Charity Sharma

Charity is a blunt, no-nonsense woman and knows how to get what she wants - mostly by flirting. She's self-sufficient, self-serving and will happily step over people, including her daughter Debbie, to reach her goal. However, she is trying to be a better mother. She’s also determined to better herself but it's money that drives her.

History

2000

• Charity arrives in the village for Butch’s funeral, along with Shadrach and Cain

2001

• Charity and Zoë Tate kiss
• Charity marries Chris Tate despite the other Dingles’ reservations

2003

• Debbie discovers Charity is her real mum
• Twisted Chris kills himself and frames Charity for his murder
• Charity is found guilty of murder, but is released from prison when Zoë changes her statement in exchange for custody of Charity's baby

2005

• Tom jilts Charity at the altar after Sadie shows him pictures of her kissing Cain
• Charity gets revenge on Sadie by humiliating her at Jimmy’s birthday party, and leaves the village

2009

• Charity returns to Emmerdale after Debbie crashes her wedding to Michael
• Charity is caught with Cain’s money, and he refuses to believe she’s actually putting it back

2010

• Charity and Noah are accidentally hijacked by Cain's cronies
• Cain organises a surprise wedding but Charity won't go through with it
• Charity and Cain’s car theft plan fails when their new victim Declan turns up in Emmerdale
• Charity urges Cain to keep quiet about Mark’s wallet, concerned he’ll get sent down for blackmail

2011

• Cain becomes convinced Charity has slept with Jai, causing him to sleep with Faye in revenge. Charity finds out and leaves Cain, moving into Holdgate Farm with the Sharmas
• Charity tries to make Nikhil look incompetent at the factory. Jai discovers her plot and kicks her out
• Determined to keep her man, Charity apologises for her actions and then proposes. At first Jai turns her down but on second thought accepts
• After yet another falling out with the Kings, Charity, Cain and Cameron steal their haulage trucks and sell them off
• Charity is appalled to find out that Cain got Amy pregnant but doesn't realise she is still carrying the baby
• Charity and Jai temporarily call off their wedding when Cain starts acting out revenge on Jai's family
• The threats on Jai's family get so severe, that Jai has little choice but to end his relationship with Charity.
• Charity doesn't know what to believe when Cain is badly beaten and Jai is the lead suspect

2012

• Charity reveals to Cain and Debbie that she left him to die
• Cain drops the charges on Jai, leaving him free to marry Charity
• Charity and Jai finally get married
• Charity makes Gennie jealous when she starts working with Jai

Other work

Includes Dalziel and Pascoe, New Street Law, I’m With Stupid, Doctors, Casualty

Likes

Salt and vinegar crisps and anything made by Apple

Dislikes

Cheese and onion crisps

Fascinating Fact

Emma is also an accomplished artist and photographer and a bit of a technology geek!