Lydia Dingle’s rape ordeal will be discovered in Emmerdale next week as show spoilers predict a dramatic few days in the Dales.
09.09.2023 - 07:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Karen Blick is marking seven years in the Dales in 2023, but she is currently earning praise for arguably her biggest storyline to date. The actress joined the ITV soap in 2016 as Lydia Hart who was actually born Jennifer 'Jenny' Finn.
Lydia was first seen on screen as the leader of the bereavement support group held in the village hall that Jimmy King inadvertently attended in September 2016. A few months later, Lydia turned up at Emmerdale Veterinary Surgery with her depressed parrot Steve and she and vet Paddy Kirk decided to go for a drink in The Woolpack and the rest, as they say, is history.
She went on to have disastrous dates with Paddy and Rishi Sharma before falling for Sam Dingle, who she married in 2020. However, in July 2019, a story broke in the local community that a baby's skeleton was found on the grounds of Hotten Academy, which was formerly Hotten Grange Children's Home.
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Immediately, Lydia panicked as the story grew bigger and bigger and the search was on to find the mother of this child.A photo was released of a former resident of the children's home and the villagers of Emmerdale recognised her as Lydia, but were confused when the article identified her as Jenny Finn.
She then had to reveal all, confirming that she'd given birth to a stillborn baby when she was just 15 after falling pregnant by Craig Reed. She wrapped him in her jumper and buried him in some woodland having never told anyone about her pregnancy or tragic loss.
Now, Craig is back in her life and with devastating consequences. Lydia and Craig came back into contact during scenes aired last month (August) after he spotted her at a jobs
Lydia Dingle’s rape ordeal will be discovered in Emmerdale next week as show spoilers predict a dramatic few days in the Dales.
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Emmerdale fans have predicted how they think Lydia Dingle's rape ordeal will be revealed to Kim Tate after begging the character to open up to her boss and friends. It's been a traumatic couple of weeks for Lydia after she was attacked by her former childhood acquaintance.
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Emmerdale fans have predicted a twist in Lydia Dingle's rape storyline, as she continues to navigate her devastating secret after ex Craig abused her on the ITV soap last week. The beloved character, played by Karen Blick, was sadly brutally raped by the father of her late baby son Toby in the Yorkshire Dales last week.
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