EMMERDALE actor Oliver Farnmouth revealed his secret connection to the formidable soap villain. The newcomer will play John Sugden and will make his debut on Thursday as the newest member of the Sugden family, after showing up at his mum's funeral. 6 Victoria puts her foot in it with a bereaved son at his mum’s funeral in Emmerdale Credit: ITV 6 Oliver fell for Samantha Womack after starring in a stage play together Credit: Instagram 6 They started dating a year after her split with her husband Mark Womack, who also starred in Emmerdale in 2020 Credit: Getty Oliver, 41, is currently dating Ex-EastEnders actress Samantha Womack , 51.
Samantha, who played Albert Square legend Ronnie Mitchell, grew close to Oliver while acting opposite him in the 2019 stage adaptation of thriller The Girl On The Train. They started seeing each other a year after Samantha split from her husband and actor Mark, 63. They were together for 19 years and had two children together Lily, 19, and Benjamin, 23.
However, Oliver shocked soap fans after he revealed he is "good friends" with Mark and he often gives advice. Mark appeared on Emmerdale as DI Mark Malone between March and August 2020. Oliver told The Mirror : "Mark is a good friend.
I actually just spoke to him yesterday. And when I got offered [the part in Emmerdale], Mark told me it was a great job. He was full of praise for the place.
"I remember [Mark] saying when he was filming, that it’s such a gorgeous place to work – it’s really, .