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Laurel Thomas

Laurel Thomas (also Potts and Dingle) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Charlotte Bellamy. She debuted on screen during the episode airing on 3 September 2002. Laurel has been off-screen at various times while Bellamy has taken maternity leave. Laurel is shown to have a thoughtful and caring attitude towards…

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Occupation
Cleaner · Packer · Factory supervisor · Café waitress
Adoptive sons
Daniel Thomas
Daughters
Dotty Thomas
Duration
2002–present
Father
Douglas Potts
First appearance
Episode 3258 3 September 2002 (2002-09-03)

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Laurel Thomas

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Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018182
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Laurel Thomas

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related to External links · 5
Laurel Thomas → Official Emmerdale, STVLaurel Thomas, Thomas, TV, What's
In-universe information · 4
Laurel Thomas → Café waitress, Cleaner, Factory supervisor, Packer
Occupation · 4
Laurel Thomas → Café waitress, Cleaner, Factory supervisor, Packer
Adoptive sons · 1
Laurel Thomas → Daniel Thomas
Daughters · 1
Laurel Thomas → Dotty Thomas
Duration · 1
Laurel Thomas → 2002–present
Father · 1
Laurel Thomas → Douglas Potts
First appearance · 1
Laurel Thomas → Episode 3258 3 September 2002 (2002-09-03)
Husband · 1
Laurel Thomas → Ashley Thomas (2005–2013, 2016–2017) Marlon Dingle (2014–2015) Jai Sharma (2023–2025)
Introduced by · 1
Laurel Thomas → Keith Richardson

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Laurel ThomasAdoptive sonsDaniel Thomas1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasDaughtersDotty Thomas1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasDuration2002–present1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasFatherDouglas Potts1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasFirst appearanceEpisode 3258 3 September 2002 (2002-09-03)1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasHusbandAshley Thomas (2005–2013, 2016–2017) Marlon Dingle (2014–2015) Jai Sharma (2023–2025)1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasIn-universe informationCleaner1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasIn-universe informationPacker1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasIn-universe informationFactory supervisor1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasIn-universe informationCafé waitress1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasIntroduced byKeith Richardson1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasMotherHilary Potts1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasOccupationCleaner1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasOccupationPacker1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasOccupationFactory supervisor1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasOccupationCafé waitress1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasOther namesLaurel Potts Laurel Dingle Laurel Thomas Laurel Sharma1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasPortrayed byCharlotte Bellamy Cal Freestone (2016)1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasSistersCaroline Swann1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasSonsArthur Thomas1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasStepdaughtersGabby Thomas April Windsor1.00infobox
Laurel ThomasStepsonsLeo Goskirk Archie Breckle1.00infobox

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