Emmerdale have revealed the fate of Zak Dingle in heartbreaking scenes following actor Steve Halliwell’s death.
The soap star passed away last month at the age of 77 after portraying the role of the beloved farmer for almost 30 years. After the news of his passing hit the headlines, Emmerdale stars past and present were quick to pay tribute to the late actor online.
ITV bosses also paid their respects at the end of an episode that aired shortly after the news of his passing became public. Now, TV execs has bid farewell to well-loved character during Monday’s (January 8) episode.
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During the drama-filled episode, Zak was referenced during a scene between Charity Dingle and her new grandson Oscar, who she didn’t know she had until last week. As they chatted in the pub, Charity told him: “Ooh, wait until you meet Uncle Zak, now there’s a character.”
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Explaining his absence, she added: “He’s up in Scotland at the minute.” But this wasn’t the only time his character was mentioned during the episode, as later, Kim Tate tried to make amends with Lydia Dingle by bringing her a hamper of goodies.
But it’s fair to say Lydia wasn’t impressed by the offer and dropped some of the jars of chutney on the floor, prompting Kim to start cleaning it up. As she wiped the floor with a white fabric in her hand, Lydia struggled to hold back a laugh as she offered to get her another cloth.
While Kim insisted that it was fine as she scrubbed the floor, the farmer shouted: “I’m sorry, do you think this is funny?” It was at this point that Lydia pointed to the greying cloth as she asked: “No, only, where did you get that?”
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Kim innocently pointed to the kitchen cupboard as Lydia added: “I think you might be using a pair of Zak’s old undies and God knows how long they’ve been in there, he hasn’t been home for months.” Sure enough, Kim unravelled the material to reveal a pair of white Y-fronts before throwing it across the room.
The pair couldn’t help but burst into laughter at the embarrassing moment. It didn’t take long before Emmerdale fans flooded to the social media site X – formerly known as Twitter – to share their thoughts on the bittersweet scenes following Steve’s passing.
One user penned: “Zak mention! Oh God the episode of his death being announced/funeral is going to be sad when the time comes at some point this year.” Another agreed: “Not ready for the village to find out about Zak’s death.”
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A third posted: “Lot of Zak talk tonight” meanwhile a fourth sadly noted: “I don’t think Oscar will be meeting Zak sadly #Emmerdale.” A fifth chimed in with: “I’m going to miss Zak so much, the village won’t be the same without him #Emmerdale.”
Emmerdale airs on weekdays on ITV1 from 7.30pm or catch up on ITVX.
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