A significant storyline is about to take a harrowing activate Emmerdale.
Charity Dingle is being blackmailed by the twisted physician (Picture: ITV)
Emmerdale actress Caroline Harker, who performs evil Physician Caitlin Todd on the ITV cleaning soap, is reportedly leaving the programme. The 59-year-old’s character has been tormenting Jacob Gallagher (performed by Joe Warran Plant) and has been blackmailing Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) in latest weeks within the Yorkshire Dales.
Caitlin is threatening to show Charity’s affair with Ross Barton (Michael Parr), which led to the delivery of child Leyla. The twisted physician has been demanding £100,000 to maintain hush about Leyla’s paternity following a prolonged surrogacy storyline on the cleaning soap. Bosses have additionally revealed the depraved character will likely be concerned in an much more sinister storyline in upcoming scenes, which embody her sexually assaulting Charity.
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The actress is reportedly leaving the cleaning soap (Picture: ITV)
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The harrowing storyline is because of air later this 12 months, and The Solar has reported that Caroline, who is maybe greatest recognized for starring alongside Sir David Jason in A Contact of Frost, will likely be leaving the present.
A supply instructed the publication, “Caroline has cherished her time at Emmerdale, but it surely’s time to maneuver on. She all the time knew taking part in such an evil character got here with a shelf life, however she’s leaving with many fond recollections.”
In addition they claimed: “Caroline solely got here in on a short-term contract, and knew she would by no means keep long-term. That’s the unhappy scenario in the intervening time, with all of the cuts, persons are not often getting lengthy contracts anymore.”
Emmerdale has been contacted by Specific.co.uk for remark.
Addressing the sexual assault storyline, Emmerdale posted on X: “Emmerdale is to discover the devastating results of sexual violence and the complicated emotions of isolation survivors can expertise, significantly within the context of female-on-female assault.
“The highly effective storyline airs on Sunday, seventh June, when the character Charity Dingle, performed by Emma Atkins, is sexually assaulted by her blackmailer, Caitlin Todd, performed by Caroline Harker.”
The publish has been met with a blended response from viewing forward of the scenes airing, with some arguing Charity has “been by way of sufficient as it’s” on the serial drama.
Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV and ITVX.
**When you’ve been the sufferer of sexual assault, you’ll be able to entry assist and sources by way of **www.rapecrisis.org.uk** or calling the nationwide phone helpline on 0808 802 9999**
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