Rosie Bentham is best known for playing man-eater Gabby Thomas in Emmerdale, but away from the soap she couldn’t be more different.
Her on-screen character has had a lot to deal with lately, being jilted on the morning of her wedding by fiancé Nicky Milligan (Lewis Cope), who revealed that he couldn’t marry her because he’s gay.
It turned out that Nicky was only in a relationship with her as part of Caleb’s (William Ash) plan to destroy Kim Tate (Claire King), and she’s been left with a broken heart, swearing she’ll get revenge.
Gabby’s also blackmailed Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle), having got drunk and tried to kiss him after accidentally landing a punch on him that was meant for Nicky – and Dawn (Olivia Bromley) was barely speaking to her after finding out the truth.
So away from the drama of Emmerdale, who is Rosie dating and what’s her life like?
Let’s find out.
Who is Rosie Bentham dating?
Rosie, 22, is currently thought to be dating a mystery man who she describes as ‘a normal guy.’
She has yet to share any photos or details of the mystery man – she has recently shared pictures of herself on holiday in Kos, Greece – but Rosie told The Sun: ‘I would say that I’m getting to know someone at the moment but I’m very private when it comes to my love life.
“I’m only 22 and things can go wrong pretty quickly at my age, so we’re just taking things slowly. We’re all finding our way.
“It’s very important to keep your barriers up when meeting people because you never know what their true intentions are.’
She added: ‘I’ve always been quite cautious when it comes to love and have never dated anyone in the public eye.
‘The guy I’m getting to know is just a normal guy.’
Rosie also said that she finds it funny when people assume she’s like Gabby in real life, as they’re so unalike.
‘She’s out there and up for anything, whereas I’m not like that at all. I’m always very well behaved on a night out.’
She recently visited Croatia with Emmerdale co-star Daisy Campbell, who plays Amelia Spencer, having also visited Paris and Ibiza together this year. But the Ibiza trip didn’t go according to plan as the pair were robbed.
Updating fans on her Instagram page, Daisy wrote: ‘Sorry me and Rosie have been a bit MIA. It would be us to get the whole of our bags stolen on the second night, with zero phones for most of the hol.
‘But we lived in the moment and then eventually got new phones.’
Who was Rosie Bentham’s dad?
Tragically, Rosie’s dad John died suddenly two years ago, a week before her 18th birthday.
It was such a huge shock,’ she told The Daily Mirror on Father’s Day.
‘I was on a weekend away, and when I got told, I just couldn’t believe it because he hadn’t been ill beforehand.
‘I got angry because I couldn’t understand why and how it had happened. I can remember saying: “No, no, no”.’
Her father was the chaplain of the University of Nottingham.
‘Grief comes in different stages. First, I was shocked, then anger, and then I found myself trying to remember when I’d last seen him and what I’d said.’
‘It’s why now when I phone my mum up, I always say ‘I love you’ at the end of our call.’
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