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‘Ghosts’ Star Danielle Pinnock on Alberta’s Hidden History & Attending Ventriloquism School
Meaghan Darwish
DECEMBER 11, 2025, 9:00 PM

WHAT TO KNOW
*Ghosts latest episode reveals the true name of Alberta Haynes.
*Star Danielle Pinnock opens up about uncovering her character’s past and learning a special skill to do so.
*Plus, she takes us behind the scenes of Alberta and Pete’s sweet romance.

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Ghosts Season 5 Episode 8, “The Life and Times of Esther Greene.”]

Ghosts‘ latest episode unveils even more about Alberta (Danielle Pinnock) than ever before as the jazz singing ghosts’ true name and former act came to light in “The Life and Times of Esther Greene.”

When “creepy” Todd (Rodrigo Fernandez Stoll) returns to Woodstone, he’s now a famous podcaster that Sam (Rose McIver) is hoping to get an interview with to promote her book. Needless to say, things don’t go exactly to plan, but when the subject of Alberta is raised, Thorfinn (Devan Chandler Long) notices that Todd’s search for her past is murky because of the fact that she changed her name.

Ultimately, she reveals that she changed her name because she killed someone, but in a true confession to Pete (Richie Moriarty), Alberta reveals that she had once been named Esther Greene, but when her music career didn’t take off, she opted for ventriloquism. In order to shake the act, she ended up destroying the puppet (apart from the hat, which she still wears today) and changing her name to Alberta Haynes so she could leave the past behind….

https://www.tvinsider.com/1233646/ghosts-season-5-danielle-pinnock-alberta-esther-greene-ventriloquist/?utm_source=TV+Insider%3A+Main&utm_campaign=00265638a5-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_OUR_GHOSTS&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3576f8ead4-00265638a5-15883794

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