A soap star who has appeared in Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and more has a family connection to Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney – but he’s not the only famous person she’s related to
Soap fans have been left stunned and amazed after realising a TV star is related to music legend Sir Paul McCartney. Fans of Emmerdale and Coronation Street will recognise Amy Robbins for appearing in both ITV soaps.
She has played a recurring character named Christina Boyd since 2023 on the cobbles, and featured in six episodes of Emmerdale playing Defence Barrister Milligan during Meena Jutla’s plea hearing. The 54-year-old actress has also appeared in Casualty, Holby City, Doctors, Hollyoaks and more, with a career on screen spanning back to 1997.
But soap fans may be stunned to learn she has a surprising number of famous people within her family, including 83-year-old Beatles icon Sir Paul. On top of this, Amy’s grandfather, Ted Robbins, was a prominent member of the Football Association, her brother, also named Ted Robbins, is an actor who has appeared in Phoenix Nights and Benidorm, and her sister, Kate Robbins, is a singer and actress who wrote the theme tune to Cilla Black’s Surprise, Surprise and also starred in Silent Witness.
She is also an aunt to Emily Atack, who’s parents are Kate and the musician Keith Atack. Amy has been married to the actor and author Robert Daws since 2003 and together they have three children.
Speaking of her famous family, Amy said, per the Express: “We are never competitive with each other and we are all very close. My dad, Michael, worked in variety all his life and my mum, Elizabeth, sang. Showbusiness is in our DNA, it’s a family business that has lasted generations.”
She was able to turn to her brother Ted for advice, appearing on Corrie – as he too has featured on the soap, playing Brendan Finch from 2015 until 2016. He advised her “not to underestimate the feeling of standing in the Rovers for the first time.”
Amy revealed: “He said it would be overwhelming and he was right. His other piece of advice was not to call William Roache ‘Ken’ like he did. Ted bumped into William and accidentally said ‘Hello Mr Barlow’”.
Sir Paul has a large family that includes a wide range of talented relatives. He is related to Amy by her mother, Elizabeth Robbins, who is Paul McCartney’s first cousin.
This means Amy shares a grandparent with Paul McCartney, making her his cousin, but one generation removed. The Yellow Submarine singer is dad to potter and artist Heather McCartney – who is the daughter of the late photographer Linda McCartney and the adopted daughter of Paul.
His 55-year-old daughter, Mary McCartney, is a photographer, documentary filmmaker, and vegetarian cookbook author, and his 53-year-old daughter, Stella McCartney, is an acclaimed fashion designer. His son, James McCartney, 47, followed in his musical footsteps and has enjoyed some success as a musician and songwriter.
He has released three albums: Me, released in 2013, The Blackberry Train, released in 2016, and Beautiful Nothing, released last year. James also contributed to albums by his parents, Paul and Linda McCartney.
As well as being married to Linda from 1969 until her death in 1998, Sir Paul was famously married to the model Heather Mills from 2002 until 2008. His most recent marriage, to business woman Nancy Shevell, began in 2011.
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