Emmerdale is set to tackle a storyline about coercive control and domestic abuse involving characters Belle and Tom King. The newlyweds have just returned from their honeymoon on the ITV soap, but it's clear that not everything is rosy.
22.02.2024 - 21:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Emmerdale fans' fears for Belle Dingle are set to come true as the soap confirms it will explore the nature of coercive control in a domestic abuse plotline involving Belle and her new husband Tom King.
Viewers of the ITV soap have become increasingly concerned for Belle ever since she rekindled her romance with Tom following his return to the village last year. There were then worrying scenes shown in October when Tom popped the question to Belle. He didn't take her turning him down well, assuming it meant she didn't love him.
And Tom soon turned angry with Belle as he attempted to storm out. Belle tried to stop Tom from leaving but he violently pushed Belle, shouting "Leave me alone" as Belle hit her head on the table, leaving her on the floor shaken and bleeding. Tom was quick to apologise, insisting he would never do it again and he'd never want to hurt her.
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She vowed to forget about it and Belle later pulled off her own Christmas proposal for Tom after her first attempt was scuppered. She enlisted the help of Leyla Cavanagh who was owed a favour by none other than Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, who Tom happens to be a huge fan of.
Tom later pushed for them to set a wedding date and has convinced Belle to drop her Dingle name for King, despite her wanting to keep her family moniker. Then, on their wedding night, there were dark scenes when Tom dragged her to consummate their marriage on the sofa.
But after the couple slept together, Belle reached over and picked up her letter from her late mum Lisa that brother Sam had given to her having
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