| Rhona Goskirk | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Zoë Henry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2001–2002, 2010–present | ||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 3005 17 September 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Keith Richardson (2001) Gavin Blyth (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | Paddy and Marlon's Big Night In (2011) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Rhona Goskirk (also Dingle) is a fictional character from the British television soap opera Emmerdale, played by Zoë Henry. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 17 September 2001. The character was introduced by series producer Steve Frost and she appeared on a recurring basis during 2001 and 2002. She returned to Emmerdale as a full-time character on 31 March 2010, reintroduced by series producer Gavin Blyth.
Rhona has been through a diverse range of storylines, including a romantic bond with comedic chef Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock); giving birth to their son Leo Goskirk, who has Down Syndrome; marrying Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt); becoming addicted to painkillers, discovering Paddy's affair with her friend Tess Harris (Nicola Stephenson) after Tess' death; pursuing a manipulative relationship with Tess's widower Pierce Harris (Jonathan Wrather), her near-death in the soap's biggest stunt known as "No Return Week", marital rape at the hands of Pierce; becoming infertile after a farming accident; and bringing Pierce to justice for killing her boyfriend Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) amid feuding with Graham's estranged boss and ex-wife Kim Tate (Claire King).