EMMERDALE
MONDAY–FRIDAY, TIMES VARY, ITV1 SOAP
There are soap villains and then there is Emmerdale’s Celia Daniels. Already established as a drug queenpin who has forced youngsters April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan) and Dylan Penders (Fred Kettle) into dealing, the manipulative criminal, played by Jaye Griffiths, has now also been revealed as a perpetrator of modern slavery and has vulnerable people, including Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards), trapped on her isolated farm.
Here, in an exclusive interview with TV Times, Jaye reveals why, at 62, the controversial role is proving a breath of fresh air…
In a career spanning 40 years, is Celia the most evil character you’ve portrayed? And if so, does that make her one of the most original?
Yes, and yes! The reason she is so bad is because…