Waterloo Road star joins the cast of Emmerdale as a ‘free-spirited and boisterous’ newcomer… and her on-screen debut is sooner than you think

Former Waterloo Road actress Christine Tremarco has joined the cast of ITV‘s Emmerdale and is due to make her onscreen debut in April.

Christine, 46, will arrive in the village as Rose – a woman known to Kim Tate’s husband Will – ITV revealed on Tuesday.

Bolshy and boisterous, Rose has recently been living in Benidorm and her arrival is set to cause a stir when Will [Dean Andrews] fails to mention her to his wife Kim [Claire King].

‘I am thrilled to be joining Emmerdale!’ the acclaimed actress said of her new role. 

‘To be working with such a wonderful cast and crew along with the brilliant writing and production team is an absolute joy!’

Christine added: ‘Rose is so much fun to play. She is free spirited, boisterous and totally mischievous with a steely edge and a big heart.’

Producer Laura Shaw said: ‘We are massively delighted to welcome Christine Tremarco to the Emmerdale Family. 

‘Christine brings a wealth of experience and talent and playing the character of Rose, a true free spirit with an exuberant outlook on life, she certainly promises to cause a real storm for some of our villagers.’

Despite her illustrious British television career, Liverpool-born Christine never attended drama school.

The actress was actually scouted aged just 15 years old at a drama group, and cast as the lead in The Leaving of Liverpool.

The drama was about the Home Children – the migration scheme which saw over 100,000 British children sent to Commonwealth realms such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa.

Following her young success, Christine continued on in the acting world, carving out a career in both TV and film.

Christine has appeared in some of Britain’s most acclaimed shows, including Silent Witness, Glue and Clocking Off.

She is likely most famous for her recurring role in the hugely popular Waterloo Road – where she played teaching assistant-come-English teacher Davina Shackleton from 2007 until 2009.

Davina started out at the school as former head teacher Jack Rimmer’s assistant before the two became romantically involved. She moved into teach after his departure. 

She left the show after her suspecting her then-partner, English teacher Tom Clarkson, of having an affair.

In 2011, Christine joined the cast of Casualty as nurse Linda Andrews – who she played for two years before leaving in 2013. 

Her most recent role was in the six-part BBC series Kidnapped,a drama based on the true life kidnapping of British model Chloe Ayling.