ITV Emmerdale: Real life of Mandy Dingle actress Lisa Riley - rarely seen fiance, going sober and tragic loss
02.03.2022 - 22:41
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She has played Mandy Dingle for the best part of 27 years but there's way more to Lisa Riley than leopard print and the Dingle clan.
Lisa joined Emmerdale as Mandy, the daughter of Caleb and Vera-Lynn Dingle, in 1995 where she soon finds herself living with her uncle Zak and working at The Woolpack.
She then falls in love with local vet Paddy Kirk but is paid to marry her cousin, Butch, instead but ends up having an affair with Paddy and is disowned by her family when it was discovered.
And a leopard appears not to change its spots when, after eventually divorcing Butch and marrying Paddy, Mandy had another affair.
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Her infidelity soon leads to her first exit from the village in September 2000. Mandy did briefly return in November 2001 but was gone again by the end of the same month.
Lisa agreed to reprise the role in late 2018 for a brief stint, but after another exit, in the summer of 2019 it was was announced that the Bury-born actress would be returning once again to Emmerdale on a permanent basis.
And it's fair to say it hasn't been quiet for Many in those almost three years.
Away from TV screens, however, Lisa has also suffered her fair share of heartbreak while also finding the love of her life.
The 45-year-old is engaged to her rarely seen partner Al.
Her man popped the question back in 2018 but the pair have been dating since 2014.
"Yes I can now confirm the rumours are true....I have got engaged..." Lisa said at the time. "My soul mate and best mate and love of my life Al is the best thing to have ever happened to me....we have absolutely NO date set for ANY wedding day, just happy