Portrayed by Janine Duvitski, First appearance 1 February 2007 Husband Donald Stewart Introduced by Derren Litten | Duration 2007– Classification Present; regular Played by Janine Duvitski TV show Benidorm | |
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Jacqueline Stewart, also known by her stage name as Tacky Jackie, is a fictional character from the ITV sitcom Benidorm. Portrayed by Janine Duvitski, Stewart has appeared in all 56 episodes of Benidorm; the joint most of any character. Jacqueline Stewart was married to Donald Stewart, part of the MSA (Middlesbrough Swingers Association) for over 25 years until Donald's last appearance in series six and he had to be written out of series seven by making it so on Donald and Jacqueline's 25th wedding anniversary, they participated in a wife swap with Donald and Rhiannon Flint in France and Jacqueline and Glynn Flint and Benidorm. He was not seen but Donald's voice was heard at the end. Kenny Ireland, who played Donald Stewart, developed brain cancer while they were filming series seven of Benidorm and died on 31 July 2014 at the age of 68. In series eight, Jacqueline returned alone and it turns out Donald's heart stopped during his sleep and he died. Jacqueline, Kenneth and Troy go up on a mountain to scatter Donald's ashes along Benidorm.