{"id":72,"date":"2024-06-20T13:18:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T12:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=72"},"modified":"2024-06-20T16:04:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:04:29","slug":"natalie-j-robb-childhood-star-co-star-romance-stint-popstar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/cast\/natalie-j-robb-childhood-star-co-star-romance-stint-popstar\/","title":{"rendered":"Natalie J Robb: Childhood star, co-star romance and a stint as a popstar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Natalie J Robb is best known for playing Emmerdale\u2019s feisty farmer Moira Dingle. A former child star, the actress joined the long-running soap in 2009.<\/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>Natalie was cast as the matriarch of the Bartons \u2013 a modern farming family who were brought in by former series producer, Gavin Blyth to spice things up.<\/p>\n<p>And Moira has definitely been caught up in a few scandals.<\/p>\n<p>The sexy Scot has a weakness for a bad boy, and her affairs with Cain Dingle, brother-in-law James Barton and stepson Nate Robinson certainly got the fans talking.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>But it\u2019s not all been about rolling around in the haystacks.<\/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]\" 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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\/cain-moira-crisis-revelation-leaves-family-distraught\/\">\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\/DATE-split-2026-04-28T132835.379.jpg\" alt=\"Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught\">\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\"> Wed, Apr 29<\/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\">Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught<\/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>\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>Moira also has faced terrible tragedy, with the loss of her first husband John and the shocking death of their daughter Holly to a heroin overdose.<\/p>\n<p>But what is there to know about the woman who plays one of the Dales\u2019 strongest women?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1068382\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1068382\" style=\"width: 1093px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1068382 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.entertainmentdaily.com\/2024\/06\/14181430\/BLU_A32249237-scaled-e1718385281873.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie J Robb on the red carpet at the NTAs\" width=\"1093\" height=\"1500\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1068382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie is a fan favourite (Credit: SplashNews.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Who is Natalie J Robb?<\/h2>\n<p>Natalie J Robb is a British actress who plays Emmerdale\u2019s Moira Dingle.<\/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>Now in the fortieth year of her career, Natalie has been professionally acting since the tender age of nine.<\/p>\n<p>Fans may also remember her for playing Trish McDonald in Scottish soap Take the High Road and Jude Carlyle in Doctors.<\/p>\n<h2>How old is Natalie J Robb?<\/h2>\n<p>Natalie Joy Robb was born on December 3, 1974, making her 49-years-old. She grew up in Bellshill, which is located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.<\/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>Natalie is the youngest of three children and has an older brother and sister.<\/p>\n<p>She started acting classes at a young age, which is where she was discovered by director Alan Macmillan. Natalie went on to attend the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1065007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1065007\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1065007 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.entertainmentdaily.com\/2024\/06\/04102416\/19_06_emm_cain_moira_03.jpg\" alt=\"Moira in Emmerdale looks sad\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1065007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Things are not good for Moira right now (Credit: ITV)<\/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>Moira Dingle in Emmerdale?<\/h2>\n<p>Natalie plays the vivacious Moira Dingle. She\u2019s been married to mechanic Cain Dingle since 2014, but things haven\u2019t always been plain sailing for the couple.<\/p>\n<p>Moira\u2019s first husband, John, who she cheated on with Cain, tragically died in a car accident.<\/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>The character is mum to her three sons Adam Barton, Matty Barton and Isaac Dingle. Adam\u2019s father was revealed to be his uncle James, who Moira had an affair with.<\/p>\n<p>Tragedy struck in 2016 when Moira discovered her daughter Holly dead in bed, after a long addiction to heroin.<\/p>\n<p>Moira also has a dark secret \u2013 she\u2019s a killer!<\/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 pushed her psychotic sister-in-law Emma Barton off the Hotten Viaduct to her death, and Adam took the rap for her.<\/p>\n<p>Adam went to prison, but ended up breaking out and is still on the run.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1068389\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1068389\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1068389\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.entertainmentdaily.com\/2024\/06\/14182134\/Natalie-J-Robb.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie J Robb in a music video\" width=\"1500\" height=\"784\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1068389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie was in videos for her music (Credit: YouTube)<\/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>Natalie is a former popstar<\/h2>\n<p>Prior to finding fame as a soap star, Natalie had a stab at a singing career. In the 90s she was a member of a band called The Kinky People.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their memorable name, the group failed to have any chart success and eventually split.<\/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>In 1997, Natalie released a single called Keep Your Love with dance group Partizan.<\/p>\n<p>She also lent her vocals to trance track I Will Be There, with artist Absolutely.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1068397\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1068397\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1068397 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.entertainmentdaily.com\/2024\/06\/14183103\/shutterstock_editorial_1214160x-scaled-e1718386294755.jpg\" alt=\"Natalie J Robb as Andrea in The Bill looks under pressure\" width=\"1500\" height=\"984\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1068397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As Andrea in The Bill (Credit: Fremantle Media\/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 has Natalie J Robb been in?<\/h2>\n<p>Quite a bit as it turns out!<\/p>\n<p>The actress made her screen debut at the tender age of nine, starring in an STV drama alongside esteemed actor Tom Conti.<\/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>At 13, Natalie was awarded the BBC Young Entertainer of the Year award on popular children\u2019s TV show, Going Live!<\/p>\n<p>Then Soapland came calling.<\/p>\n<p>As well as her roles in Take the High Road, Doctors and The Bill, Natalie also had a brief stint in EastEnders as Max Branning\u2019s mistress, Gemma Clewes.<\/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<figure id=\"attachment_1062996\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1062996\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1062996 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.entertainmentdaily.com\/2024\/05\/28103053\/12_06_emm_liam.jpg\" alt=\"Liam Cavanagh looks upset in Emmerdale in the cafe\" width=\"1500\" height=\"927\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1062996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonny plays Liam in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>She dated her Emmerdale co-star<\/h2>\n<p>Natalie previously enjoyed a romance with her co-star Jonny McPherson, who plays the Dales resident doctor, Liam Cavanagh. The couple met on the set of the Yorkshire-based soap and were smitten.<\/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>They even lived together for a while after Jonny moved into Natalie\u2019s home during the first Covid lockdown of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately Natalie and Jonny agreed to go their separate ways the following summer after deciding they were better off as friends rather than lovers.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking for the first time about her split, Natalie told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/fabulous\/20736019\/judged-for-not-having-kids-emmerdales-natalie-j-robb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sun<\/a> in 2023: \u201cUnfortunately, it was Covid times, so there was this added pressure.<\/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>\u201cHe moved in with me during the first lockdown and it was just too intense, too soon. And if you\u2019re not used to that, which I hadn\u2019t been for a while, we realised pretty quickly that we were better off as friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Natalie J Robb on having children<\/h2><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>The actress also opened up about being questioned over not having children in The Sun interview, explaining people judge her for it.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cI used to get judged for not having children. People would be like: \u2018What? You don\u2019t have any kids and you\u2019re single? You must be crazy.\u2019 But I just never had that feeling of: \u2018Oh my god, I\u2019ve got to have a baby.\u2019 It has to be the right situation \u2013 I didn\u2019t want to go and do something like that on my own.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1065001\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1065001\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1065001 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.entertainmentdaily.com\/2024\/06\/04102354\/18_06_emm_samson_josh_moira_02.jpg\" alt=\"Mack and Moira look suspicious in Emmerdale\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1065001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mack and Moira are brother and sister, but not related in real life (Credit: ITV)<\/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>Natalie is not related to Lawrence Robb<\/h2>\n<p>Eagle-eyed viewers will have spotted Natalie shares the same surname as her co-star Lawrence Robb.<\/p>\n<p>The actors are on-screen siblings as Lawrence plays Moira\u2019s younger brother, Mackenzie Boyd.<\/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>But despite having the same last name and both being Scottish, the duo are not related.<\/p>\n<p><b>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.30pm and 2.05pm.<\/b><\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Moira Dingle actress has a secret pop past<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734177,"featured_media":75,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Natalie J Robb","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Natalie J Robb: Childhood star, co-star romance and pop career","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Emmerdale actress Natalie J Robb plays Moira Dingle. 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