Sammy Winward Pride of Britain Awards

Sammy Winward attends the Pride Of Britain Awards at Grosvenor House, on the 5th October 2009 in London. Among those who attend were Jenni Falconer, Zoe Salmon and the awards were hosted by Carol Vorderman.

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Ryan and Katie unite

It's a case of life imitating art in Emmerdale this week as Ryan Lamb and Katie Sugden finally give in to their feelings for each other. Or should it be art imitating life?

After weeks of circling each other like a couple of naughty schoolchildren in the playground, Ryan - played by 26-year-old James Sutton - finally bites the bullet this week and apologises for his dismissive behaviour towards Katie (Sammy Winward) and asks her for a drink. But it looks like it's too late when she spurns his advances.

However, it's not a situation that a bunch of flowers won't sort and Katie relents, agreeing to a date in The Woolpack.

Speaking of Ryan's attraction to Katie, Sutton says: "She's good fun - he quite likes the chase and the fact that she's playing hard to get. He's not put off by the fact that Nathan has had a fling with her as they both think Nathan is a bit of an idiot. After Nathan, I think Ryan's a breath of fresh air. He's quite a grounded nice chap who just really falls for her."

Despite Katie initially using Ryan to make his friend - and secret brother - Nathan (Lyndon Ogbourne) jealous, Katie began playing hard to get herself. Sutton defends the character: "She wants to prove she's not easy and to get him to respect her - she doesn't want to rush into anything. She wants to take her time if she's going to enter into a new relationship."

However, the romantic gesture of a bouquet isn't as honest as it sounds, as Ryan actually takes the flowers that Michael (Jamie Belman) has sent to Debbie (Charley Webb).

"Ryan gets hold of some of flowers that Michael has sent to Debbie and apologises to her," Sutton smiles. "Katie agrees to go to the pub with him that evening and she finds the little card in the flowers from Michael and finds it amusing - she thinks it's quite sweet!"

And their night doesn't stop when they leave the local watering hole. He adds: "Ryan charms her in the pub and they have some wine and a kiss and he ends up back at her house."

So is their relationship one that's built to last? Or will it collapse easier than Heather Trott on rocking chair?

Sutton enthuses: "I think it could develop into a serious relationship, definitely. I think Ryan needs as many friends around him as he can as he's new to the village. He gets on really well with Katie and I don't see any reason why it can blossom into a beautiful relationship."

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Winward excited over new Dales plot

Emmerdale star Sammy Winward has revealed that she is thrilled to be back at the forefront of the show.

The actress's character Katie Sugden is about to begin a new romance with village newcomer Ryan Lamb, played by former Hollyoaks cast member James Sutton.

Speaking of the plot in an interview with Hot TV magazine, Winward commented: "It's just nice to have a great storyline to work on. Katie hasn't really been up to much since she acted as a surrogate for the Sinclairs, but that's all about to change."

The 23-year-old added that she is excited to be working closely with Sutton, who signed up for the ITV1 soap in March.

"He's an amazing actor. I was really pleased when they said Ryan would be Katie's new love interest," she explained. "They make a really good couple and I'm very excited about what's coming up for them both.

"Because Ryan's new to the village there's a lot to explore with his character which means the possibilities for him and Katie are endless."

Winward recently confirmed that Katie's new romance will eventually "blow up in her face".

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Emmerdale's Katie Sugden - played by 22-year-old Sammy Winward - finds herself staring down the barrel of a 12-bore shotgun next week, when she becomes embroiled in a hostage situation at Home Farm alongside King brothers Jimmy (Nick Miles), Matt (Matt Healy) and Carl (Tom Lister). After returning from the village fayre, Katie walks in on Matt being held at gun point by a madman out for revenge. Here, Sammy Winward chats to us about the hostage plot and her temptation to go for shooting lessons.

Katie returned to the village last week. Where had she been?
"She's been with her mum in Greece for two weeks apparently. There's not actually been much mention of it, but that's where she's been."

When she returned, she had to deal with the aftermath of Grayson Sinclair, didn't she?
"Yeah. He'd phoned around all the people who had their horses stabled with Katie to sabotage her business and ruin her reputation. She came back and all the horses had disappeared."

And this week, Katie walks into a hostage situation – how does it come about?
"Katie's at the village fayre giving horse rides to the kids, but Chas says to her something like 'none of the kids want to ride on the horses, they just want to go on the donkeys, so you may as well go back and get changed'. So Katie goes back to Home Farm to stable the horses and get changed. When I walk in, I find Matthew being held hostage by a madman with a gun, which was the last thing she was expecting."

What does the madman want?
"Without giving too much away, he wants to know where someone precious to him is - and he wants to know, whether it means harming Katie or Matthew in the process."

Does the gun go off?
"Yeah. It goes off after Carl and Jimmy arrive because they become embroiled in it all, too. Carl confronts the madman and then the gun goes off after a bit of a struggle."

What was it like having the barrel of a gun pointed at you?
"It was actually a real gun but it didn't have any ammunition in it. It's a horrible feeling having it pointed at your head. It's quite bad holding it, too. I had to hold it at one point because there's a struggle in one scene and the gun's dropped and Katie gets it, which is ridiculous really because the gun's twice the size of me! It's strange holding it, but it gave me the taste for it. I really wanted to go for shooting lessons afterwards. I haven't done yet, but want to."

Did you have any lessons on how to hold the gun or anything?
"Yeah. There was an expert there who owned the gun. I didn't realise that there are two triggers on the gun because there are two barrels – you use the first trigger for the first shot and the second trigger, which is further back, for the second shot. The guy was saying 'Sammy, the first shot's already gone off, you've got to hold the second trigger otherwise you'll look stupid' and I said 'alright, calm down – I've not actually done this before!' He understood, but just wanted to get it right. He said 'Katie's meant to be a farmer girl and you should have done it before!'

Do you think Katie does or will regret giving up her baby to Perdy Hyde-Sinclair?
"I think she'll always have a bit of regret. However, she knows that that baby's with the best possible person. I think that's what keeps her going, really."

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