Wendy Posner's deep history of lies and deceit explored as her world begins to unravel

'Fake nurse' Wendy is no saint
Tamzin Meyer
By Tamzin Meyer
Wendy Posner has a not so innocent past that is built upon lies, corruption and deceit in Emmerdale. And now, she’s facing fresh drama. Surprise, surprise.With all of the skeletons in Wendy’s closet, we thought Wendy would have more sympathy for the other villagers wanting their secrets to stay buried. But, judging by her betrayal of Rhona to the Hotten Courier, we think not.

With her ‘colourful past’ being dragged back up, we’ve taken a look at exactly what makes her son dodgy.

Emmerdale's Amy, Victoria, Diane, Lee, Wendy outside
Initially, Wendy defended her son (Credit: ITV/ Shutterstock)

Wendy Posner in Emmerdale: Covering for her rapist son Lee

Nurse Wendy arrived in the village in 2019 after Victoria fell pregnant with her rapist – Lee Posner’s – baby. Wendy failed to believe that Lee had done anything wrong, desperate to be a part of her grandchild’s life.

Victoria’s brother Robert Sugden ending up attacking Lee for his sexual assault on Victoria and ultimately ended up killing him.

Wendy then ended up moving into the village in 2020 after Lee’s death, vowing to make Victoria pay. However, she later confessed after little Harry’s birth (better late than never?) that she knew that Lee had raped Victoria all along.

Despite the nightmare Wendy put her through, Victoria was able to forgive her (most likely due to the fact she was now dating her other son, Luke.) And now, Wendy, Victoria and Harry all get on as it stands.

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Wendy lied about being qualified (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale: Fake nurse Wendy

Wendy has been referenced by fans as ‘Fake Nurse Wendy’ for a long time and it’s because we’ve never been sure whether she actually got her nursing qualifications or not.

We’ve known for some time that Wendy had initially lied about getting her qualifications to bag herself a job, but it now seems that she never did right this wrong. Rookie error, no?

The journalist tonight brought up the fact that Wendy had failed to disclose criminal convictions meaning that her qualification doesn’t actually legally mean anything. It’s unclear what her previous criminal past involves… But, nothing would surprise us when it comes to Wendy.

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Wendy’s ex held her hostage (Credit: ITV/ Shutterstock)

Difficult history with Russ

Wendy’s ex-husband, Russ, arrived in the village in 2021 and wanted to claim back what he thought was rightfully his.

Wendy’s doesn’t half pick them, doesn’t she? Because, it turned out that Russ was a wrongun. Finding out that his late mother had left Harry £50,000 inheritance, Russ arrived to take it back for himself.

He actually went as far as holding Wendy, David and Victoria hostage in The Hide at gunpoint, but fortunately they escaped and lived to tell the tale.

Emmerdale's Liam and Wendy talking at the surgery
Wendy cheated on Bob (Credit: ITV)

Affair with Liam

Icky. That’s the word we’d use to describe Wendy’s affair with Dr Liam Cavanagh. One of the worst pairings in soap history.

Wendy cheated on partner Bob in 2023 (poor Bob) after she started bonding with her colleague Liam over a murder mystery novel. They then started dressing up as murder mystery characters which turned into a rather weird bit of role play.

Once everything eventually came out in the open, the pair called it a day. And, this was the best decision they could’ve made – for our sake.

Emmerdale's Wendy face to face with a journalist in the pub
Wendy betrayed Rhona (Credit: ITV)

Dishing the dirt out on Rhona

In a new storyline for Wendy, she has now been revealed to have exposed Rhona’s past history to a journalist from the Hotten Courier.

And, she’s now being blackmailed for more information in exchange for the journalist keeping quiet about her own past history. But, as Wendy’s world unravels, how far will she go to protect herself? And, will Rhona be the only person who she throws under the bus? We think not.