Val Pollard

Valerie 'Val' Pollard (née Lambert) was the straight-talking, naturally flamboyant younger sister of Diane Sugden, the wife of Eric Pollard and the mother of Paul and Sharon Lambert.
Never one to mince words, Val would tell it like it is - and sometimes would tell it like it isn't, should that turn out to be more interesting! Always eager to get a rise out of folk, Val had an acid tongue which usually got her into trouble with her sister.
Still, she had a big heart and cared deeply for those closest to her, woe betided all who crossed this feisty lady...
==Biography==
===2004===
*Val arrives at the Woolpack, Diane isn't exactly pleased to see her but can't help but be concerned when she sees Val's bruised face.
*She starts out having relations with Danny Daggart and rekindled a relationship with Rodney Blackstock at the same time whilst trying to keep both from Diane.
*During a blazing row with Rodney Blackstock, Val reveals that he is Paul's father, resulting in Paul punching Rodney.
===2005===
*Val and Bob Hope head back to the B&B for a night of passion. Val reveals her fantasy about Tarzan and Jane and a nervous Bob makes jungle noises.
===2007===
*Desperately struggling to stop smoking Val decides she will try to implement the smoking ban early in the Woolpack to decrease temptation. This doesn't go down well with the regulars.
===2008===
*After finally admitting that her eyesight is impaired by her cataracts Val is forced to miss the stunt flight to have them removed.
*Agrees to be held hostage by the Dingles for ransom on the day of her wedding to Pollard; angry that he has planned it all around the village fair to make it cheaper, they eventually make up and get married.
===2009===
*In typical Val fashion she organises a party for her son Paul's divorce. He is not impressed; especially by the group of male dancers ‘The Pussycat Boys’ she has booked.
*Having been thrown out by Pollard, Val pretends she has gone to Australia; she is really hiding out at the B&B. When Pollard heads to Australia to reconcile their differences she has to rush to the airport to stop him.
*Excited about their new venture with the B&B, Val and Pollard get frisky in one of the bedrooms only for Terry Woods to walk in on them!
===2010===
*Pollard reveals to her that Olena Petrovich is working in the country illegally but Val is only concerned with the standard of her work.
*Worried about the effect of Terry's anger towards Pollard she convinces Terry to go easy on him for the sake of Pollard's health.
*The Pollards buy Terry's share of the B&B and move in, selling Farrers Barn to David Metcalfe and Leyla Harding.
*Val defends Eric when his former stepson Michael Feldmann returns, accusing him of murder.
===2011===
*The Pollards officially foster Amy Wyatt.
*Val is thrilled when Eric surprises her by buying one of the Sharmas' new barn conversions so they now have a proper home.
*Val and Eric are horrified when they learn Amy has had a baby, alone, when they didn't even know she was pregnant.
===2014===
*Val learns she is HIV positive after a fling in Portugal.
===2015===
*In August 2015, Val and Diane Sugden are trapped in a hall of mirrors when a helicopter crashes into the village hall due to an explosion. The helicopter later explodes and the hall of mirrors collapses. After Diane is freed out of the rubble, a shard of glass impales Val and kills her instantly. Her family find a DVD detailing her funeral plans, and a few home truths.
===2017===
*In December 2017, Val appears as a ghost in Robert Sugden's dream.
==Quotes==
"Hello Diane. You'll never believe it but I was.." - first line to Diane Blackstock.
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"Sister? You're like a disapproving mother-in-law since the moment I walked into this place!" - during an argument with Diane.
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"I'm H-I-Val. I'm Valerie Pollard of the Valerie Pollard foundation. I'm Val." - final words, before being killed by a shard of mirror.
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"Bon voyage, my little Napoleon." - final words to Eric Pollard as a ghost in a vision.
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"Thanks for dreaming about us, ya perv." - final words to Robert Sugden as a ghost in his dream.
==See also==
*Full list of appearances
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