hands of unfaithful boyfriend Cameron Murray (Dominic Power), Debbie will use her family's history – Charity Dingle and Cain Dingle – of con schemes to receive financial gain in order to provide for her children Sarah Sugden and Jack Sugden. "Debbie's on a mission and she's taking no prisoners!" an Emmerdale insider told Inside Soap. "Heartbroken she might be, but she has no intention of sitting about moping. Debbie will be putting her Dingle skills to maximum use as she prepares to set her plan in motion. "Her initial target is Dom, but once it becomes clear Debbie will stop at nothing in order to get her way, Cain and Charity start to wonder whether their daughter might be out of control." Webb commented on her character's new appearance, during the scheme: She becomes very business-minded, almost overnight. She suddenly goes through this massive change, to her looks and her hair. "It's all about earning money for the kids. She's determined that no-one will ever be able to screw her over again." "She's watched her mum and dad do what they want and get what they want for years. Now she's saying, 'That's it – I'm like you'. "Even Charity's shocked, but Debbie's got a one-track mind at the moment. She just wants to become a mini-Cain. The Cameron thing has left her completely broken, and this is the only way she can get through it. She's putting on a mask and pretending everything's okay." Wedding crash and explosion In July 2015, a trailer was aired stating that some major characters were to be killed off, which was confirmed in August to be a helicopter crash and an explosion, Debbie is the central character in the storyline as it happens as she is marrying Pete. A special week of episodes involving the wedding, the explosion and the helicopter crash aired from 3 August 2015, and the helicopter crash leaves Debbie fighting for her life. Temporary departure In June 2015, Webb announced she was pregnant with her second child and took her maternity leave later that year. Debbie departed on 1 January 2016 and it was confirmed in December 2016 that Webb will make her return in January 2017. Her return scenes aired on 24 January 2017. Maternity leave and departure (2019, 2021) In 2019, it was announced that Webb would be taking maternity leave for a third time; her return