There’s a wedding coming up very soon in Emmerdale as Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) and Tom King (James Chase) are about to get married following their fairytale ice rink engagement at Christmas.
A Dingle wedding would normally be a hugely enjoyable thing for viewers. A stunning bride in a beautiful dress, Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) dressed up to the nines, inevitable drama and plenty of over-the-top Dingle celebration – what’s not to like?
But this wedding feels a bit different, because to be honest we’re a bit worried about the groom’s behaviour. Though Tom King seems perfectly pleasant on the surface, we’ve seen on numerous occasions that his behaviour can be controlling and occasionally violent.
And of course there was the moment when it was revealed that he’d aggressively pushed Belle when she turned down his original marriage proposal, and she was left with a cut on her head from the fall.
Tom was hugely apologetic after this event and insisted it would never happen again. Belle agreed to forget about it and the couple have moved on, with nobody else having any inkling of what happened.
Although Tom has never shown any violent behaviour since, he’s still taking over from Belle as far as decisions about the wedding are concerned, even booking the date without consulting her, but as Eden Taylor-Draper told us,
‘We have witnessed his controlling behaviour but I think Belle herself is just turning a blind eye to all that at the moment under the assumption he’s just doing it all out of love.’
All of this has left viewers worried. Is Belle going to be at risk from Tom after they’re married? With nobody else aware of he potential danger of his behaviour, will anyone be able to step in and help?
Well, Tuesday (February 6)’s episode offered one potential champion. It seems that Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) is not a massive fan of Tom King.
Belle was telling Moira (Natalie J. Robb) and Cain that Tom was pressing ahead with the wedding plans and would have spent a fortune if she wasn’t there to rein him in. ‘Tom’s like, “It’s our special day, if you want it…”’ she said.
‘And it doesn’t bother you?’ said Cain. ‘That you might be marrying an idiot.’
