Emmerdale stars enjoy night out to celebrate Mark Charnock's 25 years as Marlon Dingle

Mark Charnock has firmly established himself as a soap legend, having played Marlon Dingle in Emmerdale since 1996. During his time in the role, Marlon has been involved in his fair share of dramas in the Dales, including three marriages. In 2004, Mark won the award for Best Dramatic Performance at the British Soap Awards after a especially moving storyline in which Marlon made the decision to switch off the life support machine for his wife Tricia.

Emmerdale has teased drama for the Dingle family as Mandy Dingle is set to be traumatised when she discovers that her only son Vinny has married Liv Flaherty in secret. During the latest instalment, the couple, who recently got secretly engaged, decided to get married without telling any of their family or loved ones.

Emmerdale has announced its new official time slot after it was revealed earlier this year that ITV was having a huge schedule shake-up. Following the news that ITV is extending its national and international news programming, the ITV soap, which is in its 50th year, will now air at 7.30pm every weeknight with an hour-long episode on Thursday evenings.

Kate Garraway has released her documentary Caring For Derek, and tributes are pouring in for the presenter’s latest insight into her husband’s battle with the aftermath of Covid-19. Derek contracted Covid in 2020 and has been left with a host of health problems, having spent a year in hospital before returning to the family home in April 2021.

Emmerdale was full of drama on Monday night as Meena Jutla's sick tin full of keepsakes from her murders was discovered at Liam Cavanagh's allotment. Only recently, Liam pushed Meena off the same bridge that she murdered his daughter Leanna after she shared sick details about killing his child. It came after Meena kidnapped Dawn Taylor in a limo during her Valentine's Day wedding to Billy Fletcher with the evil nurse also leaving Leyla Harding and Harriet Finch for dead after attacking them.

We know and love (or sometimes love to hate) their characters on screen, but now it’s time to discover all the behind-the-scenes secrets from our favourite soap stars. In our exclusive interview, Soap Stars Coming Clean, OK!'s finding out all the juicy gossip about what happens when the cameras stop rolling, as well as the actors’ favourite memories with their co-stars so far. We recently caught up with Emmerdale actor Bradley Johnson, who plays Vinny Dingle, to chat about working with his ‘second mum’ Lisa Riley, hanging out with his co-stars at the local bingo hall, and why his singing talent won him praise from his idol Peter Kay.

Emmerdale's murderer Meena Jutla finally appeared to get her comeuppance on Thursday's episode as she was questioned by the police. Only recently, Liam Cavanagh pushed Meena off the same bridge that she murdered his daughter Leanna after she shared sick details about killing his child.

Emmerdale fans think they have worked out a lengthy prison twist for Liam Cavanagh after he was arrested for the attempted murder of Meena Jutla on Thursday. On Wednesday, Liam pushed Meena off the same bridge that she murdered his daughter Leanna after she shared sick details about killing his child.

Emmerdale fans were left stunned on Thursday's episode as murderer Meena Jutla survived her deadly fall and Liam Cavanagh was arrested. On Wednesday, Liam pushed Meena off the same bridge that she murdered his daughter Leanna after she shared sick details about killing his child.

Emmerdale's Paige Sandhu has confirmed that her character's time in the village is almost up.

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With Meena Jutla's (Paige Sandhu) return to the village confirmed, Emmerdale have been nice enough to give fans of the ITV soap a teaser of what's to come with some chilling images from the psychopathic nurse's highly anticipated comeback. Hellbent on destroying Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) and Billy Fletcher's (Jay Kontzle) big day, the deranged murderer makes her entrance in true Meena style in tonight's episode (Friday 11 February). She's on a mission to make sure Dawn and Billy both pay for what they've done to her and she'll stop at nothing to get her gruesome revenge on the unsuspecting couple.

Bhasker and Ash's characters Rishi Sharma and Matty Barton have so far managed to avoid being killed off by serial killer Meena, who has so far claimed four lives. But the soap stars have admitted they're not feeling confident about their futures on the hit ITV show as Meena, played by Paige Sandhu, continues to kill. Speaking exclusively to OK! at the National Diversity Awards in Liverpool, Ash admitted he's "definitely" worried about the future his character could face.

MyLondon. READ MORE: ITV Emmerdale's Aaron Anthony's exit 'confirmed' as Ellis Chapman set to leave village But the end of soap stardom didn't mean the end of moneymaking for these deep-pocketed actors. Some of them have stuck around British towns or have left for sunnier climes in Malibu.