Emma Pastry

Emma played by Lucy Dixon (2018-)

Emma played by Jayma Mays (2011-13)

Emma Pastry is a close friend of Nick's. She is also the brother of Jake Pastry. She made her debut in April 2011, and departed in February 2013. She returned in March 2018. She was initially played by Jayma Mays from 2011-13, but on her return in 2018 was played by Lucy Dixon.

## Storylines

### 2011-13

Emma first appears in April 2011, along with her younger brother Jake, helping out in a bakery. Frustrated by Jake's laziness, Emma hits Jake in the face with a pastry case. Emma attends Emma Cenzi's birthday in February 2012, where Britt Cenzi pushes Wallace Bumf through a glass table. In December 2012, Emma, along with Emma C and Nick Evans, try to stop Britt from killing herself, by jumping off the top of their house. However this fails and she jumps. Emma C is furious at Amy Soffmi & Katy Gale, believing they caused it. Emma departs in February 2013. However, she still keeps in touch with Nick, and sends them Christmas cards & birthday cards until her return.

### 2018-

Emma returns in March 2018. She is pleased to see Nick, and quickly makes friends with Johnny James. She also admits she's genderfluid, which is why she has short hair. Johnny and Emma try to start a relationship, however this doesn't work out. Emma later start a relationship with Jasmine Murphy. In May 2019, Emma is at the siege in The Tumpetty. In September 2019, Emma is devastated when Jake is killed by Swibber Squinteye. In October 2020, Emma joins a chat-app, and encourages Jasmine to join. The pair start getting nasty messages from a user Wolfgirl92. The user starts taunting Emma about the death of Jake. She also received threatening messages late at night. In February 2021, Emma recieves a message saying "go kill yourself!" Emma tries to take an overdose, and passed out on the bathroom floor. At the same time, Jasmine collapses of severe stomach pains downstairs in the kitchen. The troll is revealed to be Demi-Leigh Sweeney. Wallace delivers a parcel to them, and is shocked to find them unconscious, and rings an ambulance. Emma is recovered, however Jasmine is in critical condition. Emma then finds out that Demi-Leigh is behind the attack. Emma confronts Demi-Leigh and a fight breaks out, ending when Emma pushes Demi-Leigh over, hitting her head on a concrete gate post. Despite everything, Emma is concerned, but Demi-Leigh tells her she's ok. The following day, Emma is shocked to find out that Demi-Leigh died from brain damage sustained by the injury. She is wracked with guilt, and eventually confesses to Frank and Rachael. Frank and Rachael report her to the police, and she is arrested. In June 2021, Emma is brutally attacked in prison by three women, because of her androgynous appearance. She is rescued by Jennifer Lloyd and PC Natasha White. Emma then makes a phone call to someone, telling them she needs to see them. A week later, Emma is told she has a visitor, who turns out to be Rachael. Rachael doesn't want to see Emma, and initially refuses to listen, however Emma tells her about Demi-Leigh's cyberbullying, and says to look for her phone in No.4's garden. Rachael walks out, but decides to visit No.4, and asks Jack Tomlinson if she can look in their garden for something. She finds Demi-Leigh's phone, which is damaged, however puts the SIM card in another phone, and sees Demi-Leigh's abusive messages to Emma and Jasmine. A week later, PC Natasha White tells Emma that Rachael has decided to drop all charges and that Emma is free to go. Rachael tells her that although she can't forgive her for her daughter's death, she understands the whole situation, and believes that Emma has suffered enough. In February 2022, Emma goes out with Louisa Spider, and the pair later kiss.

## Background Info

In April 2011, it was announced that Emma and Jake Pastry were joining N&F. They arrived later that month. The scene where Emma hit Jake in the face with a pastry case was a big hit online. In late 2012 it was announced that Emma would be departing. She left in February 2013. She was initially played by Jayma Mays, who, despite her young appearance, was actually 13 years older than her character (which was 18). NJE claimed not to know this when she was cast. Throughout 2016 & 2017, there  was speculation that Emma would return, however this didn't materialise. However in January 2018, it was announced that Emma would be returning in March, now played by Hollyoaks and Waterloo Road actress Lucy Dixon, who was only three years older than the character. She returned in March. Shortly after her arrival, it was revealed that she was genderfluid, being the first female genderfluid character, and the third genderfluid character after Nick Evans & Johnny James. Photos of her with Jazmine Franks, who was joining N&F as an unknown character, led to speculation that Jake was returning as a transgender character. However this turned out to be false, as Franks was arriving as Jasmine Murphy, Emma's girlfriend, and Jake returned three months after Emma, played by Lewys Ball. In September 2020, it was announced that Emma and Jasmine would be involved in a cyber abuse storyline.
Scenes shown in June 2021 where Emma was brutally attacked in prison caused heavy controversy from fans.