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CHEATING Viv Hope wants nothing more than for her husband, Bob, to forgive
and forget her fling with a limo driver. Bob, however, is not in the
mood to show mercy.
He’s determined to give Viv a hard time and wreak revenge.
“Bob really loves Viv,” says Tony Audenshaw, who plays the cheated husband. “That’s
why he was so devastated when he learned she’d been unfaithful.”
Terry tries to comfort his friend by insisting Viv’s limo driver lover, Matti,
is a womaniser. Bob hits on an idea. He books the limo and when it arrives,
he and a reluctant Terry bundle Matti into the back.
Bob then demands the Lothario tells him about his session with Viv.
“Matti the driver is scared he is going to get thumped by Bob again,” says
Tony. “He admits Viv said it was just a one-off because she loved her
husband. The fling didn’t count.
“Bob decides if flings don’t count then he’ll have one himself, and
he bursts into the pub searching for a willing partner. But, he can’t
bring himself to be unfaithful to Viv.”
Viv begs Bob for a second chance but he insists their marriage is over.
The next day, they receive the news that Donna, Viv’s daughter, has collapsed
- and her friends
think she’s taken an overdose.
“That puts the row in perspective,” says Tony. “Viv sobs that Donna
has tried to kill herself and, naturally, Bob comforts her.
“It’s soon clear that Donna hasn’t taken an overdose - it was a cry
for help and attention.”
One good thing does emerge from Donna’s collapse, though. “The scare
brings Bob and Viv closer,” explains Tony. “But when Viv’s hopes rise,
Bob insists that they’re not back together; they’ve got to take the future
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Drink hell of Emmerdale wild child
Emmerdale tackles the tough subject of under-age drinking in a forthcoming
dramatic episode.
Teenage rebel Donna Windsor falls into a coma after sinking bottles of booze
smuggled out of the village post office.
She and her pals sneak off to the cricket pavilion where they down the lot,
with Donna supping more than her share.
In truth Donna, played by Verity Rushworth, is desperately sad and disturbed
by the break up of her mum's marriage.
Her mother Viv (Deena Payne) has had a fling with a limousine driver and when
partner Bob Hope (Tony Audenshaw) found out he he angrily declared the marriage
was over.
The incessant rows have upset Donna more than Viv realises and she fails to
spot the warning signs in her wayward daughter.
To make matters worse before she slips into unconsciousness Donna tells pals
she has taken pills as well.
The hospital takes no chances and Donna has her stomach pumped. The next day
she admits the overdose claim was a lie, but says what she did was a cry for
help.
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Emmerdale's Donna Windsor is set to shock the village tonight.
The troubled youngster turns to drink after finding it hard to cope with the
acrimonious split between mum Viv and husband Bob.
In an effort to blot out the whole sorry affair, Donna decides to get
drunk and enjoy herself with her friends. But the evening soon turns
into a nightmare.
An Emmerdale insider explains, "Viv hasn't noticed the effect that her
strife is having on those around her and fails to spot Donna sneaking
out a load of alcohol from the shop.
"As the youngsters gather down by the pavilion to play spin the bottle,
Donna has decided to escape the marital problems at home and is determined
to drown her sorrows.
"The game continues and she consumes more and more alcohol - despite
Katie's warning to slow down. Unconcerned by Katie's words, Donna sinks
her drink at a pace before passing out - claiming to have taken some
pills."
As the ambulance comes to her rescue, mum Viv is forced to drag herself
out of her own misery to face up to what has happened. And the enormity
of the event brings her and Bob together as they worry about whether
Donna will survive.
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Donna is delighted to help new driver Robert turn his car into a passion
wagon. But when Robert starts getting distracted by another woman, Donna
is instantly jealous.
While Robert insists he and Elaine are just mates and he’s helping
her learn to drive, Donna is not so sure.
“Donna really fancies Robert,” says Verity Rushworth, who
plays the teenage temptress. “The trouble is, living in a tiny
village means that there’s nowhere for them to go to be together.
“When Robert passes his test and gets a car, Donna is delighted!
They head off to a quiet country lane where nature takes its course.
“Donna is thrilled, until Robert remembers he is supposed to be
taking Elaine out for a driving lesson.
“Furious, Donna insists on going too and makes such a nuisance
of herself chattering from the back seat that Elaine reverses into a
gatepost.”
Later, Elaine tells Donna she doesn’t fancy Robert, but Donna
isn’t convinced. And when Robert and Elaine are alone in the car
when it runs out of petrol in a country lane, he starts flirting with
her.
She reminds him he already has a girlfriend, but will temptation get
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The Sugden schoolboy has already captured the heart of Donna Windsor
but has set his sights another village lovely - newcomer Elaine Marsden.
And Robert is finding his new set of wheels is the perfect excuse to
lure unwitting Elaine to got out with him - even if she has no idea of
his romantic intentions.
The pair embark on a second driving lesson tonight, free from Donna's
watchful eyes. And Robert ensures that the car runs out of petrol miles
from home so they are forced to spend some quality time together.
But Elaine has no intention of becoming another notch on his bedpost.
And luckily for her, dad Ronnie, has also sussed Robert's game.
Ronnie is furious to discover that Elaine has not turned up for work,
and that she is with Robert. He hunts for the pair and when he finds
them, Elaine is dragged home with clear instructions not to go near Robert
again.
Donna is delighted that Elaine is out of the picture but will Robert
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Emmerdale's Robert Sugden and Donna Windsor are playing romantic games.
The teenage twosome split up last week when Donna discovered roguish
Robert had been wooing local lovely Elaine Marsden behind her back.
Determined to preserve her self-respect Donna has held her head high
after discovering the heartbreaking truth about her boyfriend. Robert,
who has little respect for either girl, was unrepentant about his cheating
behaviour, leaving Donna to vow never to get involved with him again.
But Robert's new romance hasn't panned out in the way he had hoped.
Sensible Elaine has refused to give in to his pressure for them to sleep
together and it seems that Robert will be taking cold showers for some
time.
However, when Donna marches round to the farm to collect some belongings
from him, Robert finds himself drawn to her again. Dressed up to the
nines and with an attitude to match, Donna is every teenage boy's dream.
And soon the pair find themselves in bed together again.
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There's some terrible news in store for four
youngsters in the tragedy-hit village of Emmerdale.
They are left reeling when a VD epidemic sweeps
the village, and fear they have contracted chlamydia after a sex
merry-go-round, according to The Sun.
Bride-to-be Katie Addyman, played by Sammy Winward,
goes for tests after sleeping with her future brother-in-law, and
the best man, Robert (Karl Davies).
He realises he has the disease after sleeping
with Katie's bridesmaid Donna (Verity Rushworth) on the wedding
night.
Katie is scared that hubby-to-be Andy Sugden
(Kelvin Fletcher) will be infected and will find out about her
cheating ways.
The VD storyline is due to unfold next month.
A spokeswoman for Emmerdale told The Sun: "It
will be very carefully scripted.
"Chlamydia affects a lot of young women and men,
many do not realise they have it.
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It will cause a lot of heartache for Katie who fears Andy is also
infected and she will have to tell him everything about her affair
with his brother Robert."
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February 2004
EMMERDALE
Sun to Fri - ITV1
HER wedding to Andy should be the happiest day of her young life, but
Katie Addyman is a mass of nerves and mixed feelings as it approaches.
She loves Andy. Unfortunately, she also loves his best man - and brother
- Robert. And she can’t resist sleeping with him on her last night
as a single woman!
As the ceremony looms, Katie is worried about Robert’s increasingly
angry behaviour and fears he is going to wreck the big day.
"It’s all her fault and she knows it," says Sammy Winward,
who plays pretty Katie. "The fling with Robert started out as a
bit of fun, but now it has got way out of hand. The trouble is, she loves
both brothers."
Robert and Katie are almost caught out when Andy finds flowers Robert
sends her, but Katie convinces him they are a gift from her to him.
Later, an out-of-control Robert appeals to Katie not to go through with
the wedding, shouting at her in the street not to marry Andy.
"Katie is hurt and embarrassed," says Sammy. "She sees
how much Robert cares for her. She feels totally torn but is determined
to go through with the wedding, no matter what. She just can’t
let Andy down."
The night before the wedding, Andy follows tradition and packs a bag,
leaving Katie to spend the evening with bridesmaid Donna.
Robert turns up after Donna goes to bed, pointing out this is Katie’s
last chance to do a runner with him, but she resists.
When he leaves, Katie opens a present Andy has left her. It’s
a necklace with a heart-shaped locket inscribed, ‘I love you, Mrs
Sugden’.
"Katie is terribly moved by Andy’s love," says Sammy. "She
goes off to sleep on the sofa all mixed-up and unsure of what to do.
But when Robert returns, she can’t resist him and leads him to
the bedroom.
"In the morning, Donna almost catches her with Robert. He pleads
with her to change her mind but Katie tries to be decisive - she is going
ahead with the wedding.
"Even when Donna admits red wine has been spilled over her wedding
dress, Katie stays cool," adds Sammy. "She finds the strength
to carry on. But as the big moment approaches, Katie is on tenterhooks
in case Robert wrecks everything.
"It’s unbelievably tense at the church as Katie desperately
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Emmerdale's heartbroken Robert Sugden takes his revenge
on lover Katie.
The love rat local is devastated that Katie went ahead
with her wedding to his brother Andy despite his heartfelt
pleas.
Having had to endure a painful day, Robert decides to
get blind drunk at the reception - much to his father Jack's
disgust. Unable to hide his feelings of disappointment
and heartbreak the young local throws caution to the wind
by downing drink after drink.
And having made a spectacle of himself at the happy event,
Robert finishes off the night in spectacular style by leading
bridesmaid Donna Windsor off to bed.
Donna has been vying for the hunky mechanic's attention
for ages, ever since he cruelly dumped her to take up with
best pal Elaine Marsden. And since Robert can't get Katie's
attention he decides to play her at her own game - by bedding
her good friend.
Will his drastic actions get Robert what he really wants?
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NEWLYWED Katie is determined to put her fling with Robert behind her and
make her marriage to Andy work.
But she’s horrified when Robert starts working on the farm, and
then moves in to the spare room with Donna - all in a bid to make her jealous.
"It’s a nightmare," says Sammy Winward, who plays the
teenage bride. "She wants to forget about Robert, but how can she
when he’s living under the same roof?"
Jack ignites Katie’s problems when he suggests that Robert helps
Andy with the lambing.
"Katie has a go at Robert and asks him what on Earth he’s playing
at," says Sammy.
"She insists that it’s over between them but Robert seems determined
to revive the affair."
Donna is upset that Robert has been spending all his time at the farm
and asks Katie how she can get him back.
"Katie warns Donna to steer well clear," says Sammy. "And
she suggests to Andy that they take in a lodger to help out, in the hope
that whoever it is will do so much work that there won’t be any extra
chores for Robert."
But next day, Robert and Donna call round to announce they are back together
and, after staying for a while, they ask if they can sleep over to avoid
drink-driving.
"Katie is furious," says Sammy. "She makes a scene but
Andy can’t see what the fuss is about.
"It’s even worse for Katie when Robert and Donna keep her awake
with their antics in the bedroom. Katie gets so angry when Robert has a
dig that she worries Donna will start to suspect something."
The next night, when Katie and Andy’s car breaks down, Katie goes
to get Robert, because he sold it to them. But she sees him sneaking Donna
into the Sugdens.
She flips and tells Viv what her daughter is up to. Viv tells Robert’s
dad, Jack - who has banned Donna from the house as it sets a bad example
to Victoria - and he’s furious.
Donna and Robert both find themselves in trouble at home, so they decide
to move in at the farm with Andy. Robert calls Andy and gets the all-clear.
"Katie returns home later to find she is now part of a cosy foursome," says
Sammy. "Robert and Donna are making themselves at home and he’s
pleased with himself.
"Katie is shattered. How can she put the past behind her if he’s
right under her nose? Andy is puzzled and asks why she’s so upset,
but he’s the last person she can tell.
Emmerdale newlywed Katie Addyman is put in an awkward situation.
The stunning youngster has returned from her honeymoon to find secret
lover Robert Sugden in a passionate romance with close pal Donna.
When Katie married her long term love Andy Sugden - Robert’s adopted
brother - she promised herself there would be no more intimacy between
herself and the hunky mechanic.
But her feelings for Robert haven’t disappeared and she is horrified
that he has forgotten her so easily.
So when Robert and new love Donna stay over at Butler’s Farm and
make saucy noises all night, Katie feels like she’s being driven
mad with jealousy.
The truth is that she is the first girl Robert has ever loved and seeing
her marry someone else almost destroyed him. So with no more cards left
to play Robert is dishing out some revenge on his former sweetheart.
Will his plan to make her insanely jealous work?
Emmerdale's Katie Sugden unwittingly makes her life difficult at home.
The green-eyed farmer's wife is furious that secret ex-lover Robert Sugden
has rekindled his passionate romance with her close pal Donna Windsor.
Katie had hoped that Robert would remain single following her insistence
that they must stop seeing each other behind his unsuspecting brother Andy's
back. Although Robert was heartbroken, he decided to play Katie at her
own game by flaunting his relationship with Donna.
So when Katie catches the lovers sneaking into Robert's dad Jack's home
for a raunchy encounter, she immediately grasses them up to both their
parents. Jack and Donna's mum Viv try to lay the law down to the lusty
duo but their warnings fall on deaf ears.
Furious Robert storms out of home and Donna soon follows - and when Katie
returns to her home at Butler's Farm, Andy informs her they have two new
houseguests.
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Verity Rushworth, aka Emmerdale's dippy Donna,
reckons the soap has put her off going out on the town.
Next week viewers will see how she reacts to
news that she's contracted a sexually transmitted disease.
The 18-year-old actress explained to Pure Soap: "Oh,
I've had loads of really good storylines, but this chlamydia storyline
has been the most embarrassing.
"Although it's just touched upon in the show,
I'm dreading going out in Leeds, but it's all part of the job I
suppose."
The decision by the show's scriptwriters to include
the shocking plot, which could potentially see four of the soap's
characters suffering from the condition, couldn't be more topical
- recent figures revealed the number of children under 15 visiting
clinics for contraception and STD test has nearly tripled over
the past few years.
Only last year, The Family Planning Association
(FPA) called for the government to introduce a national screening
programme for chlamydia - the most commonly diagnosed STD in 2002
- to halt the growing crisis.
Next Wednesday (March 24), Viv discovers her
darling daughter Donna has contracted the STD, but what will Robert
do when he finds out, and will he fear the worst about who the
condition has spread to?
And, how long will it be before newlywed Andy
learns the truth?
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WHAT'S BUGGING DONNA?
Robert's affair with his brother's wife Katie is dangerously close to
being exposed after his other lover, Donna, is told she has a sexually-transmitted
disease.
Poor, deceived Donna has no idea of the possible implications when she
reveals to Robert that she is suffering from chlamydia.
Robert is outraged at the possibility that Donna might have given him
the disease - but then is horrified when he realises that if he has it
too, he could have passed it on to Katie. And if she goes on to infect
husband Andy, it’s almost certain to lead to their affair being discovered.
When Donna first gets her diagnosis she tries to confide her fears to
Katie, but she says she is too busy with an essay and tells Donna to go
and talk to her mum instead. All this leaves Donna feeling miserable, isolated
and abandoned.
"She tries to talk to Robert," says Karl Davies, who plays the
rural Romeo, "but the only response he can manage is to try to take
her to bed again. When he finally notices that Donna is behaving differently,
he starts to worry, and Andy suggests that she might be pregnant."
Eventually, Donna does tell her mum, Viv, who is completely mortified.
She makes such a fuss that Donna is terrified she will confront Robert.
Donna only manages to talk her mother out of it by insisting she should
be the one to break the bad news to him.
"When she finally comes out with it, he is really angry," says
Karl.
"Robert has never treated Donna very well, and this week he is pretty
appalling to her. But when he considers the possibility that the disease
could well expose his affair with Katie, his heart sinks. That could smash
the whole family to pieces.
"It sparks an angry row between Robert and Katie when he tells her,
and they realise they both have to get tested straightaway and pray the
infection hasn't spread."
Emmerdale’s Robert Sugden discovers the truth about girlfriend Donna
Windsor.
All week anxious Donna’s strange behaviour has worried Robert, who
fears she may be pregnant, but the reality far more serious implications.
As viewers know, poor Donna has discovered she has contracted sexual disease
chlamydia and is struggling to confess her problem to Robert.
So when she finally plucks up the courage to tell him, Robert is horrified
to think that he may also have chlamydia - and could have passed it on
to secret lover Katie.
Robert knows that if his worst fears are true, the whole of Emmerdale
will soon find out that the pair have duped unsuspecting Andy and have
been enjoying a passionate romance.
And actor Karl Davies, who plays the love rat local, hopes the secret
remains under wraps as he doesn’t want Robert settling down with
the blonde beauty.
He explains, "I’m not sure that I’d want Andy getting
all the girls, while Robert is playing happy families with Katie!
"But if Andy ever finds out, it’ll be great to film - it’s
got such huge potential that it makes me feel a bit nervous. I want to
do the story justice.
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6th April 2004 - From this is Grimsby
We have all heard the radio adverts asking us if we are thinking
about sex enough and we have all be warned about the so-called "Sex Lottery" -
but are we really clued up when it comes to sexually transmitted infections
(STIs)? Popular ITV1 soap Emmerdale is currently tackling the issue
in one of its main storylines. Health writer HANNAH KENNARD reports.
When Viv Hope found out daughter Donna Windsor had
somehow become infected with chlamydia, she was livid.
No, she
was disgusted. She immediately kicked out her cafe
customers so she could surf the net and find out exactly
what horrible
disease her beloved daughter had caught.
Luckily, Donna isn't a real person - she is just a
soap character.
Unfortunately, chlamydia is very real, and it infects
thousands and of people every year.
Donna, who features in the ITV1 soap Emmerdale, has
picked up the infection - which can lead to infertility
- from
her boyfriend, Robert Sugden, who happened to be sleeping
with his brother's fiance Katie right up until the
night before her wedding.
Donna and Katie happen to be best friends and their
friendship and Katie's marriage could well be at risk
if it turns
out they are all infected.
But really, that is the least of their worries.
Although chlamydia is a very common STI, it is also
one of the most serious and most silent, because it
is very
easily spread and often doesn't have any symptoms.
It is also on the increase nationwide.
The majority of women who are infected with chlamydia
will not notice anything unusual, although some may
spot an increased girl thingyl discharge, frequent
or painful
urination, pain during sex, or irregular periods.
Men are more likely to notice symptoms, but again,
some may have none at all.
If they do, these are likely to be a discharge from
the penis and pain or burning on urination.
Sometimes, even the eyes can become infected with chlamydia
and both men and women may experience painful swelling
and irritation.
Chlamydia can be silently and quickly transmitted in
a number of ways, including through penetrative sexual
intercourse, oral sex, mother to baby during birth
or occasionally, by transferring the infection on fingers
from the genitals to the eyes.
If a doctor suspects that a patient has chlamydia,
samples will be taken from any place which may be infected
such
as the girl thingy and cervix in women, or the urethra
in men, and sent to a laboratory for testing.
Increasingly, chlamydia tests are being taken using
a urine sample.
The results are usually available within a week, and
if the test is positive, the treatment for chlamydia
is a simple course of antibiotics.
The real danger is where it is left untreated, either
because the victim simply does not know they have it,
or because they are too embarrassed to do anything
about it.
Female sufferers who are not treated can develop pelvic
inflammatory disease.
This can lead to fertility problems, ectopic pregnancy
and chronic pelvic pain.
A spokeswoman for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals
NHS Trust said: "The symptoms of chlamydial infection
can be mild or easy to miss so, if there is any suggestion
at all of infection, it is always best for people to
get things checked out.
" We have seen a slight increase in the number of people
testing positive with chlamydia, in line with the national
picture, but part of that is because people are becoming
more aware of it and are seeking help and advice.
" We would urge anyone who wants help or advice about sexually
transmitted infections or contraception to pop along
to the Centre for Sexual Health at the Diana, Princess
of Wales Hospital or to give us a ring on (01472) 875237."
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Emmerdale's Donna Windsor sets her sights on a new man.
The pretty youngster is desperate to find herself a decent
bloke after being devastated by ex-love Robert Sugden's
scheming and cheating ways.
Poor Donna doesn't have a lot of choice in the small Emmerdale
community. Most of the men in her age group are already
taken or not interested. But Donna has found a friend in
grieving widower Marlon Dingle, who understands heartbreak
like no-one else.
Marlon has spent the past few months caught up in a deep
depression following the untimely death of his beloved
wife Tricia. But now Marlon is putting his life back together,
and Donna thinks she could be just what he needs.
In an effort to entice Marlon into a new romance, deluded
Donna throws on her best clothes and a lorry load of makeup.
But an afternoon of throwing longing looks his way fails
to make an impact on unsuspecting Marlon.
So when Val Lambert decides to voice her own suspicions
about Donna's agenda to Marlon, the lovelorn chef is horrified.
Is Donna going to be disappointed in love once again?
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