Rhona Goskirk (also Dingle) is a fictional character from the British television soap opera Emmerdale, played by Zoë Henry.

Rhona has been through a diverse range of storylines, including a romantic bond and later marriage with comedic chef Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock); giving birth to their son Leo Goskirk, who has Down Syndrome; marrying Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt); becoming addicted to painkillers, discovering Paddy's affair with her friend Tess Harris (Nicola Stephenson) after Tess' death; pursuing a manipulative relationship with Tess's widower Pierce Harris (Jonathan Wrather), her near-death in the soap's biggest stunt known as "No Return Week", marital rape at the hands of Pierce; becoming infertile after a farming accident; and bringing Pierce to justice for killing her boyfriend Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) amid feuding with Graham's estranged boss and ex-wife Kim Tate (Claire King).

[1] On 13 February 2010, Kris Green of Digital Spy reported Henry had reprised her role and Rhona would be returning to Emmerdale later in the year.

In an interview with Inside Soap, Henry expressed her desire to see Rhona's mother be cast on Emmerdale.

Henry added that she has felt "exhausted" by some of the storylines that her character has been part of, but that she does not "wish any of them hadn't happened", and does not regret the effort she put into them.

[5] Upon Mary's introduction, she "bursts onto the scene at a critical point in her daughter's life" since Rhona is dealing with memories of her rapist, Pierce Harris (Jonathan Wrather).

However, Digital Spy noted that Mary arriving at the time of Rhona's struggles could benefit their relationship, serving as an opportunity for them to bond.

[7] Rhona first appeared in the village in September 2001 as a locum, helping Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) and covering for Zoe Tate (Leah Bracknell), whilst she was on holiday.

She begins dating with local chef Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) in light of his ex-girlfriend, Tricia Fisher (Sheree Murphy), departing the village after their relationship had ended.

Rhona stayed for a few weeks and clashed with receptionist Pearl Ladderbanks (Meg Johnson), as she wanted to protect Paddy.

As no one knew how long Aaron's recovery might take, Rhona stayed with Andy Sugden (Kelvin Fletcher) and Ryan Lamb (James Sutton) but moved in with Marlon, Bob Hope (Tony Audenshaw) and Lizzie Lakely (Kitty McGeever).

When she learns that the baby has Down's syndrome, she considers a termination but decides not to after talking to Hazel Rhodes (Pauline Quirke).

However, Rhona's addiction leads her to put herself and others in danger as when visiting different pharmacies to get painkillers, she and Laurel are carjacked by Ross Barton (Michael Parr).

He agrees and the references selected by Paddy and Rhona include Aaron, Pearl and Leo's teacher, Tess Harris (Nicola Stephenson).

After Pierce leaves, Paddy and Rhona go after him and are involved in a pile up, caused by Emma Barton (Gillian Kearney) pushing her husband, James, from a bridge.

At Pierce's trial, his defense suggests Rhona is lying about the rape as the couple enjoyed "rough" sexual intercourse.

As it appears the jury is swayed in Pierce's favour, he is ultimately found guilty of his crime and later sentenced to a period of jail time.

It takes Rhona some time to get over her ordeal, but in early 2018, she falls for farmhand Pete Barton (Anthony Quinlan), whom Leo quickly becomes attached to.

On a night out with several other villagers in April 2019, Rhona kisses a stranger called Nate Robinson (Jurell Carter) after the pair get talking at the bar.

In October 2019, Rhona starts seeing Kim's associate Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) - unaware that the pair have had a casual sexual relationship for several years.

In return, Graham angrily reveals that Jamie dobbed his mother in with the police for her criminal activities several years previously, which earned her a spell in prison.

After the big reveal, Graham commits himself to Rhona and they make their relationship official - with Kim swearing revenge against them both.

Eventually, Rhona deduces that Pierce killed Graham upon learning that her ex-husband has been stalking her ever since he had been released from prison.

Paddy instantly phones the police just as Pierce knocks out Kim, after the latter arrived to help Rhona extract proof about the culprit behind Graham's murder.

Her efforts to move on from Graham become troubled when Kim arranges for his funeral to proceed without Rhona's knowledge, which restarts their conflict in the process.

[8] The nomination made the viewer-voted shortlist,[9] although Henry lost out to Lucy Fallon, who portrays Bethany Platt in Coronation Street.