Overview
- New pieces from the Mirror, Daily Star and OK! revisit Devaney’s 1989 Channel 4 role as a skinhead gravedigger that required shaving her head.
- Devaney recently described the preparation for that part in a chat with Shaz Ighodaro, saying she fully shaved her hair and adjusted her look for authenticity.
- She originated Debbie Webster in 1984, left after about a year, and made her return to the ITV soap in 2019.
- The roundups note the character’s heavy recent arcs, including a young-onset vascular dementia diagnosis and legal fallout from a serious driving incident.
- The articles also highlight Devaney’s long TV résumé, citing appearances in The Bill, The Royal, Heartbeat, Casualty, Shameless, Common As Muck and Jonny Briggs.