{"id":43560,"date":"2026-04-29T16:16:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=43560"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:59:29","slug":"emmerdale-natalie-j-robb-reveals-childhood-trauma-decision-not-marry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/cast\/emmerdale-natalie-j-robb-reveals-childhood-trauma-decision-not-marry\/","title":{"rendered":" Natalie J Robb reveals childhood trauma behind her decision not to marry: ‘My world shattered’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emmerdale star Natalie J Robb<\/a> has opened up on her personal life, insisting there is a big reason behind her decision to remain single and it all goes back to her childhood.<\/p>

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Natalie, 51, plays Moira Dingle on the ITV soap. Currently she and on-screen husband Cain have hit crisis point in their marriage<\/a>. He is facing life-changing surgery for cancer and they are not sure if their relationship can survive the trauma.<\/p>\n

Off-screen however Natalie is happily single. Despite a past relationship with co-star Johnny McPherson (Liam Cavanagh), the actress has never settled down and got married herself.<\/p>\n

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Natalie plays Moira in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Emmerdale star Natalie J Robb on why she has never married<\/h2>\n

In an interview with The Mirror<\/a> in July 2025, Natalie revealed there is a personal reason behind her decision not to wed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never been one for marriage. My mum got divorced when I was very young. I think my world shattered when that happened,\u201d she said.<\/p>

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