Is Moira leaving Emmerdale? As the Dingle-Tate feud intensifies, fears for Natalie J Robb's future on the soap
Things weren't looking good and Cain made it all worseMoira Dingle’s worst fears came true on Tuesday July 29 when she was arrested for assault – but does this mean she is leaving Emmerdale?
Although the charges were eventually dropped, there is still a question mark hanging over the future of Natalie J Robb on the show, given all the stress she is under – and the fact she is now at war with Lydia and Sam.
What happened in Emmerdale tonight?
Moira was arrested for assault and hauled down to the station. Meanwhile, Joe went to visit Lydia and Sam and played the caring, smarmy employer. Apologising and insisting he had nothing to do with the thugs threatening Kyle, Joe said he likes Sam and Lydia and he wants them to trust him. But then he revealed he’d called the police and reported Moira for assault.
At the station Moira asked Swirling how much trouble she was in. He admitted she could be looking at six months.
Cain stormed round to the Dingles’ homestead. He insisted Lydia had to lie to the police, but she said she couldn’t do that. Menacing Cain said she needed to do as she was told. He made a very dark threat that Lydia had better stick to the party line. But will she?
Joe later visited Lydia claiming he was the innocent party here. Lydia felt totally stuck in the middle and begged Joe to think of the kids and how he couldn’t blame Moira for losing it when Kyle was put at risk.
Moira later arrived in the pub with Cain annoucing the complaint had been dropped. Moira thanked Lydia for not making a statement, but she said it was Joe who backtracked on it.
However, it was clear the feud is still on when Sam told Cain to back off after bullying his wife. The men then squared up in the pub with Cain telling Sam to “think about family”. Insults were thrown and Sam said he had picked a side and it wasn’t Cain’s.
So is Moira leaving Emmerdale?
Although the charges have been dropped for now, Cain sparking a feud with Sam and Lydia as well as the Tates could see more trouble for Moira.
If Lydia decides to go back on her decision not to make a statement, to teach Cain a lesson about truth and justice, Moira could be in a lot of trouble indeed.
It wouldn’t be the first time Lydia has grassed on a Dingle – she once reported Liv to the police over Ben Tucker’s death. She definitely values morals over the family code.
Even if Lydia doesn’t go to the police, if the war with the Tates continued, it could see Moira evicted from her home and her job. With nothing left in the village, would this cause Moira to leave?
Natalie J Robb has said nothing at all about leaving Emmerdale (fortunately). And after all she’s been through, we think it’ll take more than this to drive her out of the village.
Natalie has also dropped hints of what’s to come in this storyline: “There’s more people that are going to come into it with more threatening behaviours, there’s some dark people coming into it.”
So it seems like there’s life left in Moira yet – and some fight, that’s for sure!
I'm A Celebrity South Africa viewers call out obvious blunder after Gemma Collins loses eating trial
For Wednesday's show (April 8), the episode picked up from the previous one, in which Gemma Collins and Craig Charles took part in an eating challenge.
Following the cliffhanger on Tuesday, Gemma and Craig both said they’d be able to down 30 shots of pig’s blood, and the first to do it would win food for their camp.
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Gemma went head-to-head with Craig as they both agreed to down 30 shots of pig’s blood (Credit: ITV)[/caption]
I'm A Celebrity South Africa last night
Gemma gave it a go. However, she struggled and gave up early on. Craig, on the other hand, kept downing his shots and ultimately won the trial.
That said, when the camera panned to his 30 shots, viewers noticed they were far from empty...
"I’m not being funny but those glasses aren’t empty #ImACeleb," one user wrote on X.
"Are them shot glasses not supposed to be empty?" another person shared.
"His shot glasses aren’t even empty. Some of them are still half full," a third remarked.
"Most of Craig’s ‘empty’ shots are still half full," a fourth said.
"Craig winning that trial when a load of his shot glasses was still half full," a fifth expressed.
A sixth echoed: "How did he win when they’re all half full?"
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Viewers noticed that Craig's glasses were not empty after winning the challenge (Credit: ITV)[/caption]
'This is not what I'm a celebrity should be'
Due to the show being pre-recorded last year, the edit has been noticeably different from the regular live series in Australia.
Numerous times this week, the show has ended on a cliffhanger, and last night was no different. As a result, viewers continued to complain.
"The editing is boring now," one insisted.
"Another cliffhanger, oh how original," another said.
"Too many ads, challenges and cliffhanger endings. This is not what I'm a celebrity should be," a third declared.
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