Natalie Ann Jamieson in profile: Why she won’t marry her partner of 14 years and previous connection to soap mum Laura Norton
The Amy Barton actress has been happily settled since 2010
Natalie Ann Jamieson joined Emmerdale in 2019 as Amy Wyatt. She has appeared on the soap for five years having been involved in plenty of hard-hitting storylines.
But in real life, things are nice and settled for Natalie as she lives with her partner of 14 years. But don’t ask about marriage, because it seems that won’t be happening for them!
Natalie Ann Jamieson joins Emmerdale as Amy Wyatt
In 2019, Emmerdale decided to bring back the character of Amy Wyatt. Chelsea Halfpenny had originally played the role and she had departed in 2013. Amy was seen going to Ireland after a failed attempt to kidnap her son, Kyle.
Her mum, Kerry, tracked her down in 2019 in order to stop Cain getting custody of Kyle. She found Amy in Belfast being attacked by a scruffy man. Kerry assumed her daughter had become a prostitute but disgusted Amy said she worked at a women’s shelter and was fighting off one of the women’s abusive husbands.
Amy refused to return to help get Kyle back. However the next day she secretly returned and decided to fight for Kyle.
She subsequently settled in the village, split custody of Kyle with Cain and married Matty Barton, becoming Amy Barton.
Natalie’s early life
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Natalie arrived into the world on February 9 1988. That makes her 37 years old. She is a huge Newcastle United fan.
Natalie attended the Live Youth Theatre in Newcastle and later studied acting at Rose Bruford College.
To pay for drama school Natalie worked two jobs – a department store during the day and a club at night. She also had a job dressing as a Tudor and talking people on tours of the city.
What else has she been in?
Natalie’s television debut was in an episode of ITV crime drama Vera. She made her film debut in I, Daniel Blake. An episode of Doctors followed in 2018 before she got the part in Emmerdale.
Natalie actually attended the same drama school as on-screen mum Laura Norton (Kerry Wyatt). She even performed in a play that Laura had written.
The women share an agent, so Natalie was pleased to know someone when she was auditioning for the role of Amy.
Since joining Emmerdale, Natalie has appeared on shows raising money for charity. These included Celebrity Mastermind where her topic was Absolutely Fabulous. She played to raise money for Cure Usher, which is the charity backed by Laura, whose children both suffer from the condition.
View this post on Instagram
Natalie Ann Jamieson on marriage
Natalie and her partner Ali Ward have been together for 14 years. However Natalie is not interested in marriage!
When she was filming her on-screen wedding to Matty Barton, the actress told The Mirror that Ali had suggested she propose to him as it was a leap year, when women traditionally propose to men.
“I replied, ‘They’ve just been saying on the news how it’s a really outdated tradition. Besides, I am getting married tomorrow at Emmerdale. One wedding is enough for now’.”
She also added: “We’ve been together ages, 14 years, and getting married is way down on the priority list. We are just very happy as we are.”
And if she did ever think about getting hitched? “I am a very practical person and I’ve always thought I wouldn’t opt for a traditional white wedding dress, but rather one that I can wear again,” Natalie explained.
“When people tell me how much they have spent on a wedding, I think, ‘You could probably go around the world twice with the amount of money involved’. And Ali and I would definitely prefer to do that.”
Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
Visit our Facebook page @emmerdaleinsider for all the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers and let us know what you think! Or find us on Twitter @emmerdaleinside