Where is original Tina Dingle actress Jacqueline Pirie now?

Tina Dingle was originally played by Jacqueline Pirie from 1994 to 1996. When she returned to the soap in 2024 she had been recast with...
Carena Crawford
By Carena Crawford

Tina Dingle was originally played by Jacqueline Pirie from 1994 to 1996. When she returned to the soap in 2024 she had been recast with Samantha Power taking on the role.

As the Dingles came together to say goodbye to patriarch Zak, they were shocked to see Tina standing by the graveside. The daughter of Zak and Nellie Dingle hadn’t been seen in the Dales since 1996.

It turned out this ‘new Tina’ wasn’t very nice. She insulted all of her family and made it clear she was just there for the inheritance.

Tina Dingle recast

At the time fans quickly took to social media to ask Jacqueline if she had been approached before the soap recast.

Jacqueline responded: “So many questions regarding Tina Dingle’s return. Great character, great show. I wish @sampower_sam all the best, I loved playing her, I’m sure she will too, great cast to be a part of  and, no… they didn’t ask me #emmerdale #tinadingle #dingle.”

Samantha Power responded to the tweet and wrote: “Thanks so much Jacqueline! Very kind xxx.”

Jacqueline was born in Stirling in Scotland and moved to Birmingham with her family when she was five and landed the role of Tina Dingle in Emmerdale when she was just 19.

After leaving Emmerdale in 1996, she went on to join Coronation Street as machinist Linda Sykes in 1998. She stayed there for three years, during which time she became an icon thanks to her romance and later marriage to factory boss and much older man, Mike Baldwin. But Linda also fell for Mike’s son, Mark Redman, and they started an affair.

Jacqueline’s life now

After Jacqueline left Corrie she married fellow actor Simon Chadwick and opened a drama school. Then the couple relocated to Canada, where she set up another branch of her acting school – the Jacqueline Chadwick Academy.

She also wrote a series of crime novels featuring criminal psychologist Ali Dalglish. The mum of two recently turned 50 and according to her Twitter bio lists herself as ‘joyfully single’. She also states she is a woodworker and links to a craft website called Elizabeth Adam.