ITV Share By Jade Brown Jun 30 2025 By Jade Brown Jun 30 2025 Inside Celia Daniels star Jaye Griffiths’ life away from Emmerdale: Standing up for women and where you might have seen her before She's been in the business for 40 years Share By Jade Brown Jun 30 2025 By Jade Brown Jun 30 2025 It was recently confirmed that Jaye Griffiths would be joining Emmerdale as farmer Celia Daniels. The newcomer makes her entrance this week, and wastes no time putting the locals in their place. The new villain is at the centre of things in her very first episode as she clashes with Moira and then her dog attacks vet Paddy. As Celia make a big first impression, we take a look at the life of Jaye Griffiths. Here’s where else you may have seen her… Celia introduced herself to Moira (Credit ITV) Who is Celia in Emmerdale? Farmer Celia Daniels has been described as having a tough edge and makes her first appearance in Monday’s episode of Emmerdale (June 30). Celia manages a farm along the lane from Moira Dingle and offered Moira £500 to rent two fields from her. Moira’s adamant the fields were worth more so turned down Celia’s offer. article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Celia makes a catty remark to Moira before heading on her way and clashing with Paddy Kirk. Clearly Celia isn’t about making friends. Paddy soon finds himself being attacked by one of Celia’s dogs and is rushed to hospital for a blood transfusion. The vet will soon confront Celia about the situation, but it doesn’t go to plan. The star plays Celia in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV) Jaye Griffiths as Celia Daniels in Emmerdale Jaye Griffiths has taken on the role of Celia. Born in September 1961, the actress is 61 years old. She shares two dogs – Peggy and Rodney – with husband Paul Bezodis, though prefers to keep her private life private and doesn’t have a social media presence. On playing the role of Celia, Jaye said: “She is such a strange, complex woman. There is more to come. It is so much fun. Celia wears farm clothes but there is not a scrap of mud on her. She is immaculate. She wears a cravat and there is a reason for that…” Describing what’s to come, she added: “I know viewers will think she is a villain at the start, but there is also a lot more to her and she will calm down. She will be manipulating people too. My advice to all the villagers is give Celia what she wants then they won’t have to watch out!” Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw added: “We are absolutely delighted to have Jaye Griffiths joining us to play the role of Celia. While Celia has a tough edge with an air of respectability, the audience, and our villagers, will soon start to see what this woman is truly capable of.” Jaye Griffiths played Elle Gardner in Casualty (Credit: BBC/YouTube) What else has Jaye Griffiths been in? Jaye Griffiths is already a household name, having worked in the industry for 40 years. In 1993 Jaye joined the cast of The Bill as Sally Johnson. Over a 10 year spell, she starred in 72 episodes of the police drama. In 1995, she landed the role of Ros Henderson in hi-tech BBC drama Bugs. Jaye appeared in 40 episodes before the series ended in 1999. 2006 saw the actress join daytime soap Doctors, where she portrayed Dr Elizabeth Croft for 72 episodes. She later took on another medical role when she starred as Elle Gardner in Casualty for 98 episodes. Elle left the ED in 2019 after deciding she needed a clean break from the hospital. Jaye’s other notable appearances include EastEnders, Coronation Street, Peak Practice, Unfinished Business, Criminal Justice, Doctor Who and Silent Witness – where she played Professor Janet Mander for 17 episodes. Jaye Griffiths is enjoying her time on Emmerdale (Credit: ITV/YouTube) Emmerdale and Celia Daniels star Jaye Griffiths stands up for middle-aged women While Jaye tends to stay out of the spotlight, back in 2017 she did an interview which criticised the industry’s treatment of middle-aged women. Speaking to The Mirror, she said: “With the best will in the world no one is going to employ you as the femme fatale. Those parts don’t exist in this country for middle-aged women. They do elsewhere but not here. “No one cares because we are not seen as having an effect on society. We actually are politically active, solvent beyond belief, we have power but no one cares. We are so invisible.” Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Good to Know Share By Jade Brown Jun 30 2025 By Jade Brown Jun 30 2025
