Emmerdale actress Laura Norton, who has portrayed Kerry Wyatt since 2012, found love on set with her co-star Mark Jordan, known for playing Daz Spencer. The couple are now engaged and have two children.
A romance on set
Mark Jordan joined Emmerdale in June 2014 as Daz Spencer, brother of Dan Spencer, who was due to marry Kerry. Drama ensued when Daz kissed his brother's fiancée, leading to a years-long fallout. It was also revealed Daz had lied about his military service and been booted out of the army. In a twist, he was confirmed as the biological father of Amelia Spencer. Daz last appeared in December 2024 as part of Amelia's exit storyline.
Mark Jordan's career
Mark Jordan is best known for playing PC Phil Bellamy in ITV's police series Heartbeat from 1992 to 2007, with brief appearances in The Royal. The 61-year-old also featured in the original series of All Creatures Great and Small and appeared in other shows including The Long Shadow, Coronation Street, Hollyoaks, Doctors and Casualty.
Relationship with Laura Norton
Mark met Laura on the Emmerdale set after his divorce. They became friends before entering a romantic relationship. Speaking on Loose Women in 2020, Laura said: "When we first told each other we liked each other we just went, 'Shall we just leave it? Shall we just stay as friends? It's probably best'. So, it was months after we actually told each other." Mark added: "We were really good friends. We kept re-examining the question and eventually it was a bit more of a question." Talking about their first official date, he said: "It didn't go brilliantly, but nevertheless, that was a sign of our life", before Laura joked: "That set the tone from the rest of our relationship."
Laura and Mark got engaged towards the end of 2018, before welcoming their son Jesse in January 2021 and daughter Ronnie in 2022. In February 2023, they revealed both children had been diagnosed with Usher Syndrome, a rare genetic condition affecting hearing and vision.
Who is Mark Jordan's famous ex?
Before meeting Laura, Mark was married to Happy Valley and Benidorm star Siobhan Finneran for 17 years. They married in August 1997 after appearing together on Heartbeat. They had two children, daughter Poppy and son Jordan. Talking about their romance in 2001, Mark told The Mirror: "She's just so lovely. We met when I was 20, and she was a bezzie, bezzie mate for years. We didn't realise that half of our fun was flirtatious." He proposed to Siobhan during a trip to London, hiring a limousine and getting down on one knee in front of Harrods while playing her favourite music. She said yes. However, after 17 years of marriage, they divorced in 2014. Siobhan has been in a relationship with Death in Paradise actor Don Gile since 2018.
