{"id":15705,"date":"2024-11-20T19:25:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T19:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=15705"},"modified":"2024-11-21T12:26:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T12:26:23","slug":"sophie-powles-holly-barton-actress-life-romance-famous-producer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/cast\/sophie-powles-holly-barton-actress-life-romance-famous-producer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Powles: The Holly Barton actress&#8217; life on the camera, to an off-screen romance with famous producer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sophie Powles is best known for playing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/holly-barton\/\">Holly Barton<\/a> in Emmerdale from 2009 to her on-screen death in 2016.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-1st\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Despite her short on-and-off appearances, Sophie was embroiled in some very hard-hitting storylines during her time on Emmerdale.<\/p>\n<p>These ranged from heroin addiction to a huge car crash which ended up killing off her on-screen father, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/09\/08\/barton-family-tree-emmerdale-moira-john-james-emma\/\">John Barton.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But who is the woman behind the character? And what has Sophie Powles been up to since she left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/emmerdale\/\">Emmerdale<\/a>?<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6725\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6725\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6725\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shutterstock_editorial_5647284cf-e1725658069940.jpg\" alt=\"Moira hugs Holly tightly on the sofa\" width=\"1500\" height=\"998\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holly Barton left the soap in 2016 (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Sophie Powles in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>Holly Barton\u00a0was the\u00a0daughter of\u00a0John Barton\u00a0and\u00a0Moira Dingle, the sister of\u00a0Matty Barton, and the half-sister of\u00a0Adam Barton\u00a0and\u00a0Isaac Dingle.<\/p><section class=\"widget block-30 widget_block mb-4\"><div class=\"mb-3 stories-slider-container overflow-hidden w-[100%] max-sm:w-[108%] max-sm:ml-[-15px]\" data-items-visible=\"2\">\n  <h3 class=\"w-full text-center mb-5 uppercase\">article continues below<\/h3>  <div class=\"grid md:grid-cols-5 grid-cols-6\">\n          <a class=\"!no-underline col-span-4 mr-5 cursor-pointer mb-3 hover:!bg-[var(--color-v-white)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] block [-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent] uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/category\/spoilers\/\">\n        <h2 class=\"font-[var(--font-v-font)] text-[var(--color-v-primary)] font-bold !text-2xl flex flex-row place-content-baseline !mb-0 max-sm:ml-[10px]\">\n          <span class=\"flex-initial mr-2 transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-1 ease-in-out !leading-[var(--title-line-height)]\">Read all the latest spoilers<\/span>\n          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                                 <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Fri, May 8<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Moira struggles to cope and Vanessa has a realisation over Dr Todd<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">4 hours ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" 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as he takes to the stand<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">3 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/paddy-bear-dylan-face-jury-on-trial\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Emm-Banners-ExclusiveOp-Templates-11.jpg\" alt=\"Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Mon, May 4<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">6 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"story-item mx-auto flex-none md:hidden sm:block w-[300px]\">\n    <div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden dbxgas:mb-0!\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-mpu\"><\/div><\/div>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>In July 2009, Holly and her family became the new tenants of Butlers Farm as they arrived in the Dales. She got a job at Home Farm, where she met Maisie Wylde. The pair grew close, and Maisie gave Holly drugs while on a night out.<\/p>\n<p>Her dabble in the substance world led to a long storyline of drug abuse, which she got from Roz Fielding.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<p>After a scary overdose, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/20\/holly-barton-emmerdale-relationship-aaron-drug-addiction-untimely-death\/\">Holly fell into addiction<\/a>. When Holly refused to stop doing drugs, John disowned her. Holly disappeared and was homeless for sometime, before she reunited with her parents.<\/p><div class=\"my-5 boxout\"><div><h2 class=\"!text-2xl p-3 !my-0 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\">Don't miss a single story! 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We have all the latest TV news &amp; schedules to share with our community of loyal readers.\r\n\r\nClick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvguide.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q%3Dtvguide.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26YBpjtwUOaDOV8IYgQAmD\" data-track=\"preferred-source\" data-placement=\"article_body\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and tick\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Uu9xte1Ig7bDiZNlkPjpu\">TVGuide.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Both John and Moira were having affairs, which rocked her world. Later, however, a car crash left her father dead. Blaming herself, Holly then she left for London.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, she returned to the Dales and fell into another bad episode of heroin addiction. After an uphill battle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/10\/13\/14-most-memorable-deaths-emmerdale-murder-sinister-happenings-sudden-departures\/\">Moira found Holly dead<\/a> in her room after a heroin overdose.<\/p>\n<p>The star had only been back on Emmerdale for six months, but quit suddenly. The death remains one of the most shocking and tragic Emmerdale has ever screened given no press was done before it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16116\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16116 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_5775750m-e1732114578876.jpg\" alt=\"Holly Barton actress Sophie in 2016 (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1194\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holly Barton actress Sophie in 2016 (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Who is Sophie Powles?<\/h2>\n<p>Sophie is a British television actress who has starred over a variety of shows on the silver screen.<\/p>\n<p>She is originally from a seaside town in North East Lincolnshire Cleethorpes. She is most known for her role as Holly Barton, but has branched out of soaps into other areas.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>How old is Sophie Powles?<\/h2>\n<p>Sophie is currently 36 years old (born September 16 1988). She started acting in 2008, when she was just 15.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16117\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16117 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_8965250g-e1732114586412.jpg\" alt=\"Emmerdale is Sophie's best-known role, but not her only one (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"987\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emmerdale is Sophie\u2019s best-known role, but not her only one (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>What else Sophie Powles been in?<\/h2>\n<p>Sophie has appeared in a host of other shows. Firstly, she had a role in the unsuccessful ITV drama series\u00a0Britannia High.<\/p>\n<p>She played Ronnie, and was the only one of the main cast who was not a student at the fictional school of performing arts. The character was created especially for Powles, as all the main cast were already in place.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Just one year later it was announced she\u2019d be starring in Emmerdale as Holly Barton.<\/p>\n<p>She has also guest-starred in dramas such as Holby City\u00a0and\u00a0Dalziel and Pascoe.<\/p>\n<p>Post-Emmerdale and most recently, Sophie is currently working on a comedy film called Sober, which is expected to be released in March 2025. It is being written by Matthew Cooper, Tom Gibbons and Dean Smith, who worked across titles such as Hollyoaks and EastEnders.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>She is expected to play Daisy and the film centres around a man who goes for a swift pint with his mates the day his first child is born.<\/p>\n<p>The star now frequently models and works on behind-the-scenes projects including producing and directing. She also had a small role in ITV drama series The Long Shadow.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16115\" style=\"width: 703px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16115 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_9641038y-e1732115050781.jpg\" alt=\"Sophie has two daughters (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)\" width=\"703\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_9641038y-e1732115050781.jpg 703w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_9641038y-e1732115050781-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sophie has two daughters (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Sophie Powles\u2019 relationship and children<\/h2>\n<p>Having been off screens for around eight years, Sophie has been enjoying a quiet life with her friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>She is in a relationship with Mark Waters, who is best known for his roles behind the camera. He is a director and producer, known for Mean Girls (2004), 500 Days of Summer (2009) and He\u2019s All That (2021).<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Sophie has also been working behind the camera on project with her partner.<\/p>\n<p>While it is not known how long the pair have been together, they often shared pictures of beach holidays on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, she announced the birth of her second child. Her first child was a daughter called Marli Ocean. She gave birth to her second daughter just before Christmas in 2023. They have not released her name to the public.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Sophie is also a keen poet and sells her poetry in the form of art prints online.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/09\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-complete-guide-exits-returns-newcomers\/\"><b>Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale? 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