Emmerdale spoilers for next week reveal Chas suffers a shock collapse after she winds up in a fight with Ella. John rushes to Chas’s aid and acts the hero. But does he know more about Chas’s sudden health crisis than he’s letting on?
Liam and Chas toast to their future (Credit: ITV)
Drama at Chas and Liam’s engagement party in Emmerdale spoilers
There’s cause for celebration as the locals gather in The Woolpack for Chas and Liam’s surprise engagement party. The lovebirds were nearly torn apart after Liam was injured in the limo crash. Liam suffered a bleed to the brain and him nearly dying made Chas realise how precious life is. She popped the question and Liam accepted.
The happy couple are on cloud nine as they toast to their future together. But then Liam’s ex, Ella suddenly walks into the pub and the atmosphere changes. Ella feels awkward when she realises there’s a party going on and Chas makes it clear she doesn’t want her there. And Chas’s mood sours even further when she learns John has asked Aaron to marry him and he said yes.
Never one to keep quiet, Chas voices her concerns to Aaron over his sudden engagement. However, John is listening in and is gutted not to have her blessing. Later, Ella starts ranting about Chas to John, but he’s too fixated on what he overheard to care. Is his need to get Chas onside developing into an obsession?
Chas and Ella end up having a public row (Credit: ITV)
Chas and Ella have a vicious fight
As tensions continue to rise, a spilled drink leads to a full blown spat between Chas and Ella.
Their public row soon becomes the talk of the village, but surprise, surprise, John is still hung up on why Chas won’t give him a chance. Self-obsessed, much?
He goes to Victoria for advice, who suggests playing the long game in order to win his future mother-in-law round. But then John gets gifted an opportunity to get in with Chas when she suddenly collapses.
John rushes to Chas’s rescue after she collapses (Credit: ITV)
John acts the hero after Chas collapses in Emmerdale spoilers
Chas is at the pub when she falls to the floor and suffers a nasty gash to her head.
John decides to manipulate the situation to his advantage by offering her medical assistance. Will his act of heroism make Chas see him in a new light?
And is there more to Chas’s health scare than meets the eye? Could John be behind it?
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In next week’s Emmerdale spoilers, Aaron agrees to marry John, but Chas isn’t sure her son is doing the right thing. John is stung by her negative reaction and starts obsessing over how he can win Chas over.
Smitten John pops the question to Aaron (Credit: ITV)
John is feeling insecure in Emmerdale spoilers
John and Aaron’s relationship seems to be going from strength to strength, but Chas still hasn’t given them her blessing. Her refusal to accept him as Aaron’s boyfriend has left John feeling insecure. He opens up to Aaron about this and shares his intentions to get into Chas’s good books.
Later, Chas and Liam’s loved ones surprise them with an engagement party in The Woolpack. Chas is touched by the effort everyone has gone to, but Aaron is quick to point out it was all John’s idea. That should score him a few points at least.
Soon the party is in full swing, but the atmosphere shifts when Liam’s ex Ella unknowingly gatecrashes. Will she cause a scene?
Mandy outs John and Aaron’s engagement to the whole Woolpack and Chas is not happy (Credit: ITV)
John proposes to Aaron
The romantic celebration gets John thinking about his own future with Aaron. The smitten Sugden decides to seize the moment and asks Aaron if he’ll do him the honour of becoming his husband. Aaron accepts and John is absolutely buzzing.
However, his joy is short-lived when blabbermouth Mandy overhears and announces their engagement to the entire pub. The look on Chas’s face says it all – it’s clear she thinks Aaron is making a huge mistake. Taking her son aside, Chas expresses her reservations over his hasty engagement. But neither are aware John is lurking nearby and has heard every word of their conversation.
Meanwhile, jealous Ella starts ranting about Chas to John. But he’s more preoccupied by the fact Chas doesn’t approve of him marrying Aaron and seems fixated on changing her mind. How far will he go to get into her good books? Is Chas in danger?
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Cain Dingle is one of the most iconic characters in Emmerdale, and also now head of the biggest family in the village.
The Dingles have been residents for over 60 years, and their family tree goes back more than 10 generations. Cain has a lot of family in the Dales – from siblings and cousins, to kids and grandchildren.
But who is who in the Cain Dingle clan? Let’s take a look at his family relations and see how they’re all connected.
Cain Dingle heads up the modern-day Dingle family (Credit: ITV)
Zak Dingle was Cain’s dad
Cain – played by Jeff Hordley – grew up thinking Zak was his uncle, but he was actually his real father. Zak had a one-night stand with sister-in-law Faith on Valentine’s Day 1974, which resulted in her falling pregnant with Cain.
Although Zak knew he was Cain’s dad, his brother Shadrach raised him as his own.
Zak was Cain’s biological father (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
The truth came out in 2001 when Zak told Cain he was his dad during a violent row. Cain was disgusted by the betrayal and it took a long time for him to accept Zak in his life. Both stubborn and short-tempered, Cain and Zak had a tempestuous relationship. Events came to a head in 2011 when Zak attacked Cain and left him for dead in revenge for his bad behaviour.
Things did calm down as they got older, and Cain made his peace with his father. Zak sadly died in October 2024 and Cain has assumed his role as head of the Dingle clan.
Cain’s other dad Shadrach was a raging alcoholic (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Shadrach Dingle
Shadrach was the man Cain called dad for for the first 26 years of his life. But blood or no blood, he wasn’t much of a father. He was a selfish slob and raging alcoholic who often beat Cain.
He was also abusive towards wife Faith, which is why she ended up walking out on the family. After she left, Shadrach’s violent outbursts towards Cain became even more frequent.
Shadrach made a few feeble attempts to get sober, but nothing ever stuck. Chas always had more time for her father, but Cain viewed Shadrach as a pathetic waster. In the end, Shadrach drowned after trying to save his beer cans from a river. An autopsy confirmed he would have died hours later anyway due to a ruptured liver.
Cain was crushed when mum Faith died in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV)
Faith Dingle
Cain’s mum was the late Faith Dingle, who was also mum to Chas and Caleb.
The pair had a complicated history after Faith walked out on Cain when he was just 12 years old. Cain vowed he would never forgive Faith for what she did and was furious when she arrived in 2017 to make amends.
While Chas was able to get past Faith leaving, Cain really struggled. Mum and son’s relationship remained strained, even when Faith was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Cain eventually made his peace with his mum during the last moments of her life. After realising she planned to take her own life with an overdose of morphine, Cain rushed to Faith’s side. He cradled his mum and admitted his love for her as she slipped away.
Cain Dingle family: Siblings
Cain and Chas have been through so much together (Credit: ITV)
Chas Dingle
The most stable and constant presence in Cain’s life has been his half-sister, Chas. They may fight like cat and dog, but their love for one another runs deep.
Chas and Cain were still kids when their mum Faith walked out and had to learn to stick together. When Chas fell pregnant with son Aaron at just 14, it was Cain who helped provide for them.
Cain has been Chas’s rock through some of the darkest times in her life, including the discovery that her ex-husband Gordon had abused Aaron over a number of years. He’s also fiercely protective of her and has disapproved of just about every man she’s ever been with. Although her last husband Paddy Kirk did get the seal of approval.
Soft-hearted Sam is Cain’s younger half-brother and the third son of Zak’s sons. He is also the longest-serving Dingle, having been on our screens for 30 years.
He and Cain are completely different in personality, but they share a close bond. The Dingle Code is of upmost importance to the brothers, and they don’t take kindly to it being broken.
In 2023, Cain supported Sam when it was revealed his wife Lydia had been raped by her ex Craig Reed. The brothers held Craig hostage and beat him. Craig eventually died under hooves of Kim Tate’s horse Ice, and Cain left him to die alone instead of calling for help.
Caleb and Cain’s relationship has been pushed to the limits (Credit: ITV)
Caleb Miligan
Cain and Caleb are half-brothers, but they did not grow up together. Caleb was the product of an affair Faith had with millionaire businessman Frank Tate.
The siblings met for the first time in 1991 when Caleb visited the garage where Cain was working. Caleb wanted to establish a relationship, but Cain lied to him that Faith was dead. They went out joyriding and were pulled over by the police. Cain then agreed he would take the rap (he ended up getting three years in prison) as long as Caleb never contacted him again.
Caleb did not keep to his word and came to the Dales in Christmas 2022 after learning Faith had recently passed away. The brothers’ reunion was not a happy one, and it’s been up and down since then.
Recently, Caleb attempted to frame Cain for Anthony Fox’s murder after finding out he’d slept with his wife Ruby. Cain warned Caleb he would end up six feet under with Anthony if he ever pulled a stunt like that again.
He was even less impressed when it transpired Tina was trying to get her mitts on Zak’s money and blackmailing Mandy over her being Vinny’s long-lost mum.
Cain took his revenge on Tina by setting fire to her caravan and ordered her out of the village!
Cain came to Belle’s rescue when Tom hurt her (Credit: ITV)
Belle Dingle
Belle is Cain’s youngest sibling and his half-sister through Zak. She was born on Christmas Day 1998 in the pigsty of Wishing Well Cottage.
Cain has always been incredibly protective of Belle. He’s supported her through some of the toughest times in her life, most recently the horrific abuse she suffered at the hands of Tom King.
Ben Dingle was one of Cain’s half-brothers (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Other brothers
Cain has/had three other older half-brothers – Nathan, Butch and Ben.
Nathan is Zak’s eldest son and has never been seen on screen. According to a story once told by Tina Dingle, Nathan disowned the Dingles after they caused a scene at his wedding. He has never been mentioned since that conversation back in 1995.
Butch was Zak’s second son. His life was tragically cut short in March 2000 when he was fatally injured in a bus crash. Cain’s first appearance was at Butch’s funeral when he came to pay his respects.
Finally there was Ben, who was Zak’s third lad and the first Dingle to be seen on screen. He was killed during a brawl with the local doctor’s son Luke McAllister back in 1994. Butch and Ben are buried next to one another in the graveyard.
Cain and Charity have been through it all together (Credit: ITV)
How Cain’s related to Charity
Charity is Cain’s second cousin, his on/off ex-lover and the mother of his daughter, Debbie.
The duo’s iconic love story was a central focus during Cain’s early years in the village. Charity was undoubtedly Cain’s first love. They started a sexual relationship when Cain was 14, and Charity just 12. Debbie was born in October 1989 and put up for adoption.
Cain and Charity resumed their affair as adults, becoming partners in crime as well as the bedroom. They nearly got married in 2010, but Charity got cold feet at the last minute.
Their last steamy liaison was 9 years ago, but Cain and Charity have remained mates, who always have one another’s backs.
Cain and Marlon’s dads were brothers (Credit: ITV)
Cain’s other cousins
Marlon Dingle
Marlon is Cain’s cousin and they have lived in the same village for 25 years.
Although bonded by blood, Marlon and Cain are completely different characters and not super close. Marlon’s bestie is of course, Paddy Kirk, and together they have created one of soap’s most solid partnerships.
Marlon has worked as a chef at The Woolpack for almost three decades. He is married to Rhona Goskirk and dad to son Leo and daughter April.
Mandy is another of one Cain’s many cousins (Credit: ITV)
Mandy Dingle
Motormouth Mandy is a cousin of Cain’s and a complete force of nature.
The bubbly beautician first arrived in 1995 and has lived in the village on and off over the years. Mandy got wed to Cain’s half-brother Butch, but the marriage did not last long. She’s currently loved up with third husband Paddy Kirk, who she married for a second time last year.
Mandy has one son, Vinny, who she adopted after his dad, her ex, Paul walked out on them. Vinny’s real mum turned out to be Tina, a secret which she tried to blackmail Mandy with. Mandy’s hardman cousin came to her defence and gave Tina her marching orders from Emmerdale.
Cain Dingle family: Kids
Cain Dingle and daughter Debbie reunited after 13 years apart (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Daughter Debbie Dingle
Debbie is Cain’s eldest child and his only daughter, the result of his teenage romance with Charity.
The Dingles wouldn’t allow 13-year-old Charity to keep her daughter, so a woman called Pat Jones adopted Debbie. She arrived in the village in 2002 as the the temporary foster child of Paddy and Emily Kirk.
Realising who Debbie was came as a massive shock to Cain, but he was desperate to be part of her life. His relationship with Debbie was often more stable, whereas Charity and Debbie frequently clashed.
Debbie had an eventful time in the village, with numerous romances, a few affairs and a stint in prison. She said goodbye to Emmerdale in 2019 after Lisa Dingle left her a garage in Scotland in her will.
Nate is currently in a watery grave (Credit: ITV)
Cain’s sons
Nate Robinson
Cain’s eldest son Nate was born in 1991 following his fling with barmaid Cara Robinson. Cain never knew of Nate’s existence after Faith coerced Cara into not telling about the baby. Shadrach was a racist and Faith feared he wouldn’t approve of his son having a mixed-race child.
Nate grew up believing Cain had abandoned him. He came to Emmerdale in 2019 and had an affair with Moira in revenge. Cain discovered the truth and almost killed Nate. During a terrifying showdown on a boat, Nate realised his dad genuinely knew nothing about him.
The pair eventually made up and Nate made a life for himself in the village, marrying Tracy Shankley and welcoming baby Frankie. However, Cain could never quite get to a place of trust with his son.
In September 2024, he attacked Nate after wrongly assuming he was sleeping with Moira again. Nate left the village later that day for a new life in Shetland, but we now know he never made it that far. Somone murdered Nate and his body is currently at the bottom bottom of a frozen lake, while the killer remains at large.
Young Kyle is a Dingle by blood (Credit: ITV)
Kyle Winchester
Kyle came to be after Cain had a fling with 16-year-old Amy Wyatt. When Cain discovered Amy’s pregnancy, he put pressure on her to have abortion, but she refused to proceed.
Amy hid her pregnancy and gave birth to Kyle in December 2011 by herself in the village cemetery. Kyle initially went to adoptive parents but reunited with Amy and Cain after they died.
Kyle’s most memorable moment was in 2022 when he shot and killed Cain’s nemesis Al Chapman. Cain took the blame for the crime and served time in prison. He only tasted freedom again after Kyle confessed it was him who pulled the trigger.
Cain is now trying to help Kyle navigate his grief over Amy’s death.
Isaac’s birth came as a complete surprise (Credit: ITV)
Cain Dingle’s youngest son: Isaac Dingle
Isaac is Cain’s youngest child and his son with Moira.
He was born in dramatic circumstances back in 2017 after Moira went into labour without realising she was pregnant. Moira initially thought her then-boyfriend Pete Barton was Isaac’s dad, but it later transpired he was Cain’s.
Cain Dingle family tree extends to grandchildren
Cain’s granddaughter Sarah has had a tough life (Credit: ITV)
Sarah Sugden
Sarah is Cain’s granddaughter and the daughter of Debbie Dingle and Andy Sugden. Debbie gave birth to Sarah when she was 15 after sleeping with 18-year-old Andy.
Bad health has long overshadowed Sarah’s young life. Aged six she received the diagnosis for fanconi anemia, a rare blood disorder which causes bone marrow failure. The severity of the illness means Sarah has a much shorter life expectancy than most. Sarah also overcame a battle against throat cancer.
She works with Cain as a mechanic at his garage, Barton and Dingle Automotives, and has definitely inherited her grandad’s rebellious streak.
Jack Sugden
Jack is Cain’s grandson through his daughter Debbie. She conceived him as a saviour sibling for Sarah, who needed a life-saving bone marrow transplant.
Set to celebrate his 13th birthday this year, Jack has not been in the village since 2019. He left for a new life in Scotland alongside mum Debbie and Cain pops up there for the occasional visit.
Poor Frankie has no idea her dad is dead (Credit: ITV)
Frankie Robinson
Frankie is Cain’s youngest grandchild and the daughter of his late son Nate.
Her name is in honour of her mum Tracy’s late father Frank Clayton, who died trying to save her from a fire in 2019. Frankie arrived into the world in February 2021.
Little Frankie lives with Tracy in Tug Ghyll and Cain plays an active role in her life.
Cain Dingle family: Nieces and nephews
Chas gave birth to Aaron when she still a kid (Credit: ITV)
Aaron Dingle
Aaron is Cain’s eldest nephew and the only son of his sister Chas.
Cain helped support Chas after she had Aaron at 14, and was a father figure for her son. He and Aaron are in some ways like two peas in a pod – both possess the same quick temper and appetite for law-breaking, but are softies underneath it all.
Their relationship has often been stormy, and violent, but Cain has supported Aaron through thick and thin.
Like Cain before him, Samson is now serving time in prison (Credit: ITV)
Samson Dingle
Samson is Cain’s nephew and Sam’s only son. He has proved himself to be a troublemaker and schemer.
He got teenage Amelia Spencer pregnant, but refused to be a father when she gave birth to baby Esther. Samson then suddenly changed his mind, but it transpired he was only doing this to blackmail Noah out of thousands.
Shocking betrayal struck again when he refused to believe that boss Craig Reed had raped stepmum Lydia.
Samson finally got his comeuppance after framing Matty Barton for stabbing him. Matty went to prison, but when Samson ‘fessed up what he’d done he received four years behind bars.
Cain, who has served time himself, gave Samson a crash course in how to survive prison. We wonder if it’s helping?
Nicky is Caleb’s son and Cain’s nephew (Credit: ITV)
Nicky Miligan
Former nanny Nicky is the son of Caleb and Ruby, making him Cain’s nephew by blood.
He proved he’d inherited the Dingle gene for scamming when he conned Gabby Thomas as part of a bigger plan to get revenge on Caleb’s nemesis Kim Tate.
Nicky left the Dales last year after discovering his parents had conspired to cover up Ruby running over Ethan Anderson. He departed the village for a new life abroad with boyfriend Suni Sharma and only occasionally gets a mention.
Steph is Cain’s niece but not by blood (Credit: ITV)
Steph Miligan
Cain’s fiery niece Steph isn’t actually related to him by blood. Cain’s brother Caleb raised her, but we have all since discovered that Steph’s biological father was Anthony Fox.
Ruby murdered her abusive father, and Cain was one of the five people who helped cover up the crime. But will the truth succeed in tearing the Dingle/Miligan clan apart?
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Emmerdale tonight (February 26) aired the aftermath of Chas’ decision to go to the police. And while she was adamant it was the right thing to do, John halted their plans.
The episode centred around John taking the lead and making sure the group stayed together. But after he showed them where Anthony is buried, could things be worse for Ruby?
Elsewhere April began to open up to Rhona, who agreed to keep it between them. And Kim once again played Joe to find out what he is up to, as Charity is still convinced he spiked Noah.
So here’s a full rundown of what happened in Emmerdale tonight.
Chas’ plan is halted
Aaron didn’t like his mum’s idea to go to the police, worried it would throw John in the frame more than anybody else. But Chas seemed suspicious that he hadn’t shown them were the body was, and even queried his loyalty.
When Aaron headed home to question John about the body, John seemed hurt by the accusation. And evidently disliked that Chas doesn’t trust him. He reminded Aaron: “I put my life on the line to save your skin. Remember that.”
But it clearly struck a nerve as soon all of those involved in Anthony’s cover-up headed to the woods to meet him. And John took the lead. He informs them he wasn’t trying to manipulate the situation, but that the less they knew, the better. After explaining how the whole murder has impacted him, he outs Chas’ plans to the group.
Ruby broke down crying (Credit: ITV)
John showed where the body was – and Ruby broke down
After Caleb and Cain let their (hypocritical) anger known at Chas, John takes control once again and informs them they need to stick together otherwise they all go down.
He then directs their attention to the spot in front of them – where Anthony is buried.
From that moment everyone agreed to take John’s advice and to trust him. But with all the speculation that he is Emmerdale’s next serial killer – is this a bad idea?
Back at home, Ruby gets emotional thinking that Anthony was buried there and that it’s her fault. But Caleb once again informs her that the only person to blame is her evil dad.
But at the end of the episode, Ruby went back to the spot and broke down in tears. Could she ruin the plan for everyone?
Kim played Joe once again (Credit: ITV)
Joe is played by Kim
When Kim finds one of her listening devices in the bin thanks to Lydia, she realises that Joe must have been onto her plan. And immediately tries to think of a way to find put the truth.
She apologised to him, and admitted she had been spying on him because she was afraid she couldn’t trust him. But that she has realised he has nothing to hide.
Joe happily accepts her apology, and her extra workload, but fails to realise he is still being watched. As Kim now has Lydia working against him on the inside.
April opened up to Rhona (Credit: ITV)
Elsewhere
April woke up with her first period since her traumatic birth experience. And when Rhona realised, she managed to get her to open up slightly. April explained it took her back to the birth, and asked Rhona not to tell Marlon any of it.
Away from that, Charity remained convinced that Joe was the one who spiked Noah – and confided in Mack. But he kept reminding her that her judgement is clouded when it comes to Joe and that she doesn’t have any proof. With Charity more sure than ever – will she get the proof she needs?
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Chas Dingle put forward a plan to go to the police over Anthony’s disappearance in Emmerdale tonight (Tuesday, February 25) – as she worried that warring brothers Cain and Caleb are about to ruin it for everyone.
Elsewhere, as Noah blamed himself for the limo crash, Charity pursued Kim Tate in the hope of bringing Joe down. She knows that he spiked Noah… but can she prove it?
Meanwhile, Moira confronted Ruby over her fling with Cain, and Vanessa turned to Mary for help.
Here’s everything that happened on Emmerdale tonight.
Cain and Caleb’s bickering threatens to ruin everything (Credit: ITV)
Cain and Caleb’s feud continued on Emmerdale tonight
Bright and early, Cain paid a visit to Tracy on Frankie’s birthday. He handed over a gift he’d found on the doorstep from Nate. Questioning whether she’d heard from him, Tracy revealed he still wasn’t answering his phone, and had gone incommunicado since leaving the village.
Unsurprising, given he’s currently chained up like Jason Voorhees at the bottom of a lake… but who’s sending Frankie birthday gifts?
Cain then bumped into Aaron and Chas, who were concerned for Moira, undergoing radiotherapy with the stress of a cheating husband and a secret murder. Spotting Caleb with Kyle, Cain dragged his son away, and issued Caleb another warning. With PC Swirling hovering nearby, Chas ushered the boys back home for another hush-hush meeting of the murder cover-up club.
In the Woolpack back room, Chas attempted to contain the situation. Her worries that their feud was going to collapse their carefully stacked house of cards fell on deaf ears, and the brothers continued to rage at each other.
Moira demanded answers (Credit: ITV)
Moira had it out with Ruby
As Matty and Moira returned home from an appointment, he questioned how Moira could be so forgiving of Cain. He knows nothing of the murder, of course – and just saw his mum as being uncharacteristically weak.
Moira interrupted as Aaron begged Ruby to make Caleb see sense, sending him packing. She shared what Matty had told her earlier, then unloaded on Ruby for dragging her into a murder conspiracy when she should be looking after her own health and family.
As the pair shared a glass of wine, Moira demanded to know why Cain, of all people. Ruby confirmed that she’d just wanted to hurt herself, without thought of others.
Ruby begged Moira to forgive Cain and not throw away their marriage…. but will Moira listen?
Chas is determined to save Aaron’s skin (Credit: ITV)
Chas wants to go to the police
As Aaron filled Chas in on Moira’s visit, she continued to stress that the brothers were going to ruin it for everyone. She told Aaron that they needed to preemptively go to the police and save their own skin.
Her plan was for Aaron to go to the police and admit that he’d had a run-in with Anthony, making himself look innocent and throwing the ball back into the others’ court.
Will Aaron agree to go to the police?
Noah still can’t remember anything (Credit: ITV)
Noah struggled to put together the pieces
Joe was making smug calls in the Woolpack, congratulating a mystery business partner on his latest deal. After being called slimy by Charity, he bit back, telling her that she seemed to be in a good mood given she’d just caused three deaths. Ouch.
It was then that she told him that she knew he’d spiked Noah. He denied it, and accused her of making him her scapegoat to cover for her own guilt.
Later, Joe paid Noah a visit – bringing gifts of crisps, beer and a PlayStation 5. Noah remained downbeat, still blaming himself for the limo crash. As Joe pressed whether he’d remembered anything from the experience, Noah confirmed that it was a total blackout, save for fleeting glimpses of a hospital.
Will Kim help Charity? (Credit: ITV)
Charity begged Kim for help
Kim was listening in on more of Joe’s audio recordings when Charity stormed in and again accused Joe of spiking Noah. She revealed that she knows about all Kim’s surveillance – and wanted help finding proof of what Noah had done.
Kim was convinced that Joe’s a changed man, but Charity was having none of it. And, as Joe returned home, she once again warned him to stay away from Noah.
Kim kept quiet about Charity’s true motives, but it was clear she was rattled.
Mary’s there for Vanessa… but why? (Credit: ITV)
Vanessa turned to Mary in Emmerdale tonight
Tracy and Vanessa celebrated Frankie’s birthday. Tracy was dismayed to find that Vanessa hadn’t bought her niece a present or card – but, to be fair, she’s had other things on her mind, with the death of Suzy.
In the pub, Charity shared a moment with Vanessa, telling her that she’d always been fond of Suzy and liked them both together. in turn, she informed Charity that Suzy’s parents had begun funeral arrangements in her hometown. With the assembly restricted to close friends and family only (plus Vanessa), she asked Mary if she’d mind attending the funeral with her.
Mary – who only moments earlier had been pining over a picture of Suzy – accepted without hesitation. Does she have an ulterior motive?
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Tonight’s episode of Emmerdale saw Chas Dingle prepare to do the unthinkable in defence of son Aaron – break Dingle code by going to the police over Anthony’s disappearance.
As warring brothers Caleb and Cain continued to attract all the wrong kinds of attention (oh hi, PC Swirling), Chas began to panic. As the boys’ bickering escalated tonight (Tuesday, February 25), Chas put together a plan to to extricate Aaron from the situation.
Her grand idea? Having him confess to an altercation with Anthony.
Caleb and Cain’s behaviour has Chas worried (Credit: ITV)
Chas resorts to desperate measures as Cain and Caleb’s feud continues
According to Chas’s plan, any fallout from Anthony’s murder would all then fall back on Cain and Caleb. This would then leave them to answer the more difficult questions. This, she reasoned, would leave Aaron in the clear.
Sharing her plan with Aaron, it was clear he was a little more dubious, and had yet to play along as the episode ended. Will Aaron agree to break Dingle code to save his own skin?
Unlikely – especially as John may still be implicated in covering up the murder. But how will the others react when they learn what Chas is planning?
Would Aaron really go along with Chas’s plan? (Credit: ITV)
What happens next as Chas plans to confess
As the others learn that Chas is thinking of confessing to the police, the group worry that this will bring everything tumbling down – and that the full truth will come out. But can they dissuade Chas from this explosive course of action?
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Fans of Emmerdale have predicted that Chas Dingle could be about to develop a painkiller addiction in the aftermath of this week’s limo crash. As one of the survivors, Chas had it relatively lucky, emerging unscathed from an accident which has already claimed two lives.
As the survivors were rushed to hospital, the fallout continued – Liam’s got serious head injuries, Amy’s battling for her life, and Suzy and Leyla are dead. However, Chas clearly has issues of her own – left with severe back pain after taking a tumble as she attempted to exit the limo.
As she talked to Charity last night (Wednesday, February 19) Chas showed clear signs of pain, wincing in agony as they talked. But what’s really wrong with Chas?
Chas is suffering the after-effects of the limo crash (Credit: ITV)
Chas in pain following limo crash
Is Chas’s pain really related to the crash and her subsequent fall? Some have wondered whether there might be more amiss with Chas – with some viewers even suggesting that her cancer might have returned, or spread.
Others meanwhile, have predicted that Chas might have a very different kind of struggle ahead – a battle with painkiller addiction.
Chas sustained injuries in the limo crash (Credit: ITV)
Chas to battle painkiller addiction, Emmerdale fans predict
Writing on social media as the episode aired, fans shared their thoughts on Chas’s injuries. And some wondered if she might now be headed down a very dark path.
“I actually wouldn’t be surprised if she does develop a dependency on painkillers because of how accessible they are,” wrote one fan.
“Chas potentially still has cancer and it’s spread to her spine (this is the second time in a week she’s complained about her back). Either that, or they’re going to give her a prescription addiction,” said another.
“A pain killer addiction for Chas?” asked a third.
“Though Chas has never been an addict re: drugs or pills. Possibly the after effects of that (fictitious) horrendous crash in the lake. Hope it’s nothing serious,” another suggested.
If fans are right, then Joe’s painkiller support group might be about to gain an extra member.
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Fans of Emmerdale have worried that Chas Dingle‘s cancer could have returned as they spotted a ‘worrying sign’ in last night’s episode of the soap. This came in the aftermath of the ice lake crash, in which Chas was injured as she fell on the ice.
Later, in the hospital, she appeared to struggle with pain – clutching her back as Charity found her there in the corridor. She’d just had a bad fall, of course, but some have wondered whether it might be a symptom of something worse.
Chas is in pain (Credit: ITV)
Cancer has returned for Chas, Emmerdale fans feared
Writing on social media as last night’s episode aired, fans shared their thoughts on Chas’s fresh pain. And some wondered whether there might be more to worry about than impact from the crash.
“Chas potentially still has cancer and it’s spread to her spine (this is the second time in a week she’s complained about her back),” worried one fan.
“Either she’s more badly injured from the crash than she’s letting on, or it’s something more sinister, possibly linked to her cancer….” said another.
“Chas suffering back pain from the fall onto the ice. A few months back she was advised to have chemotherapy as a precaution follwing her double mastectomy operation and chose not to. I hope this is not the start of another cancer story for her,” a third fretted.
Has Chas’s cancer returned?
Noah begins experiencing flashbacks (Credit: ITV)
Amy fights for her life and Noah struggles to remember in Emmerdale tonight
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Relationships in Emmerdale rarely run smoothly, and often they can turn toxic. We’re not referring to the usual ups and downs every couple experiences, but rather romances that have gone bad. Really bad.
Take the affair between Dawn Taylor and Joe Tate. It’s all thrill of the chase right now, but both characters have a dark and destructive side and we can see it all turning very toxic.
Here are 8 other pairings that were both passionate and poisonous…
Robron’s romance always had a toxic edge (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Emmerdale toxic relationships: Robron
They may have been adored by millions, but Aaron and Robert’s relationship was toxic from the start.
Robert was engaged to Home Farm heiress Chrissie White when his affair with Aaron began, and he wasn’t prepared to give that all up. He pushed Katie Sugden to her death when she threatened to expose his infidelity, and forced Aaron to help him cover up the crime. Paddy was next to rumble Robron, so Robert tried to bury the vet alive in a grain machine. He then held Aaron hostage, and threatened him with a gun.
The abuse and manipulation carried on even after the couple got together. Aaron always refused to seek help for his demons and was prone to violent outbursts. While Robert ended up in bed with Rebecca White and got her pregnant.
Despite their obvious love for one another, neither Robert or Aaron seemed capable of having a proper grown up relationship.
Frank took on Kim and lost (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Kim Tate and Frank Tate
The Tates’ stormy marriage was littered with lies and deceit, on both sides. Kim had worked as Frank’s secretary before she found her way into his bed. Theirs was a marriage of convenience – Kim was young and sexy, and Frank was filthy rich. But it wasn’t long before the cracks started to show.
Bored of her older husband, Kim had affairs with Neil Kincaid and Dave Glover. She fell hard for Dave, and tried to induce Frank into having a heart attack in the hope of getting rid of him. Kim then found out she was pregnant, but didn’t know who the daddy was.
When Frank got wind of the betrayal he played dirty by offering Kim a million pounds to dump Dave and name him as the father. Baby James was born and Kim was left heartbroken when Dave died in a fire at Home Farm.
Wanting to hurt Frank, Kim vanished and paid a lookalike to drive her car around. When that woman was found dead in mysterious circumstances, Frank was arrested for murder. Kim then rose from the dead for one final – fatal – showdown with Frank.
The shock of seeing her again caused Frank to suffer a heart attack and Kim took delight in standing over and watching him die.
Chas and Carl were no good for one another (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Emmerdale toxic relationships: Chas Dingle and Carl King
Chas has bedded some rouges in her time, but no man quite got under her skin like Carl King. These two fell hard and fast for one another, but their families didn’t approve.
Tom King Senior bribed Chas to end things with his son, and when Carl found out he murdered his father. Chas realised her boyfriend was a killer, but that didn’t seem to bother her much. What she did object to was the fact Carl couldn’t keep it in his pants.
After finding out her boyfriend was sleeping with barmaid Eve Jenson, Chas took her revenge. She faked a pregnancy then jilted him at the altar. Carl was humiliated, but he couldn’t let Chas go. After discovering she was having an affair with Cameron Murray he developed he blackmailed her into coming back to him.
Their love affair came to a grisly end when Carl attempted to rape Chas and she attacked him with a brick. Chas spent months thinking she’d murdered Carl, but Cameron was the real killer. Maybe he did Chas a favour by getting that monster out of her life.
Gullible Moira had no idea Nate was using her (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Moira Dingle and Nate Robinson
Moira and Cain’s marriage has been scarred by numerous infidelities, and let’s not forget their love story actually started as an affair. But the fling that did most damage was the toxic one between her and Nate Robinson.
The pair started sleeping together in 2019, and Moira couldn’t keep her hands off the handsome farmhand. But what she – and no one else – knew was that Nate was actually Cain’s long-lost son. He believed his father had abandoned him as a baby and seducing Moira was part of his revenge plan.
The truth was revealed during a dramatic showdown on a boat, which ended up exploding. Everyone made it off alive, but Moira and Nate were finished after she realised what he’d done.
Ashamed that she’d been taken in by Nate, Moira turned to drink to numb her pain.
Belle and Jermaine told wicked lies about one another (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Emmerdale toxic relationships: Belle Dingle and Jermaine Bailey
Belle was only 17 when she fell head over heels for married GP Jermaine. They embarked on a risky affair, but when Cain and co got wind of it they were baying for blood. Instead of owning up, Jermaine made out Belle was his stalker. Yikes!
The pair resumed their fling, but Belle soon grew sick of being the other woman. She told Jermaine’s missus Angie everything and he was fired from the job at the surgery.
Jermaine decided he was done with the Dales, but Belle wasn’t done with him. In a desperate bid to make him stay she faked a pregnancy. Belle, who was in the grips of schizophrenia at the time, went to great lengths to keep up the charade. She even doctored an ultrasound scan.
Belle carried on pretending she was with child until Angie realised what was happening and outed her secret. Jermaine left the village and Belle ended up suffering a nervous breakdown.
Malone got what was coming to him (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Harriet Finch and DI Malone
Harriet first became involved with DI Mark Malone when she was working as an undercover cop, going by the name ‘Michelle’.
Their past was revealed when Malone came to the village in 2020 to investigate the shooting of Nate Robinson. Harriet, now a village vicar, knew what kind a dangerous man Malone was, but that didn’t stop her going back for more.
After breaking off her relationship with Will Taylor, Harriet ended up sleeping with the bent copper in the church. The affair didn’t last long as Malone began to terrorise Dawn Taylor. Harriet caught Malone trying to force Dawn to take a fatal overdose and she attacked him with an ornament.
Dawn finished the villain off with three bullets, and Harriet helped bury his body in the cemetery.
Charity and Cain have always had a thing for one another (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Emmerdale toxic relationships: Cain Dingle and Charity Dingle
Emmerdale’s answer to Bonnie and Clyde have a long and dysfunctional past. Charity and Cain first started sleeping together as underage teens, which resulted in her falling pregnant with Debbie.
Since then there have been countless make ups and break ups. Cain and Charity’s chemistry is pure dynamite, but every time they get together it seems to do them more harm than good. The closest they got to making it was in 2009 when Cain popped the question. Charity accepted, but when he sprang a surprise wedding on her she decided she wasn’t ready for such a commitment.
They finally called it quits after Cain slept with Faye Lamb and Charity left him for Jai Sharma. Those flames of passion have never really been extinguished though. They had a brief affair in 2016 when Cain was married to Moira, but all that succeeded in doing was causing grief.
These days Charity and Cain are definitely more friends than lovers, but there’s always a sense the cousins could start up again. In fact, a lot of Emmerdale fans think they’re true soulmates.
Declan and Charity’s marriage turned ugly very quickly (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Charity Dingle and Declan Macey
Charity’s marriage to Home Farm owner Declan Macey was one big ugly mess. They got together when Charity was on the rebound from Jai Sharma, and she was seduced by Declan’s smooth charm and bulging bank balance.
They became husband and wife and Charity reveled in her new role as lady of the manor. She fell pregnant but decided to have an abortion behind Declan’s back. Charity then made out she’d suffered a miscarriage during a scrap with Declan’s sister Megan.
When Declan discovered his wife’s betrayal he decided Charity had to die. He attempted to shoot her with a flare gun, but his nephew Robbie was caught in the crossfire. Charity fought back and thought Declan had drowned, but he survived.
In a final act of revenge, Declan returned to the village and drugged Charity. He then told the police how they’d framed innocent Rachel Breckle for starting a fire at Home Farm. Charity was sentenced to two years in prison.
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As Dr Liam Cavanagh plans to propose to Chas Dingle in Emmerdale, disaster is set to strike when the limo they are in crashes. Will Liam get the answer he’s after before everything changes?
It isn’t the first time things have gone wrong for Liam, in fact he’s had quite the chequered love life. But who was his worst mistake – the paedophile or the child killer? And is Chas really the one for him?
The romantic history of Liam Cavanagh in Emmerdale
Before all these bad romances, Liam was fresh-faced and smiley (Credit: ITV)
Liam’s first wife, Lara
The first wife of Dr Liam was called Lara. She was the mother of his daughter Leanna, who was born in 2003.
Before Liam and Leanna came to Emmerdale, Lara had died due to an allergic reaction. Leanna was just six years old at the time.
This was one of Liam’s bigger mistakes (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Second wife, paedophile Maya Stepney
By 2013, four years after Lara’s death, Liam married Maya Stepney. Maya and Leanna did not get along and by 2018 things were at breaking point for Liam and Maya and she began an affair with David Metcalfe.
Furious Liam ended their marriage when he found out and threw her out. This was all quite fortuitous for Liam as it turned out Maya was a groomer who targeted Jacob Gallagher, David’s son. Maya was eventually caught and sent to prison for 12 months.
Having served just five months of her sentence Maya was seen leaving prison, pregnant. The baby turned out to be David’s and she abandoned little Theo on the doorstop on Christmas Day.
Liam had a lucky escape with this one.
Bernice indulged Liam’s fetish (Credit: ITV)
Bernice Blackstock and Liam Cavanagh in Emmerdale – almost made it
Liam then began an affair with Bernice Blackstock, who was dating Daz Spencer at the time. They eventually went public with their relationship, breaking Daz’s heart and Liam proposed in July 2019.
However, on the eve of their wedding Bernice received a call to say her ex, and father of her daughter Dee-Dee, had been involved in a car accident in Australia. He was in a critical condition and would need constant care if he survived.
Bernice knew she had to go straight to Oz to support Dee-Dee and look after Charlie. She was due to come home in a few weeks. However, Liam was left heartbroken when she decided not to return after he confessed he had kissed Leyla Harding.
They couldn’t make it last (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Third wife – Leyla Harding
After an illicit kiss with Leyla, Liam at first tried to win Bernice back, but she wasn’t having any of it. By February 2020, he and Leyla were in a relationship.
They married, despite Bernice’s return and attempts to stop it, but the honeymoon period was very much over when Leanna was murdered by Meena Jutla. Liam sunk into a depression, he at first blamed Leyla for Leanna’s death because she had given Leanna the heels she supposedly tripped over in.
Leyla then fell pregnant, but suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage – and Liam was not there for her at all. Meena later shot Leyla and it all got too much for her so she turned to drugs to cope.
When Liam found out his wife was an addict it was the end of their marriage. Though they have remained on friendly terms.
This affair shocked everyone! (Credit: ITV)
Criminal affair – Wendy Posner
Liam’s affair with Wendy Posner has only one word that can describe it: ick. They bonded over Liam’s secret pastime as a crime fiction writer. As Wendy helped him craft his stories, literature turned to passion and the two embarked on an illicit affair.
Wendy decided to end it when she realised how much she loved Bob, but the image of Wendy and Liam going at it will forever remain with us.
Although they hit it off, Charity was still in love with Mack (Credit: ITV)
Dating Charity Dingle
When Mack left Charity for teenager Chloe, Charity decided to prove she was over him by dating Liam. They went on a few nights out and seemed to hit it off. But alas, she was still in love with Mack and ended up back with him.
Liam and Chas never quite got going (Credit: ITV)
Liam and Chas Dingle in Emmerdale – over before it began
Keeping it in the family, Liam next had a dalliance with Chas after helping her make cupcakes. But things took a turn when he discovered a lump in her breast during their sexual encounter.
Chas was then diagnosed with breast cancer. Despite Liam supporting her and them both clearly having feelings for each other, their romance never got off the ground. And when she saw him kissing Ella she decided to set him free and told him she wasn’t interested even though she clearly was.
However, now she’s not pregnant, there’s still a flickering of something with Chas. Will they go the distance this time? Or even get off the start line?
Ella was hiding something huge from Liam (Credit: ITV)
Child-killer Ella Forster
In 2024 Liam sort of fell into a relationship with Ella Forster. She seemed nice enough and when Chas rejected him, the dishy doc decided to throw himself head first into things with his receptionist.
He moved her in, they got close and then it was revealed she had killed a child. Liam couldn’t deal – especially given his own child had been murdered. He told Ella to leave town and never darken his door again.
But some months later she returned and was revealed to be pregnant. Liam didn’t want the baby and told her to have an abortion. But then he had a change of heart and just as he was getting excited, a scan revealed there was no baby. So Liam accused Ella of lying.
In fact, she’d had a silent miscarriage and had been pregnant. When Liam found out the truth, he apologised and they started to grow close again. They gave their relationship another shot – but his feelings for Chas just wouldn’t go away.
Chas and Liam just couldn’t resist (Credit: ITV)
Liam and Chas in Emmerdale – the real deal?
It was Halloween 2024 when Liam couldn’t resist Chas any longer. They both confessed their feelings for each other and shared a kiss behind Ella’s back.
Chas refused to be the other woman and Liam agreed he would dump Ella. He took his time, but eventually managed to let her down gently. However he denied there was anyone else.
He and Chas agreed they would keep things quiet for a while to save Ella’s feelings. But she caught them out and was devastated.
Chas and Liam then went public with their relationship and everyone was happy for them. But Liam appears to be rushing things as he is planning to pop the question.
With his chequered history, is another marriage proposal really a good idea?
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
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