Emmerdale soap villain Oliver Farnworth is even attracting attention off-set as his real-life partner has said people have “warned” her about him.

Oliver, who plays John Sugden in the ITV soap, has been in a relationship with an ex-EastEnders star since 2019.

However, despite Oliver being nothing like the on-screen brute he plays, it appears there’s been a fair share of attention linked to his role.

Oliver appeared in the mysterious role of John Sugden last August, as the long-lost son of Jack Sugden.

Since then, he has caused a storm in the village by accidentally killing Nate Robinson, dumping his body in the lake and then convincing Aaron Dingle to marry him.

But to the frustration of viewers, most of John’s actions have gone unnoticed.

Luckily, Oliver’s real life is a lot less tubulous than his on-screen one.

The soap star has been in a relationship with EastEnders legend Samantha Womack for six years.

Oliver and Samantha met while starring in a production together and they now live between the UK and Spain.

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