piece of time, then hand him back. That's the fun piece of grand-parenting, handing them back!
"Joanie is there all the time and I think that's a big age gap and inside I think she struggles, as she's exhausted. She's done a very deep deal inside herself that Kyle must not see her grief. We all know how hard it is to hide grief. She's doing a good job, but I think there's a cost - I think she's exhausted."
Is Joanie comfortable in trusting Amy to look after Kyle on her own?
"I think that first off Joanie is quite suspicious, but the way she logics it is, 'Oh my God, she's just fantastic with this baby. I'm on my knees, I'm exhausted. Kyle adores her'. She says later that Amy is sent from up there to save her."
What happens when Pollard turns up to see Joanie?
"Well Pollard comes and Joanie's actually quite protective of Amy, saying, 'Hello, this is between me and Amy I really don't think you need to get involved'. So her first impression is that he's an overbearing parent. That's a bit weird, as Amy's an adult.
"They're talking at cross purposes, but once Pollard says that Amy is Kyle's real mother, she pops. Just literally in one second, her world falls apart. You know, what are the legal rights here? She might lose Kyle. It hurts Joanie that Amy has lied - I can't tell you how much it hurts."
Joanie tells Pollard that Amy won't get to see Kyle ever again now. Does she mean it?
"Absolutely. Joanie says what she means and means what she says. The interesting thing about Joanie is that although at first glance she doesn't look like a hot head, she is. That's where I come back to this idea that she has a fundamental understanding of where Amy might be coming from."
Amy comes back and begs for forgiveness. Is Joanie moved by that?
"She's definitely moved by Amy's plea. Amy has been hiding, and I think a lot of us hide behind stories and scenarios that we tell ourselves to make life slightly easier. Amy points out that she didn't leave Kyle because she didn't want her life messed up by a baby - she left Kyle because she felt too lowly to be able to offer Kyle a decent life. Well, if you take that on board, you open the door.
"Amy also says, 'How do you think Kyle's going to feel when he's grown up and he comes and he finds me and I tell him you wouldn't allow me to be part of his life?' I think that's what makes Joanie think."
Pollard also turns up and tries to convince Joanie, doesn't he?
"Yes, we see a most wonderful aspect of Pollard in this story. He's Joanie's age, and he's kind of grasped it. He's really good at it and he doesn't patronise Joanie, he goes straight in and she can connect with Pollard."
Unfortunately, just as they're making progress, Amy snatches Kyle…
"Yeah, they're just at the point where Pollard has suggested supervised visits, but then Amy and Kyle are gone. With that, I drew on the time when I lost my son when he was the same age as Kyle. I was going from a wedding to a reception. Everybody was walking so I knew all the people ahead, but it was London.
"My son was running ahead with a bunch of people and I could see he was fine and they went round the corner, but what happened that I didn't see was he kept running and he went beyond them. He got to the venue, but not supervised, and I'm just round the corner and I'm already worried because now I can't see him.
"I've got to say I was not magnificent and super-mum. I just stopped - I couldn't function and I couldn't breathe. The police were called and I didn't do anything - I just held my breath until it was over. What had happened was there were two wedding receptions in one building and he'd gone to the wrong one and he was eating someone else's cakes!"
Joanie gets Kyle back, but is it the final straw when it comes to Amy?
"Well, here we go with one of the interesting things about Joanie. Joanie is able to review things overnight and give it a second go. She understands on a basic level that it would be better for Kyle to have some kind of access to his biological family. She just can't control it, that's her problem."
What has the story been like to film?
"Fab! My first scene in the role was with Chelsea, then I met the adorable Charlie Hardwick, and we both discovered that we'd lost a parent and bought a campervan with our inheritance. We were showing people pictures of our campervans!
"Since then, of course, I've got to the village for the first time. The first time I arrived at the village, I was like a child! I stopped the taxi and I took photographs."
How does Emmerdale compare to Coronation Street?
"Getting a contract with a soap is the only thing the two jobs have in common! The schedules are very heavy, so I work very, very hard. You see me with my iPad. Of course, when I did Corrie I read all the scripts, not just mine. I don't think I could keep up with that here!
"It's a joy to be here, though, and actually the bulk doesn't feel overwhelming. There feels quite a lot of time around each scene. I get quite a lot of access to the directors and all the creative team, so I haven't felt rushed."
Were there any familiar faces when you arrived on set?
"There are loads of familiar faces. I do know that I'm working for ITV. ITV were like my first telly parent, and they've done a lot for me, by the way. It's a lot more than people would know because I was trained at Granada. I sold some formats to my boss, I was in training as a producer and I had access to budgets. I was really seeing the big picture.
"Even when I left they still looked after me. But Emmerdale is a different thing. Emmerdale is much more relaxed. Corrie in those days, I don't know what it's like now, but it was high pressure."
Emmerdale newcomer Joanie Wright has a potentially life-changing decision to make next week after she discovers the truth about Amy Wyatt.
Joanie is stunned when Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell) pays her a visit and reveals that Amy is the biological mother of baby Kyle.
Fearing that she could lose her adopted grandson, Joanie is reluctant to give Amy any further access to the child, but can she be talked round?
Here, Denise Black - who plays Joanie - reveals her character's reaction to the big bombshell.
What does Joanie make of Amy?
"My feeling is that Joanie on the deepest level has quite a strong feel for Amy, so I guess there's something in her past that connects her. Amy's a good girl. Joanie is very black and white, and so when she finds out the truth, she's quite capable of saying that Amy ditched her kid and she can have no part in his life. But she's also able to completely turn it on its head, meet the real person and let go of those prejudices."
Before the truth comes out, is Joanie suspicious of Amy?
"I think Joanie has slight feeling that everything's not quite right, but if you look at the picture through Joanie's eyes, you've got to remember that she just lost her daughter and son-in-law.
"Not only is she grieving over that with the sudden tragedy out of nowhere, there's also the back history that her daughter couldn't conceive, so she did IVF and then adopted. So this is a little baby from heaven and Joanie is all he has left. I think you have to remember this kind of context, that Joanie is worried - can she do this job?"
How is Joanie coping with looking after a baby after such a tragedy?
"I'm not yet a grandma, but my sister is, several times over. I've been watching people of my age with their grandchildren and they're fantastic, but for Joanie it's different because she can't just be with Kyle for the short lovely grandma piece of time, then hand him back. That's the fun piece of grand-parenting, handing them back!
"Joanie is there all the time and I think that's a big age gap and inside I think she struggles, as she's exhausted. She's done a very deep deal inside herself that Kyle must not see her grief. We all know how hard it is to hide grief. She's doing a good job, but I think there's a cost - I think she's exhausted."
Is Joanie comfortable in trusting Amy to look after Kyle on her own?
"I think that first off Joanie is quite suspicious, but the way she logics it is, 'Oh my God, she's just fantastic with this baby. I'm on my knees, I'm exhausted. Kyle adores her'. She says later that Amy is sent from up there to save her."
What happens when Pollard turns up to see Joanie?
"Well Pollard comes and Joanie's actually quite protective of Amy, saying, 'Hello, this is between me and Amy I really don't think you need to get involved'. So her first impression is that he's an overbearing parent. That's a bit weird, as Amy's an adult.
"They're talking at cross purposes, but once Pollard says that Amy is Kyle's real mother, she pops. Just literally in one second, her world falls apart. You know, what are the legal rights here? She might lose Kyle. It hurts Joanie that Amy has lied - I can't tell you how much it hurts."
Joanie tells Pollard that Amy won't get to see Kyle ever again now. Does she mean it?
"Absolutely. Joanie says what she means and means what she says. The interesting thing about Joanie is that although at first glance she doesn't look like a hot head, she is. That's where I come back to this idea that she has a fundamental understanding of where Amy might be coming from."
Amy comes back and begs for forgiveness. Is Joanie moved by that?
"She's definitely moved by Amy's plea. Amy has been hiding, and I think a lot of us hide behind stories and scenarios that we tell ourselves to make life slightly easier. Amy points out that she didn't leave Kyle because she didn't want her life messed up by a baby - she left Kyle because she felt too lowly to be able to offer Kyle a decent life. Well, if you take that on board, you open the door.
"Amy also says, 'How do you think Kyle's going to feel when he's grown up and he comes and he finds me and I tell him you wouldn't allow me to be part of his life?' I think that's what makes Joanie think."
Pollard also turns up and tries to convince Joanie, doesn't he?
"Yes, we see a most wonderful aspect of Pollard in this story. He's Joanie's age, and he's kind of grasped it. He's really good at it and he doesn't patronise Joanie, he goes straight in and she can connect with Pollard."
Unfortunately, just as they're making progress, Amy snatches Kyle…
"Yeah, they're just at the point where Pollard has suggested supervised visits, but then Amy and Kyle are gone. With that, I drew on the time when I lost my son when he was the same age as Kyle. I was going from a wedding to a reception. Everybody was walking so I knew all the people ahead, but it was London.
"My son was running ahead with a bunch of people and I could see he was fine and they went round the corner, but what happened that I didn't see was he kept running and he went beyond them. He got to the venue, but not supervised, and I'm just round the corner and I'm already worried because now I can't see him.
"I've got to say I was not magnificent and super-mum. I just stopped - I couldn't function and I couldn't breathe. The police were called and I didn't do anything - I just held my breath until it was over. What had happened was there were two wedding receptions in one building and he'd gone to the wrong one and he was eating someone else's cakes!"
Joanie gets Kyle back, but is it the final straw when it comes to Amy?
"Well, here we go with one of the interesting things about Joanie. Joanie is able to review things overnight and give it a second go. She understands on a basic level that it would be better for Kyle to have some kind of access to his biological family. She just can't control it, that's her problem."
What has the story been like to film?
"Fab! My first scene in the role was with Chelsea, then I met the adorable Charlie Hardwick, and we both discovered that we'd lost a parent and bought a campervan with our inheritance. We were showing people pictures of our campervans!
"Since then, of course, I've got to the village for the first time. The first time I arrived at the village, I was like a child! I stopped the taxi and I took photographs."
How does Emmerdale compare to Coronation Street?
"Getting a contract with a soap is the only thing the two jobs have in common! The schedules are very heavy, so I work very, very hard. You see me with my iPad. Of course, when I did Corrie I read all the scripts, not just mine. I don't think I could keep up with that here!
"It's a joy to be here, though, and actually the bulk doesn't feel overwhelming. There feels quite a lot of time around each scene. I get quite a lot of access to the directors and all the creative team, so I haven't felt rushed."
Were there any familiar faces when you arrived on set?
"There are loads of familiar faces. I do know that I'm working for ITV. ITV were like my first telly parent, and they've done a lot for me, by the way. It's a lot more than people would know because I was trained at Granada. I sold some formats to my boss, I was in training as a producer and I had access to budgets. I was really seeing the big picture.
"Even when I left they still looked after me. But Emmerdale is a different thing. Emmerdale is much more relaxed. Corrie in those days, I don't know what it's like now, but it was high pressure."
she is a good character so far wouldn't mind her staying around
anyone else think an affair for her and eric
Emmerdale star Denise Black has revealed that she is revisiting her singing roots after finishing filming on the soap.
The actress joined the cast earlier this year for a guest stint as the adoptive grandmother of Amy Wyatt's son Kyle.
Speaking on Daybreak this morning (November 7), Black spoke about her plans to star in a new stage show.
She said: "It's called Birth of the Musical. It's brand new and I'm learning it at the moment - it's 90 minutes on my tod with Graeme Taylor, who plays guitar, and my hubby, who's on the piano.
"It's songs from the end of the First World War to the beginning of the Second.
"I actually gave [singing] up for a while. When I had the kids I thought, 'I'm spreading myself too thin', so I did the soap and I did the TV dramas. I've been on the road for a while but now I've gone back."
Black has already filmed her final scenes on Emmerdale, which will be aired next week, as Amy's and Joanie's storyline reaches a conclusion.
Speaking about her time on the soap, Black said: "I've had a fantastic time there. It's really on song at the moment. The scripts come through and they're great. The producer is fantastic, everybody you work with is happy. What more could you ask for?
"Obviously Chelsea [Halfpenny], I'm really serving her storyline. She was brilliant to work with. She's so different [to Amy] - she's soft. She's going on to great things."
Emmerdale will welcome back a familiar face next month when Denise Black reprises her role as Joanie Wright.
The actress has already returned to filming at the ITV soap and show bosses have lined up a dramatic reintroduction for Joanie.
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Denise Black as Joanie Wright in Emmerdale
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Denise Black as Joanie Wright
Regular viewers will remember that Joanie is the adoptive grandmother of Cain Dingle's son Kyle. Cain fathered Kyle in a one-night stand with Amy Wyatt in 2011, but wanted nothing to do with the youngster afterwards.
Joanie still has custody of Kyle, but her fortunes have taken a turn for the worse since her last appearance on screen in late 2013.
Now living in temporary housing and struggling to bring Kyle up, Joanie will decide to make contact with Cain to ask for some money to help with a flat deposit.
Cain agrees to help Joanie, but her bad luck continues when she is mugged and loses the cash.
Joanie is at rock bottom when she heads back to the Emmerdale village to share her latest misfortune, but while Cain is furious to see her, the Dingle family may do the right thing by coming to her rescue in her hour of need.
Speaking of her Emmerdale return, Black commented: "I am very excited to be coming back to Emmerdale. It's a lovely show to work on and I'm well set for Joanie's revival.
"I bet she has learned a thing or two since we last saw her. Is she still a single grandma? Has she changed? How is Kyle? I can't wait to find out."
Emmerdale will air Joanie's return on Wednesday, June 17.
Emmerdale star Denise Black has revealed that viewers will see a sharper side to her character Joanie Wright when she returns next week.
Upcoming scenes will see Joanie contact Cain Dingle, who is the biological father of her young grandson Kyle.
Joanie still has custody of Kyle, but she has hit harder times since her last appearance on screen in 2013 and is currently in a dire financial state.
Speaking about her character's return, Black said: "She has had to toughen up. What we have got is a sharper Joanie because you don't bring up a kid on your own without some common sense coming into your life.
"Joanie has got to go on a journey, personally. Looking on the outside, I think she was a little softened up by comfort and then she lost her daughter so she was grieving and she gained a child.
"I think she has got to learn a lot of lessons in order to survive 100%. She has been trying to do it on her own but we are going to see the transformation.
"This isn't just her and a kid locked up in a house together - this is a whole community. It will be interesting to see what happens to her."
Black also revealed that she was delighted when she learned about her return storyline, adding that Joanie has a good reason for being bought back in.
She said: "Nobody told me the story, I just accepted the job but the moment I got the scripts, I was thrilled because they gave Joanie a real need to be here in Emmerdale.
"It isn't like another actress turning up who was in it before with no good reason - she has such a strong need.
"Never forget that she is motored by the fact that she is a parent of a very young child, extraordinarily at her age. She will do anything to protect that kid, who by the way is the same kid - it is Huey Quinn."
Confirming that Joanie will not want Kerry involved in Kyle's life, Black added: "100%, no. No Kerry, no Amy.
"I don't think she has even thought about Kerry. She doesn't think it will be a problem but I think it will be."
Emmerdale airs Joanie's return scenes on Wednesday June 17 on ITV.
Telly Watcher
03-12-2015, 00:49
Emmerdale spoilers: Joanie Wright will be stunned when Zak Dingle kisses her again
Is Zak about to ruin his happy marriage to Lisa?
By Daniel Kilkelly, Digital Spy
3 December 2015
Emmerdale's Joanie Wright enters into very dangerous territory with Zak Dingle later this month as they share a second kiss.
Joanie is once again left stunned as Zak (Steve Halliwell) makes another move on her, struggling to resist temptation despite the fact that he still loves his wife Lisa.
Upcoming episodes of Emmerdale will see Zak become even more smitten with Joanie as she prepares to sing at the opening of the new village hall.
Zak is bowled over when he witnesses Joanie's undeniable talent in her rehearsal, but his support is starting to stray beyond the realms of friendship.
Denise Black, who plays Joanie, revealed: "I genuinely don't believe that Joanie realises how strongly Zak feels about her. There is no sense that she is being divisive or manipulative here. I toyed with those ideas, but it wouldn't serve the story.
"Joanie is the genuine article. I don't believe that anyone has paid her any attention in terms of admiring her in a long time, so it's almost not in her remit. She's a white-haired lady bringing up a kid!
"When Joanie is preparing for her performance, she realises that she has got nothing to wear and she's in a tizz about it. Zak so sweetly gives her a hand and takes her off to a dress shop. She puts on a dress and she just looks fabulous.
"It's too expensive for Joanie to afford, but Zak gives her some cash. Joanie promises that she'll pay it back, so it's still just within the bounds of friendship but they're in a dangerous zone now.
"But even at that point, I don't think that Joanie acknowledges the chemistry. There has been a kiss already, but they've absolutely agreed that there'll never be another."
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Zak buys Joanie an expensive dress
Despite currently being in denial, everything becomes crystal clear for Joanie when Zak kisses her again after watching her perform on stage that evening.
Joanie plays with fire by responding to Zak's advances, but she soon rushes off when she realises that they can't carry on betraying Lisa like this.
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Zak is smitten with Joanie after hearing her sing
Black continued: "The kiss is so romantic. I was up all night wondering how we were going to do it! I was quite worried about it. As older people, we don't go down to the gym and viewers don't want to see us with our clothes off, so I was concerned about how we'd fulfil the script.
"God bless the director, because he'd thought it all through and the kiss is so pretty and so emotional. I don't know what the young ones will think - anyone who kisses over the age of 40 is disgusting if you're a kid!
"I hope people will just see that you're still a human being when you're older and you're never written off. I personally think that's what is so fascinating about the story. You get to a point in your life where you're done and dusted, all the decisions are made and you do not expect to fall in love. But that's the territory Emmerdale is taking Joanie and Zak in. Poor Lisa!"
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Zak and Joanie kiss
As Zak ponders his next move, Joanie starts to plan her exit strategy by lying that she has bagged a new job singing in a posh hotel. She spins the false tale as she is looking for any excuse to get away from the temptation of Zak.
"It's dreadful for both of them," Black explained. "This is the second time they've kissed, so they've shifted a gear and they can't pretend anymore. Zak absolutely still loves Lisa, so it's a mess.
"Even when I come off set, the people watching on the monitors hiss me because I'm toying with soap royalty, so what I'm fighting for is to see where Joanie comes from. She's not a siren who's looking to muck around with people's lives, she's salt of the earth and this is the most dangerous situation that she's been in."
Emmerdale will air Zak and Joanie's next kiss on Wednesday, December 16 at 7pm on ITV.
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Interview with Denise Black
Has Joanie enjoyed her time in Emmerdale so far?
We are both connected on this one; we’re having a ball! From Joanie’s point of view it’s heaven. She was a woman who was so isolated, then she came to the village and suddenly had this huge family.
Is she enjoying working at the factory with anyone in particular?
Lisa and Joanie are getting on well, they have a lot in common. They genuinely do, which is good because me and Jane do too. Joanie doesn’t like working there though, it’s crap, she just does it for the money.
We get to see Joanie singing later this month, tell us about that
There’s a shock! I wanted to know whether Emmerdale was going to pick up my six month option so I had a meeting with Kate Oates and she said yes and then asked how I would feel if it was revealed Joanie’s a bit of a singer. I loved it! Although I stayed up at night thinking about what her style would be, it couldn’t be anything ghastly. I have to say that when it came to doing it I was so nervous my mouth went dry, and that’s never happened to me before. I was that scared!
Is Joanie aware that Zak has feelings for her?
No, I genuinely don’t believe that she knows his feelings for her. At no level is she trying to be divisive or manipulative. She’s genuine. I don’t think anyone had paid her any attention for years, so it’s almost like it’s not in her remit. She’s a white-haired lady bringing up a kid, what she responds to is kind hearts, and both Lisa and Zak have kind hearts.
Zak takes her dress shopping for her performance, what happens?
None of her clothes fit so she’s got nothing to wear. Zak sweetly offers to help her. It’s just the most touching thing, for someone to notice you and have faith in you. But that’s dangerous territory. She puts on this dress and looks fabulous. Zak sees her and goes, ‘Wow!’. He’s got cash in his pocket and spends it on her
Is she still unaware of the chemistry between them at this point?
I think she still doesn’t acknowledge the chemistry between them. There has already been a kiss but they agreed that there will never be another and it was just one of those things.
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"Wednesday 16 December 2015 At the village hall, Zak Dingle [STEVE HALLIWELL] hears Joanie [DENISE BLACK] singing on stage and becomes even more smitten with her. Once she’s come off stage Joanie, heads out to get some air and soon Zak and Joanie kiss. Joanie comes to her senses and scurries off, leaving Zak a mass of emotions over what's just happened.
It’s so romantic! I was up all night thinking how we were going to kiss! I was worried about it, as older people we don’t get down the gym and no one wants to see us with our clothes off, so I was concerned how you fulfill the script. God bless the director, he had thought it all through and it’s so pretty and so emotional
Zak’s awkward around her the next day…
The thing is, it’s not the first time so now they have shifted a gear. If you are a responsible person then you have to get out. I think Zak still loves Lisa, it’s all a mess. Joanie takes life into her own hands and makes a decision.
How have people reacted to Zak and Joanie?
I come off set and people hiss at me! I’m getting hissed out in my own working environment because I am toying with soap royalty, that’s the way I see it! This is the most dangerous situation she’s been in in years.Have you enjoyed the storyline so far?I’m having a ball. It’s not the first time I have tangled with soap royalty because I have also tangled with Ken and Deirdre Barlow! This is so different because Ken is a serial romeo whereas Zak is a one woman man.
cant believe she abandoning kyle with kerry to go off with zak to ireland
cant believe she abandoning kyle with kerry to go off with zak to ireland
wonder if she comes back and Zak stays to give Steve Haliwell a break?
Telly Watcher
29-03-2016, 18:30
Denise Black admits she ‘gave up’ on life – but her new regime has ‘saved her’
She looks glamorous in her foxy Emmerdale role as Joanie – the temptress who has lured married man Zak Dingle away from his wife, Lisa.
But actress Denise Black has admitted that it has taken a lot of work to get into the shape she is in now – and having had a lot of health problems in the past, she even feared that she was destined to end up in a wheelchair.
However, she is now living by a brand new exercise and healthy eating regime which she claims has saved her – and when we caught up for a chat with her, she was looking positively glowing as she talked enthusiastically about the changes she has made.
Here’s what she had to say:
You’ve lost loads of weight since you came in to Emmerdale. What have you been doing?
I started working out. It was actually before I came in. I’ve had some really bad health issues. I was in an accident, I had some back troubles and I did what an awful lot of women do in middle age – I just gave up. I thought: ‘Sod it, my body’s turning into an older person, I’ll stay young in my head’. But that doesn’t work, does it?
So I met an absolutely brilliant lady in Brighton. With my arm issues as well, and she said: ‘I’ll take you on’ and that’s it. And I’ve just been jogging and I’m dead! [Laughs]
You look fantastic.
Oh thank you. God, I can’t bear it but I do feel better. Mentally I feel better and I feel stronger mentally because my body’s a bit stronger.
What kind of exercise do you do?
Oh sweetheart, you should see me! Well I started jogging on Benidorm and in that heat when I was filming Benidorm, up the hill, my God it was hot. And power walking.
And then I went on to… she’s worked it for me, I haven’t been able to do it for a year but I’ve got a Pilates ball. I do all sorts of strange things on a Pilates ball. I’ve got a flexi-bar, I could demonstrate but I’ll leave it to your imagination.
I cycle to work. I’ve got a fold-up bike. They all know me – they’ve agreed, security have agreed that they’re going to one day let me come in and they’re going to open all the doors so I can just cycle from the outside through ITV Studios. I’d like to do that!
Would you say that the woman from Brighton has saved you?
Of course she has. And I don’t mind saying her name – her name is Jeannie Hignell. And what happened was, when I was doing Emmerdale last time, I was having the most terrible back troubles. I was not in a good space, because it’s a very long journey… and you’re always dragging a bag.
And I was going to see masseur because I was stiff and I hurt and I felt old. I said: ‘I’ve got to get fit. You’re a fit young thing, come on, help me’. She said: ‘No I won’t, but I know a woman who specialises in women of a certain age’, that horrible phrase! And there she was and she’s youthful at 64, God bless her!
Did you change your diet, exercise, have a new life plan?
Yeah. She didn’t believe in ‘losing weight’, so I just addressed my habits. And also, because this is another by-the-by story, but I did Celebrity MasterChef. I’m the fool who thought they taught you to cook! And I went in not able to cook and I’m absolutely gobsmacked I got as far as I did, but I was so ashamed of serving up raw fish that I’ve become a really, really good cook. I’ve really studied and that’s affected how I eat as well. I’m a bit of a foodie now.
What were your bad habits and downfalls?
Snacking. Snacking all the way through the day and it’s a mum’s fever – if you’re not making a meal for someone else, it doesn’t matter what you eat, does it? So cheese and biscuits was probably my downfall, bizarrely. And crisps, just standing and grabbing something and you’re not eating healthily.
Do you feel better? Is your back better?
Yes. I hadn’t been able to run, I had been told not to run, absolutely told. I really, really did get into quite a bad space quite a long time ago. And I was working with multiple back injuries. For a while I thought I was going to be in a wheelchair and I certainly was never going to run – and look at me.”
You can see it on screen. She’s looking foxy on screen.
Well that’s the story shifting her that way.
But you’re giving off something that you weren’t before.
I do my best! You’ve got to fight, you know, when you’re in a Dingle love triangle!
By Duncan Lindsay for Metro.co.uk
http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/29/emmerdale-star-denise-black-admits-she-gave-up-on-life-but-her-new-regime-has-saved-her-5778757/
Telly Watcher
10-04-2016, 00:10
Joanie Wright and Belle Dingle’s feud explodes into violence once again as Belle continues to antagonise her nemesis, finally pushing her too far.
As Joanie’s ring goes missing, she suspects that Lisa has taken it out of spite and when she voices these allegations, Belle jumps to her mum’s defence.
Soon, the two women are sparring at the factory and it’s not long before Belle is getting personal with the woman she blames for the breakdown of her family.
But this time, as Belle’s cruel words hit a nerve, Joanie lashes out and slaps her hard across the face.
As Belle recoils in horror, Zak has witnessed everything – and Joanie can’t believe what she has done.
Speaking of the slap, Denise Black, who plays Joanie, told Metro.co.uk: ‘I think that Joanie probably defends herself because she probably feels quite bad complaining about how Lisa’s dealing with everything, whereas secretly understanding it’s an impossible situation.
‘Belle’s flipped out on me a few times. She’s gobbed on me, in one of the most awesome flobs on television. And she’s beaten me up in the street. She’s not best pleased! I don’t know that Joanie knows how to get Belle back on side or if it’s possible. I think she must think about disappearing…’
But what will Zak’s reaction be? Will he defend Joanie’s actions or will he stand up for his daughter?
And could this be the last straw which tears the new couple apart?
By Duncan Lindsay for Metro.co.uk
http://metro.co.uk/2016/04/09/emmerdale-spoilers-joanie-wright-attacks-belle-dingle-will-zak-end-things-5802852/
Emmerdale airs these scenes on Thursday, April 21 at 7pm on ITV.
Zak Dingle will get a shock on Emmerdale next week when he discovers that his partner Joanie Wright has set a date for their wedding without his knowledge.
Joanie will go ahead and plan the nuptials with no involvement from Zak, but there is a bigger surprise in store when she reveals her plans for the reception.
Although he's surprised to learn that Joanie has set a date for their wedding, she's thrilled when he agrees to it anyway.
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Joanie books a wedding slot without Zak Dingle's knowledge
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Unfortunately, the same can't be said for Zak's ex-wife Lisa and daughter Belle, who are naturally shocked and upset when Zak and Joanie make the announcement publicly.
However, there's a further kick in the teeth when Zak asks Charity if they can hold the reception in the pub. Will Charity agree?
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Lisa and Belle are shocked when Zak and Joanie announce their wedding
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Emmerdale airs these scenes on Thursday, July 21 on ITV.
Digital Spy
Insecure Joanie Wright continues to fear what all viewers are hoping for in Emmerdale – that Zak and Lisa Dingle are about to reunite. But could she actually be onto something?
With Belle due to head home for a visit, Lisa and Zak are spending time together and Joanie is feeling concerned that the spark is still there. When Joanie and Lisa end up in a row, Lisa takes a funny turn and Joanie is left feeling even worse by Zak’s attentiveness towards his ex-wife.
Despite Zak starting a new life by marrying Joanie, there is still a connection between him and Lisa and given Belle’s situation, the prospect of them not spending any time in each other’s company is pretty unrealistic.
So could they be about to rediscover their old feelings for one another – or is Joanie being unnecessarily paranoid?
It could be the end of the road after a turbulent year for Zak and Joanie Dingle in Emmerdale as he grows closer to his ex-wife Lisa this Christmas. With fans – and even Joanie herself – realising that Zak still has feelings for Lisa, could a Dingle reunion unfold a year after their split – and where would this leave Joanie?
As Zak continues to keep secrets from Joanie – including the fact that he has a new job as Santa Claus alongside Lisa as Mrs Claus – the foundations of their marriage continue to be withered away and Lisa is less than impressed with him for not being totally honest with Joanie.
Later, Zak tries to help Lisa out by suggesting that he nabs her a free Christmas tree from Home Farm and she offers to go along with him. As they head into the woods, it’s just like old times as the couple reminisce about all of the trouble and scrapes they used to get into.
As Lisa hears a noise and instinctively pulls Zak to the ground, there is a distinct closeness between them – are sparks about to fly?
As Christmas Day dawns, Belle clocks closeness between her parents and can see that they still make each other happy and Joanie is soon picking up on the fact that a family Christmas is bringing lots of joy Zak’s way.
Worried that she is losing him, Joanie feels pushed out and soon a recording of a conversation between Zak and Lisa, in which Zak admits that he doesn’t want to move away with Joanie, is played.
Hurt by the revelation, Joanie slips away and after later telling Zak that they can’t have anything more to do with each other, she takes charge of her life and prepares to move away for a new life with Kyle.
Worried about how Cain will feel at losing his son after beginning to bond with him, Lisa tracks Joanie down and desperately tries to persuade her to come back to the village.
But will she get through to her or is this goodbye?
metro.co.uk
kiwigirl
10-12-2016, 19:16
I wouldn't be sad to see Joanie leave, but the writers should let her leave on a high. Like Joanie will find work as a singer in some club and she realises that thats no life for Kyle, so she leaves him with Cain or Zak & Lisa. That would be a good ending to the Joanie saga.
she is being selfish using kyle taking him away to punish dingles, she pushed for cain to acknowledge his son and now takes off as she sees zak wants lisa and his family
Sheeratty
06-01-2017, 13:47
Personally I would make prison her exit. There is more storyline potential with Kyle and the Dingles without her and she has no real place in the show now she and Zak are split.
Personally I would make prison her exit. There is more storyline potential with Kyle and the Dingles without her and she has no real place in the show now she and Zak are split.
some on line talk of her dying
Personally I would make prison her exit. There is more storyline potential with Kyle and the Dingles without her and she has no real place in the show now she and Zak are split.
some on line talk of her dying
I know it was a bit random ��
I know it was a bit random 😬
Emmerdale's Zak Dingle faces a devastating day in tonight's episode (February 8) as Joanie's funeral takes place.
Zak (Steve Halliwell) was left heartbroken last week as Joanie died suddenly due to a cardiac arrest, shortly after she'd been released from prison.
These brand new Emmerdale pictures show Zak's struggles continue tonight as the emotional church service all becomes too much for him.
When Zak tries to leave before the funeral is even over, he sparks a furious reaction from Kerry Wyatt (Laura Norton), who publicly humiliates him for letting Joanie down in both life and death.
As Kerry's harsh words hit home, how will a devastated Zak react?
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Zak Dingle struggles at Joanie's funeral in Emmerdale
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Viewers saw Zak and Joanie's marriage fall apart at Christmas, when it became crystal clear that he was still in love with his ex-wife Lisa.
Zak and Lisa eventually reunited while Joanie was behind bars, which later led to Lisa breaking the big news to Joanie just before her death.
Denise Black first played the role of Joanie for a guest stint in 2013 and she became a regular cast member two years later.
Since Joanie passed away, soap fans have been speculating over whether Denise could now reprise her role as Denise Osbourne.
In Corrie, Denise's on-screen son Daniel (Rob Mallard) is now part of the regular cast and she's been mentioned plenty of times in the past few months.
A Corrie insider recently told Digital Spy that the soap would never rule out bringing back any character with ties to the Street, so we'll just have to wait and see whether a cobbles comeback is on the cards.
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tammyy2j
08-02-2017, 10:53
Zak is feeling guilty as he should but so should Kerry
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