ITV Share By Jade Brown Feb 10 2025 By Jade Brown Feb 10 2025 As Belle starts divorce proceedings against Tom, here's all we know about a potential return to Emmerdale Could he return to taunt Belle? Belle Dingle Belle's Abusive Marriage to Tom in Emmerdale Emmerdale Tom King Share By Jade Brown Feb 10 2025 By Jade Brown Feb 10 2025 Monday’s episode of Emmerdale (February 10) saw Belle announce that she had contacted a lawyer in order to start divorce proceedings against Tom King. Viewers know that Tom put Belle Dingle through a year of hell, which involved both mental and physical abuse. From giving away her pet dog and pretending he had died, to holding her hand under scolding water – Tom really put Belle through it. So she is looking forward to finally getting shot of him. However, Belle doesn’t believe Tom will let her go without a fight. So does that mean we’ll be seeing a return for Tom? Belle confirmed that she has called a lawyer (Credit: ITV) What happened in Emmerdale? At work, Leyla noticed Belle was quiet. After being probed, Belle said: “It’s coming up to my one year anniversary with Tom.” Although this means Belle can now divorce Tom, she was anxious as she thinks Tom will fight her on it. “I know he will, ’cause he can never make anything easy for me. I’m dreading dealing with it,” she told Leyla. article continues below Read all the latest spoilers However, during lunch with the girls, Belle was given a boost of confidence by Charity and Suzy. They told her she was a strong woman who could handle Tom one last time. When she returned home, Belle defiantly told Lydia that she does have something to celebrate this anniversary: “I’ve called a lawyer. This is step one of divorcing Tom.” Tom was sent to prison in December (Credit: ITV) Could Tom King return to Emmerdale? Last year, Tom was found guilty of assaulting and coercively controlling wife Belle. He was sentenced to three years in prison. At the time, actor James Chase said Tom could return in the future. James said: “I think, with good behaviour, he’s only going to get something like 16 to 18 months, which is crazy.” “But I think it would depend where they would want to go with the character, because there are many different avenues you could go with it. They could make it that Tom potentially had got even worse, and hasn’t changed at all. “Or if he did go the other way and finally did realise the terrible things he’s done, and perhaps did, actually start to try to become a better man.” Although James was talking about further down the line and Tom’s potential release, the actor is clearly open to reprising the role. It would also be in keeping with the character of Tom for him to have one last shot at making Belle’s life a misery. It wouldn’t be beyond him to demand she visit him if she wants him to play ball. This would pave the way for Tom to be on screen again. Read more: From Carl King to son Tom, Emmerdale characters that finally got their comeuppance Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am. Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm. Visit our Facebook page @emmerdaleinsider for all the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers and let us know what you think! Or find us on Twitter @emmerdaleinside Share this:Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Good to Know Share By Jade Brown Feb 10 2025 By Jade Brown Feb 10 2025
