Valerie "Val" Jenkins, played by Tanya Robb made her first on-screen appearance on 1 June 2015. The character and casting was announced on 19 May 2015. Val is Dylan Jenkins' (James Fletcher) mother and arrived in the village after hearing the news of her son being hit by a car. She also comforts Trevor Royle (Greg Wood) after learning that Esther Bloom (Jazmine Franks) has decided against giving him her surrogate baby. Val also attracted the jealousy of Grace Black (Tamara Wall) due to her closeness with Trevor.