Tom King continues to rub up Emmerdale viewers the wrong way.
Belle Dingle (Eden Draper-Taylor) is stuck in a really bad marriage with Tom (James Chase), who has done some horrible things to her in a bid keep her close.
He has been messing with Belle’s head for months, telling her she’s the problem when she’s not. During Monday’s (April 22) episode, Tom encouraged Belle to have sex in the living room while her injured friend Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson) rested upstairs.
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Fans are aware that Tom is responsible for attacking Vinny and leaving him for dead as he continues isolate Belle away from her loved ones. Belle volunteered to look after Vinny but it wasn’t long before Tom arrived to stir the pot.
While sitting on the sofa, which is covered with her late mum Lisa Dingle’s crochet blanket, Tom tried it on with Belle but she wasn’t interested due to Vinny being upstairs and also her family could walk in at any given moment. After sulking at not getting his own way, Tom manipulated Belle to have sex on the living room rug. After making love, Belle let slip that Vinny was a virgin and Tom didn’t waste time in making his discovery known.
As Vinny walked down stairs, Belle was keen to check he was felling okay but Tom instead zipped up his trousers, insulating they had been passionate with his wife. Vinny quickly realised what Tom was hinting at and the evil vet reassured him that he’d know what it would be like “one day” and he hoped they didn’t “disturb him”.
Vinny worked out that Belle had told her husband that he’d never had sex and he pretended he was feeling ok so the couple could leave but Belle was left feeling visibly uncomfortable and apologised to her friend. As Tom left, he told Vinny that the rug would “definitely needs a hoover” leaving viewers fuming.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan penned: “I actually squirm in my seat when I see Tom, I loathe him so much…… he needs to go asap.” Another added: “Tom is so disgusting. Can’t wait for him to get caught.” A third person said: “I can’t stand that creep Tom.”
It comes after Tom decided put a tracker on Belle’s mobile phone after she told him she was going away for the night on a work trip. He made a creepy call to Belle about her day, then he checked his phone to see she was at a hotel in Leeds. Belle hasn’t been lucky in love before, with exes like Lachlan White and Jamie Tate, and now it seems like things are getting worse because Tom is tricking her.
Emmerdale bosses have have confirmed a very special episode that will explore the public and private sides to Tom and Belle’s relationship. Boss Laura Shaw tolld press: “The real life stories that we’ve been given access to and the information and time we’ve spent with charities like Refuge have shown how quickly these relationships can turn physical so that’s what we’ll see happen next with those two.
“Through our storyline we’ve been trying to find new and innovative ways to tell this story and we have a bit of a special episode coming up where we kind of do what everyone seems to like and step away from our usual Emmerdale format and do things a little differently. So it’s a dinner party mainly focusing on Belle and Tom, and Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) and Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry).
“We’ll see what goes on in their relationships but through the special way we’ve done it is that we’ll see behind closed doors. I’ll leave you to work out what that might be!” With Tom left disappointed at the news that his wife isn’t pregnant with his child, has Belle put herself in more danger?
If you have been affected by issues of domestic violence or coercive control you can call Refuge’s 24-Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline for free. The number is 0808 2000 247
Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV1 and ITVX at 7.30pm
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