This article includes discussion of domestic abuse, including coercive
control, that some readers may find distressing.
Emma Atkins has spoken out about her Emmerdale alter ego Charity
Dingle’s suspicions over Tom King (James Chase), citing the character’s history as a survivor of abuse.
Tom has been inflicting physical, emotional and psychological abuse on his new wife Belle (Eden Taylor-Draper) for several months, and her close relative Charity is set to be the first person to spot the sinister signs.
