{"id":35559,"date":"2025-03-28T19:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T19:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=35559"},"modified":"2025-03-28T16:42:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T16:42:26","slug":"inside-emmerdale-co-stars-lesley-dunlop-and-chris-chittells-off-screen-romance-as-brendas-reported-exit-nears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/cast\/inside-emmerdale-co-stars-lesley-dunlop-and-chris-chittells-off-screen-romance-as-brendas-reported-exit-nears\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Emmerdale co-stars Lesley Dunlop and Chris Chittell\u2019s off-screen romance as Brenda\u2019s reported exit nears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The romance between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/eric-pollard\/\">Eric Pollard<\/a> and Brenda Walker may have fallen apart in the world of Emmerdale, but in ours, it\u2019s going strong \u2013 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/10\/27\/10-real-life-emmerdale-couples-childhood-sweethearts-lockdown-love-affairs-and-surprise-weddings\/\">stars Chris Chittell and Lesley Dunlop married in real life<\/a>.<\/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>Chris, 76, has been a major part of the cast since 1986, back when it was known as Emmerdale Farm. Lesley, 69, meanwhile, joined in 2008, taking on the part of Brenda.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s how the future man-and-wife met \u2013 at work.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35562\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35562\" style=\"width: 673px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35562\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_editorial_14585365l-673x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lesley Dunlop and Chris Chittell at a showbiz event on Emmerdale\" width=\"673\" height=\"1024\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Married couple Chris and Lesley play Eric Pollard and Brenda Walker on Emmerdale (Credit: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>How long have Emmerdale stars Chris Chittell and Lesley Dunlop been married?<\/h2>\n<p>After hitting it off on the set of Emmerdale, Chris and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/lesley-dunlop\/\">Lesley<\/a> began dating soon afterwards. Chris told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/entertainment\/tv-radio\/emmerdales-chris-chittell-spills-the-beans-1379381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Record<\/a> in 2012: \u201cEveryone thinks it\u2019s the younger members of the cast who have all the fun but we more mature ones do, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cIt was weird. Somehow we\u2019d never met before and we just kept bumping into each other at work. I can\u2019t even remember if I asked her for a date or she asked me but she is wonderful and we\u2019re very happy.\u201d<\/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 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src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DATE-standard-2026-05-01T163329.213.jpg\" alt=\"Bear could blow everything as he takes to the stand\">\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\"> Tue, May 5<\/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\">Bear could blow everything as he takes to the stand<\/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)] 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absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\">Upcoming<\/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\">Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'<\/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\/joe-exposes-dawn-big-secret-paddy-faces-his-last-night-village\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 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font-semibold\">Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">5 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\/dont-worry-that-was-not-moira-revenge-joe-emmerdale-spoilers-confirm-real-plan-next-week\/\">\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\/04\/News-split-2026-04-28T153547.115.jpg\" alt=\"Moira's real plan confirmed after letting Joe live\">\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\">May 4 - 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's real plan confirmed after letting Joe live<\/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>They announced their engagement in 2015. A year later, they tied the knot in the small coastal village of Coverack. The ceremony was attended by co-stars Bhasker Patel (Rishi Sharma), Sam Hall (Samson Dingle) and Nicola Wheeler (Nicola King).<\/p>\n<p>Their secret to a solid marriage? No talking about work at home.<\/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>\u201cFor some people, working together would be a nightmare but we love it,\u201d Chris said. \u201cWe make a point of not talking about Emmerdale when we\u2019re at home, though that would be just too sad, wouldn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/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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You can see people getting confused.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18789\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18789\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-152827-1024x571.png\" alt=\"Pollard was devastated when Brenda rejected him (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-152827-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-152827-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-152827-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-152827-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-05-152827.png 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brenda and Pollard split up last year (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Do Chris Chittell and Lesley Dunlop have children?<\/h2>\n<p>Chris and Lesley both have children from previous marriages. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/chris-chittell\/\">Chris<\/a> was married to ex-wife Caroline Hunt for 26 years, before they separated in 2007. They share two children, named Chris and Ben together.<\/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>Meanwhile, Lesley has two daughters, Daisy and Rose, with her own former partner, the musician Christopher Guard.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15855\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15855\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/03_12_emm_brenda_pollard_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Pollard and Brenda talk on Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pollard still holds feelings for Brenda (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Is Lesley Dunlop leaving Emmerdale?<\/h2>\n<p>Last year, reports emerged that Lesley would be leaving Emmerdale in 2025. While neither Lesley nor the soap have confirmed these rumours, her exit is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/03\/20\/is-brenda-still-leaving-emmerdale-fans-wonder-as-shes-still-here\/\">widely expected to air in the coming weeks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Brenda learned that she had won tickets to an around-the-world cruise. With Brenda deciding not to go as the cruise had been intended for her and Eric\u2019s honeymoon, Nicola got to scheming.<\/p>\n<p>However, as Jimmy spoke with Pollard, he soon realised that Eric still had feelings for his ex. But hat does this mean for Brenda\u2019s future on the soap? Could she and Pollard sail off into the sunset for their happily ever after?<\/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><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/2025\/03\/05\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-2025-complete-guide-departures-returns-new-arrivals\/\">Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale in 2025? A complete guide to departures, returns and new arrivals in the Dales<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"9 exciting Emmerdale spoilers for next week (Mar 31 - Apr 4)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SthCH0oLgHw?feature=oembed\" data-consent-required=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b> Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b> Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>What do you think of our story? 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