Charity Tate

Charity Tate

Charity Sharma (née Dingle, previously Tate) is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Emma Atkins. Suranne Jones originally auditioned for the role of Charity, before Atkins was cast. The actress began filming her first scenes in February 2000 and she made her first screen appearance as Charity during the episode broadcast on 30 March 2000.

The character has been involved in numerous high-profile storylines during her time on the show, such as her marriage to Chris Tate, lesbian affair with Zoe Tate, the arrival of her long-lost daughter Debbie, her affair with Cain Dingle, being framed by Chris for his death, giving birth to Noah, her relationship and subsequant break up with Tom King, which led to her exit in 2005.

Atkins returned to the role in 2009. During her second stint in Emmerdale, Charity's storylines have focused mainly on her relationship with Cain, from their almost-marriage to their get-rich-quick schemes, to her job working with Jai Sharma and Cain's mistaken belief that they were having an affair. Charity and Cain's relationship later breaks down and Charity goes on to marry Jai.