For her portrayal of Tara , Brecon was named Most Popular Newcomer at the 4th National Television Awards . The actress also won Best Soap Newcomer at the 1998 '' TV Choice '' awards and the Inside Soap Awards . Of Tara 's first wedding to Alex , '' The People 's '' Dave Lanning quipped " Ladylike and luscious , Anna Brecon burned like a beacon as Lord Alex Oakwell 's bride Tara in another soap wedding celebration in '' Emmerdale '' . But will tasty Tara last the course ? And how will the new Lady Oakwell react when she discovers her rival Kim Tate is a vamp ? It promises to be horsewhips at three paces ... " Of the one-hour special featuring Alex 's return , Lanning commented " Erotic excitement of the week : Lady Tara Oakwell ( Anna Brecon ) , the height of haughty couture , grovelling in the mud in designer mini skirt and wrestling with her wimp husband Lord Alex in '' Emmerdale '' ( ITV ) . But Tara apart , the hour-long special went outrageously over the top more often than English crosses against Chile . " Tara was named as one of " The 30 greatest '' Emmerdale '' residents " by a writer for '' Inside Soap '' . They said " Snooty Lady Tara graced '' Emmerdale '' with her presence in 1997 and soon set her sights on a bit of rough - her driver , Biff Fowler . After a couple of years away , she swanned back to the village and fell for another bit of rough - married man Sean Reynolds . Lady Tara ? More like Lady Chatterly ! " Tara was included in a '' What 's on TV '' feature on " The 50 most EVIL soap villains of all time " , with a reporter saying " Lady Tara Thornfield ( Anna Brecon ) caused lots of trouble for the villagers of '' Emmerdale '' before driving off into the sunset with lover Sean Reynolds . "
4th National Television Awards
4th National Television Awards
Tara Thornfield