Tag: Belle’s Abusive Marriage to Tom in Emmerdale

14 Spoilers for next week as Mandy is exposed, Paddy calls the wedding off and Tom’s new plot revealed

Emmerdale spoilers for next week reveal Mandy’s sex-work sideline is exposed. But as Paddy calls off the wedding can Mandy persuade him to marry her?

Also, Belle stands up to Tom, but he is not giving her up that easily. How far will he go with his next sinister plot? And, Gabby and Vinny start again, meanwhile Jimmy and Nicola get bad news about Angelica.

Emmerdale spoilers – Mandy and Paddy’s wedding nightmare

Tracy is not impressed by Mandy’s sideline (Credit: ITV)

1. Tracy catches Mandy out

Mandy is mid-findomination when Tracy walks in. She gives it to her with both barrels over what she’s doing and urges her to stop it immediately.

Mandy insists she’s being safe… (Credit: ITV)

Mandy tries to talk Tracy down as she goes through the safety measures she has in place. But will Tracy keep quiet over Mandy’s sideline?

Technical equipment will always give you away! (Credit: ITV)

2. Bear finds out

Amelia has organised a surprise hen do for Mandy and gives her a karaoke machine for the fun to begin. Mandy is thrilled, but before it can all start she has to fit in one findom client and also Bear for a beard trim.

Bear can’t believe what he’s hearing (Credit: ITV)

Asking Amelia to sort Bear’s beard, Mandy gets into her findom gear and starts her call. But while Bear is waiting alone in the salon, Mandy has no idea that her call is being blasted out on the karaoke machine for him to hear.

Stunned Bear can’t regain his composure and makes some barbed comments to Mandy. She is unnerved, but doesn’t know exactly why he’s being so off with her.

Bear is not impressed (Credit: ITV)

3. Bear confronts Mandy

After educating himself on findom, Bear struggles with whether or not to tell Paddy. Things are made even more difficult when an impromptu stag do is thrown and it’s clear how happy and excited Paddy is.

Instead, Bear decides to confront Mandy and reveals he knows everything. She tries desperately to explain why she’s doing it, but he tells her she has to tell Paddy – or he will do it for her.

Eventually, Mandy manages to persuade Bear not to tell Paddy. She promises to quit it all and never do it again.

Bear can’t keep quiet (Credit: ITV)

4. Mandy exposed

Although Bear agrees not to say anything, when Paddy starts waxing lyrical about how amazing Mandy is, Bear gets cross.

No one can quite believe it (Credit: ITV)

He dives into his phone and when he then gets a notification, he leads Paddy through to the back room and exposes Mandy by revealing himself as her new client.

Bear’s pleased by Paddy’s decision (Credit: ITV)

5. Paddy calls the wedding off

Stunned Paddy can’t believe it. He doesn’t know whether to go ahead with getting married or not. Bear makes his opinions on the situation very clear indeed, which angers Marlon.

With Marlon and Bear arguing and yelling, Paddy silences them by saying he doesn’t want to marry Mandy.

Bear is completely thrilled, but Marlon is determined to change his friend’s mind.

Oblivious Mandy can’t wait to get married (Credit: ITV)

6. Mandy tries to save her big day

As Mandy and Vinny get ready in the salon for the wedding, they share an emotional moment as they’re all dressed and ready to go.

Bear takes great pleasure in telling Mandy the news (Credit: ITV)

However, Bear enters and brings news: he was Mandy’s caller and Paddy knows everything. The wedding is off.

Mandy pleads with Bear (Credit: ITV)

Mandy rushes off absolutely mortified. She is desperate to persuade Paddy not to end things, but can she save the day and get married?

Wedding dress or not, a girl’s gotta do, what a girl’s gotta do! (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale spoilers – Belle stands up to Tom

Tom isn’t letting Belle go (Credit: ITV)

7. Tom tries to win Belle back

Determined to regain control of Belle, Tom organises a surprise homecoming for her. He buys her a retro Mini and asks Sarah to deliver it.

But when he lets himself into Dale Head she is not happy. He then talks about them getting back together and Belle flips.

Belle makes her feelings very clear (Credit: ITV)

8. Belle doesn’t want Tom

Standing up to him, Belle says they aren’t getting back together and she won’t accept the car. He tries to manipulate her, filling her with guilt. But despite her anxiety rising, she manages to stay strong. She tells him he doesn’t want to see him or speak to him for a long time.

Tom’s manipulations don’t work, but he’s plotting something else anyway (Credit: ITV)

9. Tom’s plan revealed

Belle is surprised and unnerved when Tom agrees to her terms and leaves. But later we see why, when he sits in the Woolpack beer garden and watches Belle through secret security camera feeds.

Emmerdale spoilers – Vinny and Gabby

Vinny is ready for the next step (Credit: ITV)

10. Vinny is ready for Gabby

After their false start a few weeks ago, Vinny decides he is ready to move on. He and Gabby share another kiss. Vinny tells her he is ready to take the next step.

A kiss later and it’s on! (Credit: ITV)

11. Aaron gives his blessing

When Aaron finds out about Vinny and Gabby, Vinny is nervous about his reaction. But rather than shouting and screaming, Aaron shares a moment with Vinny and tells him he is happy to see he is moving on.

Aaron is happy for Vinny (Credit: ITV)

More Emmerdale spoilers for next week

Jimmy worries how Nicola is coping (Credit: ITV)

12. Angel in a fight

With Jimmy and Nicola anticipating Angel’s homecoming, they get some devastating news. They are told she has been in a fight. Does this mean she won’t be returning home as soon as they’d hoped?

Sarah’s behaviour concerns Charity (Credit: ITV)

13. Emmerdale spoilers: Sarah gets drunk

Livid Charity finds Sarah drunk. She is fuming her granddaughter has been drinking on her medication.

Poor Noah is heartbroken (Credit: ITV)

14. Amelia disappoints Noah in Emmerdale spoilers

Noah wants to be a part of Esther’s life, despite his break-up with Amelia. But she devastates him when she says it’s better if he’s not so as not to confuse Esther.

Read more: 5 Reasons Mandy and Paddy’s marriage is already doomed

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.

Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.

6th August 2024
Emmerdale tonight: Liam lashed out, Tom’s still lurking, Kim’s remembered who she is and Jimmy’s a hunk – apparently

Emmerdale tonight saw Liam totally forget every single bit of his medical training and accuse Ella of never being pregnant. Talk about bad bedside manner from the doc!

Meanwhile, Tom continues to watch Belle, and Kim finally remembered who she is and took revenge. Shame she did it on the wrong person, though.

She wasn’t lying! (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale tonight: Liam didn’t believe Ella’s pregnancy claim

It looked like Liam was starting to come round to the idea of being a dad again. But just as he warmed to it, Ella told him he couldn’t come to the scan as he’d ruin it for her with his attitude.

Liam eventually did go with her when her taxi didn’t show up. But heartbreak struck at the scan the sonographer couldn’t find a baby. As she went off to find a doctor, Liam said: “I knew it. There is no foetus. Ella, you’re not pregnant and you never were, were you?”

Liam then stormed out. Never mind waiting for an explanation from the medical team, Dr Liam knew best and knew she had lied. He then told Paddy he wanted her gone.

But Ella had been called by Manpreet after she ran away from the hospital. Manpreet told her she had had an anembryonic pregnancy – also known as a blighted ovum or silent miscarriage. There was a real baby.

Manpreet also commented Liam should have seen this before. Well, exactly. What sort of a doctor is he? Actually don’t answer that, he’s barely ever at work anyway.

Tom’s still lurking

So, we know Tom and Belle and the abuse storyline is going to go on until the end of the year. But now she’s left him, what we can expect is months of him lurking. Joy.

That’s exactly what he’s been doing so far this week. He started out in the cafÃ©, acting suspiciously with his newly purchased key for Belle’s house. The least hard working vet in Emmerdale also didn’t bother to turn up for work, but hey, who needs a job, right?!

Meanwhile, mental health worker Rachel visited Belle at home after she missed her appointment again. Frustratingly, Rachel couldn’t see through Belle’s lies that she was “taking control of her life” – when she clearly wasn’t because she’s still covering for Tom.

But once Rachel had left, Belle started to search ‘was I being abused?’ on her laptop. Hallelujah!

And later Belle was seen taking the cameras down. Hallelujah again! Is she actually taking control? We don’t believe it yet…

Lydia stopped to talk to her and Tom was – you guessed it – lurking in the bushes watching everything. Let’s call him Peeping Tom from now on, eh?

Disaster for Caleb (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale tonight: Kim took revenge – on the wrong person

Kim was playing Russian spy in the cafÃ©, her plot against Caleb taking shape. Lydia was worried Kim would get burned, but she needn’t have been because Kim was apparently wearing Kevlar knickers. Not the underwear we had Ms Tate down for.

Elsewhere, Caleb got a call saying his car firm had been burnt down. He went to see the place and came back to see a detective waiting, who suspected arson – and clearly suspected Caleb had done it himself for the insurance.

“If it does confirm arson, I will find out who’s responsible,” she told him. But honestly, that’s a bold statement from the Hotten police who couldn’t solve a crime if it was committed right in front of their eyes and the culprit said: “It was me!”, so we doubt Caleb has much to worry about.

During dinner at the Woolpack, Caleb – tucking into what looked like an entire roast chicken (must’ve been hungry) – dismissed Ruby‘s theory Kim was behind it. Kim made jibes at him and it made her confused when he didn’t react.

Has she got the wrong person? (Spoiler alert: Yep!)

No, no way and never, Jai (Credit: ITV)

R.E.S.P.E.C.T

Jai is giving Laurel a really hard time at work. Someone should tell him if he wants to win her back this isn’t the best way to go about it.

But baby Jai told her she needed to show him “the proper respect” – should take a look in the mirror, Jai, if you’re talking about showing respect.

Jai then took things up a gear when he got an email from Laurel’s solicitor and he accused her of trying to take him for everything. “You kicked me out and now you want to rinse me?” he incredulously asked.

“I am entitled to my fair share,” Laurel stood her ground. The battle lines are drawn and this split is about to get messy as well as boring. Oops, sorry we meant interesting.

Jimmy King: a hunka hunka burning love? (Credit: ITV)

Elsewhere in Emmerdale tonight…

Kim commented that Jimmy was ‘hot’ – it was said with a hint of sarcasm, but Jimmy took it and ran with the ‘compliment’ – well, when you’re married to Nicola, you’ll take whatever compliments you can get!

Read more: Claire King reveals the old Kim Tate is back and Ruby and Rose should watch out!

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.

Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.

30th July 2024
7 Emmerdale spoilers for tonight including Tomâ€™s next terrifying move against Belle and Rose is under threat from Kim

In tonight’s Emmerdale spoilers, there’s fresh danger for Belle when she falls into Tom’s latest trap.

Meanwhile, Rose is loving life as lady of the manor at Home Farm. But it may not be for long as wily Kim is onto her.

Also, pregnant Ella starts experiencing stomach pains and Jai makes life difficult for Laurel. It’s all happening in Emmerdale on Monday July 29.

Emmerdale spoilers tonight â€“ Tom plots his next move

Tom is always lurking… (Credit: ITV)

1. Tom keeps a close eye on Belle

Belle has finally called time on her marriage, but she isn’t rid of Tom yet. While she tries to get back to normality, her abusive ex is lurking in the background, monitoring her every move.

As Belle reconciles with Vinny, the friends share a warm embrace. But Tom is watching and does not like what he sees.

Later, Tom plays the victim, telling Nicola that Vinny is clearly getting cosy with his wife. It’s a cunning move, done deliberately to paint Belle in a bad light. Will Nicola fall for her nephew’s twisted narrative?

2. Belle falls into Tom’s trap

Sadly, Nicola buys Tom’s ‘poor me’ act and finds herself offering him a place to stay at Victoria Cottage.

Having secured a roof over his head, Tom tells Belle she can move back into their old place. With the rent already paid, it seems like a generous offer, and Belle accepts.

But what Belle doesn’t realise is that she’s just fallen into Tom’s latest trap. And as a locksmith changes the locks for Belle, Tom manages to wangle himself a secret key. What is he planning now?

Emmerdale spoilers â€“ Kim fights back

Can Kim regain her place as queen of the manor? (Credit: ITV)

3. Rose is having the time of her life

Over at Home Farm, Rose is acting like she owns the place.

The scheming madam has managed to manoeuvre Kim out and seamlessly take her place. Clearly loving every minute of being the new ‘boss’, cocky Rose is now keen to put her own stamp on the manor.

But is she getting a little ahead of herself and forgetting it’s Ruby who pulls the strings?

4. Rose pushes on with her plan

As well as trying to steal Kim’s life, Rose has been busy playing the doting grandmother. Taking pity on Lucas and Clemmie, who are under house arrest to protect Evan, Rose promises to bring the fun to them.

Ignoring Will’s warning not to outshine Billy and Dawn’s efforts, Rose lavishes the youngsters with treats. She even goes as far as setting up her own bar at Home Farm.

By recreating the carefree days of their past, Rose hopes it will make Will fall in love with her all over again. He may be easy prey, but if Rose reckons she can get rid of Kim Tate that easily then she’s sorely mistakenâ€¦

The dealer stays loyal, weirdly (Credit: ITV)

5. Kim hunts for evidence

While Rose continues to play dirty, Kim vows to find out who’s got it in for her.

Driving to the outskirts of the village, she meets the dealer who supplied Rose the tranquiliser used in Dawn’s drugging. Kim demands to know who booked him, but he refuses to give her a name.

It’s a frustrating setback, but Kim knows for sure Rose isn’t capable of masterminding such an operation. Who will she turn her attentions to next?

Emmerdale spoilers – worry for Ella and struggles for Laurel

Is everything okay with the baby? (Credit: ITV)

6. Ella has a scare

Back in the village, mum-to-be Ella is looking to the future.

After booking herself in for a pregnancy ultrasound, Ella asks Mandy if she’ll come with her to the appointment. She also informs her friend she’ll be undergoing a paternity test to prove Liam is the father of her child.

But Ella’s day suddenly takes a worrying turn when she begins experiencing sharp stomach cramps. Vanessa is concerned and urges Ella to go to the doctors and get checked over by Liam. Could there be something wrong with the baby?

7. Jai makes life difficult for Laurel

Jai is livid with Laurel after Laurel brought up solicitors on the anniversary of their wedding and his dad Rishi’s death. Already struggling to cope with the difficult milestone, Jai is offended by his ex’s apparent insensitivity.

Approaching Laurel at the Hide later, bitter Jai can’t resist throwing shade at his estranged wife. Will she find the courage to stand up for herself?

Read more: Claire King reveals the old Kim Tate will return to take down Rose and Ruby

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.

Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.

29th July 2024
Review of the week: Belle’s terror, Tom’s abuse worsens, and a handful of change goes very far indeed!

There is a lot to review in this week’s Emmerdale, even though most of the episodes focused on one storyline â€“ Tom and Belle and their disastrous trip to Wales.

They set off, with Belle unaware that Tom was planning a new life for them in the isolated rural setting. Meanwhile, Charity and Cain were worried about Belle and were trying to track her down.

Here’s what we thought of the dramatic events in this week’s Emmerdale review.

Belle and Tom arrived at their holiday cottage full of joy (Credit: ITV)

Claustrophobic and tense in our Emmerdale review

As Belle and Tom set off on their holiday, things already felt tense. Tom had hidden Belle’s phone and he was being Very Nice Indeed. But we know now that his mood can change in an instant.

And we weren’t wrong. The episode focusing on the newlyweds in the isolated holiday cottage was tense and dramatic. The claustrophobic feeling of the cottage closing in on Belle as Tom locked her inside â€“ and poor Piper outside â€“ had us holding our breath.

Tom’s manipulation stepped up over the days in the cottage. He was gaslighting Belle, lying about his job interview, and even claiming to have taken an overdose.

The passing days, with each morning beginning with the toast being buttered by Belle, precisely as Tom liked it, was a clever touch. Especially on the final day when her bandaged hand made her awkward, and the toast was burned.

Tom chasing Belle as she fled was thrilling and the relief when she managed to get on the bus was immense! Especially as a whole busload of passengers saw what Tom was like as he roared his fury at the departing bus!

Belle was nervous about whether Tom’s good mood would last (Credit: ITV)

Going downhill

But after the brilliance of the cottage episode, things went downhill quite fast.

Belle appeared in Emmerdale clutching Piper, with no explanation as to how she’d got there with no money or phone. No one so much as asked how she’d done it. We were left wondering how her handful of change that was just enough to pay her bus fare, stretched to a train ticket back to Yorkshire.

She also didn’t seem to have scratch on her, despite Tom whacking her round the face hard enough to send her sprawling on to the floor of the cottage.

Cain and Charity were shocked when they arrived at the trashed holiday cottage (Credit: ITV)

Changing direction in our Emmerdale review

When Charity and Cain broke into Tom and Belle’s house earlier in the week, they were all over Tom’s abusive behaviour. They clocked the cameras, the book detailing all Belle’s spends, Belle’s phone hidden in a drawer and they realised all was not as it seemed with the pair.

BUT as soon as they caught up with Tom at the cottage and found out Belle had an abortion, they totally changed their stance. Suddenly Tom was the put upon, martyred husband, while Belle was the baddie for having a termination. And that’s a stance that left us feeling a little uncomfortable. It’s 2024, people. No woman has to stay pregnant if she doesn’t want to – even a Dingle woman – and no one should judge her for that decision.

Tom’s managed to make himself the victim again, just as he did before (Credit: ITV)

Glimmers of hope

With Cain and Charity now firmly Team Tom, things looked bleak for Belle. But she’s managed to find enough strength to tell her abusive husband she doesn’t want to be with him. That’s one positive.

And she started to tell Vinny what had happened. Though when he pointed out it was abusive, she denied it. Vinny’s a smart cookie though, and – as he himself said – he knows what it’s like to be abused. Fingers crossed he’s a friend for Belle in her time of need.

Let’s hope Tom doesn’t manage to manipulate things even further in his favour as this storyline progresses.

Read more: What we want to happen next for Belle and Tom

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.

Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.

27th July 2024
Spoilers: Tom’s manipulation of Belle continues as she starts to question everything

Belle Dingle may have finally escaped abusive husband Tom King’s clutches, but her ordeal is far from over – in Emmerdale spoilers for next week, menacing Tom continues to try and control Belle from afar.

Meanwhile, as Belle attempts to process recent events, she tries to come to terms with her situation as an abuse survivor. Will she realise the extent of the abuse she has suffered?

Their marriage may be over, but Tom isn’t done with Belle just yet (Credit: ITV)

Tom twists the narrative in Emmerdale spoilers

Belle and Tom’s split seems final, but Tom still has his eye on his wife. As Belle attempts to return to normality, Tom observes from a distance.

As Belle reconciles with Vinny, the pair share a warm chat and a hug. Meanwhile, Tom watches from afar, glowering at the scene unfolding before him.

Later, he tells Nicola how Vinny is clearly making a move on Belle, painting her in a bad light. Unwitting Nicola soon finds herself offering Tom a place to stay at the family home.

Recent episodes saw Belle begin to realise how controlling Tom could be (Credit: ITV)

Tom puts a plan into motion

Tom tells Belle that, as he’s now staying with Jimmy and Nicola, she might as well move back into their old home… well, with the rent already paid, it would be silly not to.

As Belle falls into his trap, Tom orchestrates the next stage in his plan. As a locksmith changes the locks for Belle, he manages to obtain a secret key for himself.

What does Tom have planned?

Belle finally gained the strength to break free from Tom (Credit: ITV)

Belle questions everything in Emmerdale spoilers

Later, after a visit with her mental health counsellor ends, Belle finds herself alone and attempting to process recent events. As she reflects on the past few weeks, Belle wonders whether she may have been the victim of abuse.

Will Belle finally realise what Tom has put her through?

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.

Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.

27th July 2024
Most complained about episodes of Emmerdale ever after Tom’s abuse of Piper receives over 1000 Ofcom reports

Emmerdale has landed itself in the top most complained about TV shows of 2024, according the reports.

Broadcasting regulator Ofcom keeps track of audience complaints and The Star claims their data shows the soap is the third most complained about programme of the year so far.

All of these complaints, which total 1189 are about the Tom and Belle abuse storyline. And most of them correspond to episodes in which Tom injected Piper the dog with drugs to make her poorly.

And it’s not the first time animal abuse has landed the show in hot water, as these most complained about episodes of Emmerdale ever show.

Emmerdale: Most complained about episodes ever

Step away from the dog, Tom (Credit: ITV)

Piper’s abuse by Tom – 1189 complaints

Tom felt he had lost control of wife Belle when she checked into a mental health unit in May. She refused to speak to him or let him visit while she got her head together.

In order to get things back as he wanted them, Tom plotted to hurt Piper. He injected Belle’s beloved pooch with drugs to make her ill – therefore causing Belle to rush home believing Piper was on her last legs. Piper then of course made a miraculous recovery all put down to Belle’s return.

The scenes received almost 1200 complaints in total. And that’s not including recent scenes which saw Tom abuse Piper again by locking her outside overnight. Something tells us, more complaints are set to come in very soon.

Emmerdale boss Laura Shaw defended the scenes in a recent interview with Entertainment Daily! and other media.

“It’s research-led,” she said. “One of the things that we’ve found was that that is what abusers use. They will use family pets, people that you love, they will use them as weapons against you. So, this is all based on research. I promise you it’s not just us being mean to the dog for the sake of it.”

Ross and Charity’s plan didn’t work out, despite the uproar it caused (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Dog-napping – 550 complaints

Back in 2016 Ross Barton and Charity Dingle ran a dog-napping scam. They wanted to steal a dog to claim a reward. This proved once and for all that the British public will not tolerate harm coming to their beloved pooches.

Viewers were disgusted. They claimed the plot would encourage copycats.

Between the two main episodes the storyline featured in, Ofcom received more than 550 Emmerdale complaints.

Ross was left scarred for life after the attack (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Ross Barton’s acid attack in Emmerdale – 366 complaints

Bad boy Ross Barton crops up again. This time it was when he was doused with acid in his face in horror scenes in 2018. Sadly for Ross he wasn’t even the intended target after Debbie Dingle had planned to get revenge on her ex Joe Tate.

Things went horribly wrong and horrified viewers turned to the regulator to express their disgust.

However, the show was cleared after Ofcom assessed the complaints thoroughly.

This was where the storyline went too far according to fans (Credit: ITV)

Meena’s murder spree – 150 complaints

Murderous Meena was a huge storyline for the soap throughout 2021 and 2022. But for such a big plot her antics only attracted a relatively small number of complaints.

The serial killer’s attempt to gas her sister Manpreet as well as innocent Vinny Dingle in the woods was what finally tipped the balance for some. They’d had enough and this was just too much.

More than 150 complained to the watchdog.

Rhona was terrified of her husband (Credit: ITV)

Pierce rapes Rhona – 101 Emmerdale complaints

In 2017 Rhona Goskirk married boyfriend Pierce Harris even though she knew things weren’t right. He had shown his abusive tendencies before, but this time it got worse and he raped her while she was still wearing her wedding dress. He then tried to gaslight her into believing it was normal.

The disturbing scenes attracted 101 complaints from viewers, and Ofcom launched an investigation. However the soap was later cleared.

Gerry was a fan favourite (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Lachlan murders Gerry – 101 complaints

Evil serial killer Lachlan White broke fans hearts when he claimed Gerry as his latest victim in 2018.

He tried to kill Gerry by knocking a support column over and letting the Grange roof collapse on him. But when that didn’t kill him, he bashed his friend over the head with a large rock to finish the job. This was all because Gerry discovered Lachlan had murdered most of his family.

The disturbing scenes attracted 101 complaints and Ofcom launched an investigation, but didn’t punish the soap over the scenes.

The scenes of Victoria’s rape were tough (Credit: ITV)

Victoria Sugden’s rape ordeal – 39 complaints

On a night out, Victoria Sugden was raped by Lee Posner in her own home in 2019. The brutal attacked played out before the watershed as he locked her in her bedroom and threw her down onto the bed.

Although the rape itself was not shown, the harrowing scenes caused horror amongst fans as disturbing sounds could be heard.

Ofcom received 39 complaints over the scenes. No further action was taken, however.

Read more: Tom and Belle in Emmerdale – what we’d like to see happen next

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.

Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.

26th July 2024
Belle escapes Tom back to Emmerdale but key detail leaves fans baffled: ‘Not realistic at all’

Belle Dingle finally escaped abusive husband Tom King in last night’s Emmerdale. But one particular thing left fans more than a little confused.

After jumping on a local bus and giving them all the change she had, Belle managed to get from Wales to Yorkshire in record time and with no cash or phone to help. So how did she do it?

Belle managed to get away at last (Credit: ITV)

Belle escapes Tom in Emmerdale

Wednesday night (July 24) showed flashbacks to Belle and Tom’s week together at a holiday cottage. From every morning Belle carefully buttering his toast, just the way he liked it, to Tom’s abusive and manipulative behaviour getting worse and worse, the episode was a masterpiece of television.

But it was Tom locking Piper the dog out all night that was the final straw for Belle. Especially when he then blamed her for not bringing Piper inside, even though Tom had locked Belle in the house.

Taking her chance while he was in the shower, Belle grabbed Piper, locked Tom in the house and ran. He jumped out of a window and chased after her through the rolling fields. Fortunately for Belle a local bus was driving by and she flagged it down to pick her up. The kindly bus driver took one look at her, saw Tom chasing and raging after her and ushered her on. She even told her her few pounds would take her ‘as far as she needed’.

At least she’s safely home (Credit: ITV)

How did Belle get back to Yorkshire in Emmerdale?

Given Belle and Tom were holidaying in a remote cottage far, far away from anyone or anything else, it was something of a surprise when Belle seemingly managed to get the local bus service to drive her all the way to back to the Dales.

Or at least somehow she made it back – in pretty much record time as well – with no cash, no cards and no phone. Nothing but a dog. Piper’s cute, but we don’t reckon cuteness pays a bus fare!

So how did she do it?

Cain and Charity also made it there and back at supersonic speed (Credit: ITV)

Fans ask the question

Fans are wondering the same thing!

“I wish I could get a bus from Wales to Yorkshire (at all, not to mention for a fiver or whatever Belle had). Not very realistic. England & Wales are separate. Most won’t let you off with being 5p short, on a train earlier or later than booked, with a dog etc etc…” declared one confused viewer.

Another added: “Bloody hell Belle, the bus driver wasn’t lying. That all-day bus ticket DID allow you go as far as you wanted!”

“Now I love Emmerdale, but how did Belle get from wales to Yorkshire on no money?!” questioned a third. A fourth agreed: “Ok….so Belle travelled all the way from Wales to Emmerdale by bus with just a few pence on her??”

“How did Belle pay for the bus home from Wales without her phone, when she gave her last Â£3.50 to the local bus driver?” queried yet another.

Meanwhile a sixth said: “I’m impressed by how Belle got that bus back to Leeds which would have taken six hours. Or did she catch a coach which the cheapest ticket would have been Â£20. Yet she could only give the bus driver Â£4? I’m confused!”

So are we!

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.

Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.

26th July 2024
Charity and Cain have gone from heroes to ‘I wanna kick their heads in’ in one episode, scream fans

Emmerdale fans have turned on Charity and Cain after last night’s episode saw them side with Tom. It was a real what the heck? moment when Charity especially started to question Belle’s side of things.

Earlier in the week had shown so much promise as Cain declared: “He’s a dead man.” But one glare of those manipulative eyes from Tom and he was suddenly siding with the devil.

And it left fans – and us – absolutely seething.

He’s a dead man, is he Cain? Doesn’t look like it from where we’re standing (Credit: ITV)

Charity and Cain side with Tom in Emmerdale

Things had started so well – finally, finally, someone was on to the abuse. Charity knew what Tom was, she even compared him to DI Bails, her own abuser.

Determined Charity was not going to let it lie and then broke into Tom and Belle’s house with Cain on Tuesday July 23. They were all over Tom’s abusive behaviour. They clocked the cameras, the book detailing all Belle’s spends, Belle’s phone hidden in a drawer and they finally realised something was very, very wrong.

Heading straight to Wales they found the cottage the couple were staying in and saw it had been trashed. They even found blood on the walls.

“Whatever he’s done, he’s a dead man,” declared Cain. YES! we all screamed. Tom was going to get his comeuppance and Belle was going to be saved. Right? Right?

Wrong.

After Wednesday’s flashback episode (July 24) showed what had really happened during Tom and Belle’s week away, viewers were delighted Belle had finally escaped her abusive husband.

As Thursday’s ep opened, Tom came down the stairs to find Cain and Charity in the house. He spun them a tale about Belle fleeing after an argument. He then dropped the bombshell she had had an abortion not a miscarriage. This piece of information seemed to cause Charity and Cain to do a complete 180 and believe Tom that Belle was the one with the problem and he was the innocent, injured party.

Even when Belle said Tom had hidden her phone, Charity, who had found the phone and declared Tom must have hidden it, said: “Why would he do that?” WHAT?Â How has her weeks of suspicion and evidence building, turned into her total backing of Tom?

Belle is undoubtedly terrified yet Cain and Charity still believe Tom (Credit: ITV)

Fans fume

The episode left fans absolutely furious – and we are totally with them. Why on earth would Charity in particular believe Tom over Belle?

“Everything was going well until you managed to give Cain and Charity a lobotomy in making them all of a sudden believe Tom’s lies,” fumed one. They added: “From being the abuser to being the abused ABSOLUTELY [BLEEP] RIDICULOUS YOU STUPID PRODUCERS AND SCRIPT WRITERS.”

Another said: “Really disappointed how quickly Cain and Charity believed Tom! Charity just completely forgot all the red flags she had spotted before?”

“How can Charity go from thinking Belle’s being abused to believing the [bleep] that’s coming out of TomTit’s mouth? Incredibly frustrating,” shared a third.

A fourth agreed: “How has Charity been swayed so quickly after her adamant belief in Tom’s horrible nature not 24 hours prior? Including the fact she was convinced that a member of Belle’s mental health team – intimately aware of her health – was not trusting of Tom.”

“Cain and Charity have gone from being my heroes to I wanna kick them both in the head in one episode. Wake the [Bleep] up. ESP you Charity,” raged someone else.

A sixth also said: “Charity was wholly convinced Tom was hurting Belle, yet now Belle’s trying to tell her the same thing she doesn’t believe her!!! Don’t [bleep] me off.”

They’re about as angry as we are. Sort this out, Emmerdale. Quick.

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.

Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.

26th July 2024
Tom and Belle: What we’d like to see happen next

Belle has finally left Tom in Emmerdale, but we know this is far from over. Suddenly everyone thinks she’s at fault and he’s a good guy, never mind that she’s the quivering wreck, it’s all her fault for having mental health problems. Poor Tom, eh?

Fortunately we know the storyline does have an end point. Unfortunately that end point is still a fair way off.

Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw recently confirmed toÂ Entertainment Daily!: “We said right from the beginning that we wanted to tell this story as truthfully and as authentically as we can.

“Let’s face it, for people who are subjected to domestic abuse, this isn’t something that’s over in a couple of weeks. This is something that goes on for a long length of time and we wanted to be truthful to that.”

Addressing the length of the storyline, Laura confirmed: “It’s going to run until the end of this year.”

Is prison too good for Tom? (Credit: ITV)

James Chase on the end for Tom in Emmerdale

Meanwhile actor James Chase has confirmed Tom getting his comeuppance is inevitable.

He recently revealed: “He can’t get away with it. She needs justice for what happened to her and I think also the viewer needs that. From all the hell we’ve seen Belle get put through, we have to see her win in the end or at the very least, for him to lose.”

So, what would this mean for Tom? James suggested: “I think definitely at least prison, there needs to be at least that.”

This was too easy for Tom’s ending (Credit: ITV)

How do Emmerdale fans want it to end for Tom?

It’s a mixed bag for fans of the soap – some want him to die a horrible death. Others are determined he should face justice.

When Tom was recently electrocuted after he had an almighty tantrum and smashed up Moira’s barn, some fans had been hoping he would be killed off and end Belle‘s suffering then and there. But others disagreed.

Tom needs prison

“Tom deserved that, but so glad he’s not been killed off, that would be the easy way out for him. When the truth gets out, Tom needs to be arrested. Feel so sorry for Belle, she nearly managed to escape,” one Emmerdale fan posted on Instagram.

A second agreed: “Hope he doesn’t lie and gets his comeuppance the proper way to set a good example to those who are actually going through something so abhorrent (the good example being that they can get proper justice).”

“Villagers need to know what he has put Belle through and what a nasty piece of work he is. So they can tell him to his face. Apart from that most of them won’t believe it after he has died. They still think he is Mr Wonderful,” one more added.

Piper has a cute face, but does she have a vicious side? (Credit: ITV)

Piper to eat Tom?!

After last night’s thrilling episode that saw Tom leave Piper outside all night before she and Belle eventually made their escape boarding a bus away from Tom, fans have come up with a different idea of what should happen.

“I predict that Belle kills Tom then feeds his body parts to Piper as final revenge,” said one. A little bit sick, but okay…

It seems someone else agreed: “Stab him in the neck Belle, then dispose of his body by feeding him to Piper.”

“POSION HIS DINNER BELLE!!!!” screamed one more.

Will Cain make good on his threats? (Credit: ITV)

Cain to kill Tom

On Tuesday night (July 23) Cain made the threat: “Whatever he’s done, he’s a dead man.” And now viewers are desperate for him to make good on that.

“He’s a dead man!’ PROMISES, PROMISES CAIN! You better deliver!” one fan wrote on X.

Another urged: “Go get the creep Tom, Cain. Knock him out!” A third said: “Make sure you finish him Cain, but not before you make him suffer!”

Finally, another person contributed: “Cain ‘If Tom has hurt Belle, he’s a dead man.’ Just what we’ve wanted to hear for months. Just do it, Cain.”

However one more mused: “Don’t think I want Cain to kill Tom, I want him to torture him the way he’s tortured Belle.”

Tom needs to get his comeuppance (Credit: ITV)

The Emmerdale Insider team on what should happen to Tom next

We’ve certainly got our opinions here at Emmerdale Insider on how Tom’s comeuppance should be served. In fact, it’s a point of much discussion most days!

Kaggie Hyland, Editor-in-Chief

“I want Tom dead and I want Belle to kill him. Or Piper to rip his throat out.”

Carena Crawford, Editor

“Tom needs to go to prison, but not before Cain has dealt out some justice. But I agree with Belle – I don’t want Cain to go to jail for someone like Tom, so perhaps he could set Moira’s murderous moos on him! Tom definitely needs to suffer before he goes down for a long, long time.”

Tamzin Meyer, Assistant Soap Editor

“I want Tom to go to prison. Justice for Belle!”

Laura Morgan, Freelance Writer

“Tom should rot in prison for what he’s done to Belle. And with any luck he’ll end up in a cell with Matty’s prison bully, Robbo!”

Joel Harley, Freelance Writer

“If I had my way, I’d see Piper the dog chew his nether regions off while he writhes on the floor begging an unsympathetic Belle for mercy… but I’d settle for having Cain, Charity and the Dingles give him a good hiding.”

Read more: The King family tree: Tom King, sons Jimmy, Matthew, Carl and Max and their tragic demise

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.

Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.

25th July 2024
Co-stars heap praise on Eden Taylor-Draper and James Chase over ‘phenomenal’ performances in standalone episode

The cast of Emmerdale have showered stars Eden-Taylor Draper and James Chase with praise following last night’s ‘INCREDIBLE’ (to quote Mandy Dingle star Lisa Riley) episode of the soap.

In a culmination of months of abuse, Belle Dingle finally broke free of abusive husband Tom King’s campaign of terror. This came as he brought her and pup Piper out to an isolated cottage in Wales, where he hoped to start their new life.

It didn’t take Tom long to turn nasty… again (Credit: ITV)

Belle flees as Tom turns the screw

Belle was horrified as Tom turned up his cycle of abuse, reprimanding her for a dry roast and burned toast. He then locked poor Piper out in the garden overnight, while locking Belle in the house.

As his manipulation turned violent – striking Belle while he mansplained a story to her, Belle began to realise that it was make-or-break for their marriage – as in, she needed to make a break for it.

James and Eden’s co-stars had lots of good things to say (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale stars praise ‘incredible’ performances of Eden Taylor-Draper and James Chase

As the episode ended, with Belle boarding a bus away from a rampaging Tom, the actors’ co-stars took to Instagram to praise Eden Taylor-Draper and James Chase, who play Belle and Tom.

“Phenomenal, that finale,” said Ella Forster actor Paula Lane, in an Instagram story.

“INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE. @swedentd @justjimmychasing @seanhealy.jnr on tonight’s gripping episode. Edge of your seat all the way – a tough watch, this story is going on in so many households – what a team, you should all be so proud of yourselves. Such power in this episode. Mr Sean, BRAVO,” wrote Lisa Riley, tagging in the episode’s director, Sean Healy.

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“Well done Eden, Jimmy. You brilliant girl, so proud of you,” said Isabel Hodgins, who plays Victoria Sugden on the soap.

“Absolutely outstanding episode of Emmerdale tonight… all concerned smashed it,” wrote former Emmerdale star and Dan Spencer actor Liam Fox.

“Well done Emmerdale a powerful episode tonight. Felt sick watching it!Â Well done Eden and Jimmy incredible work,” agreed Amy Walsh, who plays Tracy Robinson.

“Such a tough but important story,” said Matty Barton star Ash Palmisciano.

In their praise for Eden and James, members of the cast highlighted the importance of the story in raising awareness of abusive relationships such as Belle and Tom’s.

Refugeâ€™s free National Domestic Abuse Helpline is available 24/7 for confidential specialist support on 0808 2000 247.

Those struggling can also visit www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk to speak to an adviser on their live chat.

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.

Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.

25th July 2024