Debbie made her first appearance in Emmerdale in late 2002, a foster child who stayed with Paddy & Emily for a while. In the beginning her name was Debbie Jones, and she was not expected to be there for long. However within a year she discovered her parents just happened to live in the village too.
Her parents were revealed to be Cain & Charity Dingle, her name was changed from Jones to Dingle, and she's lived in the village ever since.

Name: Debbie Dingle
Date of Birth: 26/10/1989
Parents: Charity & Cain Dingle
Children: A daughter named Sarah.
Lives at: Tug Ghyll (next door to Edna).
Job: Owner of the local garage and runs her own taxi company.
Currently: Living in Jersey with her Daughter after leaving Emmerdale to start a new job.