Suzy Merton is an event planner at Take A Vow and Vanessa Woodfield's girlfriend.
Biography[]
2022: Arrival in Emmerdale and meeting Vanessa[]
Vanessa met Suzy in March 2022 after Suzy appeared from nowhere and walked into the path of Vanessa's reversing car. Suzy was unharmed, but the gender reveal cake she was carrying ended up ruined on a heap on the road so a stressed Suzy had a go at Vanessa. Vanessa suggested Suzy look where she's going next time but Suzy wanted an apology and advised Vanessa to get some anger management classes. Vanessa hit back that Suzy should take a chill pill then Suzy stormed off, leaving the ruined cake on the road.
The following week, Suzy bumped into Vanessa in The Woolpack so Vanessa bought her a drink to apologise for their previous encounter. The pair flirted over a drink and realised they enjoyed each other's company so they agreed to go for another drink sometime. On the day of their date, Vanessa's young son Johnny was ill so Vanessa was unable to make it but she couldn't contact Suzy to cancel as she had accidentally broken her phone. Suzy got fed up of waiting for Vanessa at the bar so she turned up at Vanessa's house. When Vanessa explained the situation, Suzy was happy to rearrange their date.
Suzy and Vanessa had their rearranged date the following day. First, they enjoyed a wine tasting event at David's Shop then the pair went for a drink in The Woolpack. Whilst they were in The Woolpack, Suzy was surprised to bump into Leyla Cavanagh. Leyla was unnerved by Suzy's presence but Suzy assured Leyla she would keep her secret. It soon transpired Suzy and Leyla's secret was that they took cocaine together.
When Suzy was invited up to Butlers Farm for lunch with Vanessa, Leyla and their friend Moira Dingle she soon realised she had played a part in the death of Moiras daughter Holly Barton in 2016, as she had been Holly's boss and gave her the money which she used to buy the drugs that killed her. Suzy felt immense guilt and decided to quit using drugs and urged Leyla to do the same, however Leyla had became more reliant on the drugs than Suzy was.
In July 2022, Suzy had organised a presentation at Hawksford Outdoor Pursuits for a partnership between Hawksford and Take A Vow, however it was revealed to both Vanessa and Holly's family that Suzy had known Holly, Moira soon found out the truth about Holly's death and Vanessa dumped Suzy. Vanessa struggled to be without Suzy and while Moira did not forgive Suzy she told Vanessa she would not try to put a stop to her and Suzy's relationship.
In November 2022, An old friend of Vanessa offered her a dream job in Canada, working for a charity. Suzy encouraged Vanessa to take the offer and said that she wouldn't mind moving with her. Their relationship soon started to show its cracks and Suzy decided that it would be better if she didn't go with Vanessa and Johnny to Canada and ended things between them. As Vanessa was leaving in the taxi for the airport, the taxi came to halt, Suzy was shown stood in front of it. Suzy said goodbye to Vanessa properly and kissed her, then watched as the taxi left the village.
2024: Vanessa's return and the love triangle[]
In February 2024, Vanessa returned from Canada and she eventually bumped into Suzy, who was shocked to see her back in the village. A few days later they ended up getting drunk and kissed. The next morning Suzy bumped into Vanessa again who made it clear that things were too complicated for them to get back together. As all of this was happening, Suzy was oblivious to the fact that Mary had feelings for her. On a karaoke night at the Woolpack, Vanessa decided to sing to try and win back Suzy. Soon after she revealed to Suzy that she was ready to give their relationship another go and pulled her in for a kiss, Mary watched on and ran off in tears. The next day, Suzy told Leyla that she has feelings for Mary and wanted to know if she felt the same way before getting back with Vanessa. In the Woolpack, Suzy found Mary who was busy working and asked her if she had any feelings for her, Mary assured her that she only sees her as a friends.
Career[]
Suzy works as a event planner at Take A Vow with Leyla. Suzy has helped plan weddings for couples in the village such as Belle and Tom as well as Amy and Matty. It's assumed that she worked as one elsewhere before her arrival in the village as in her first appearance she was supposed to be carrying a gender reveal cake to a client.
Residences[]
| Address | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tug Ghyll | 20th December 2022 to 6th July 2023 |
| Mum's house | 6th July 2023 to 19th July 2024 |
| Tug Ghyll | 19th July 2024 to present |
