Fans of Emmerdale have wondered whether the soap writers have a vendetta against poor Vinny. This follows last night’s episode of the soap (Monday, November 11), in which he finally learned the truth about Tina’s identity – namely, that she is his own estranged mother.
As Vinny learned how she had betrayed the Dingles, he disowned his mum (Mandy, that is), telling her that she was no-one to him, and stormed off.
This leaves Vinny adrift from the woman who raised him, and with the so-far repellent Tina Dingle continuing to send his life spinning into chaos. All of which begs the question… do the writers hate Vinny Dingle?
‘Poor Vinny’ say Emmerdale viewers as he learns the truth
As the episode aired, viewers shared their thoughts on Vinny‘s bombshell. And many found themselves sympathising with the youngster amid this latest development.
“I love Vinny!! Why can’t the writers let him have a happy storyline for once,” said one angry fan on the social media site X.
“The writers must hate Vinny. Abusive dad. A mum who sold him. Kill his wife. And the only girl he can now get is a very desperate Gobby Gabby,” said another.
“They’ll never give Vinny even a moderately happy storyline. Because the writers are [censored],” wrote a third.
“Why can’t Vinny have a good storyline for a good while?” asked one fan.
“Tina is disgusting poor Vinny,” another viewer said.
The sad life of Vinny Dingle
This is just the latest unhappy development in the miserable life of Vinny – spurned by his own mother (who blamed post natal depression) and who found himself on the receiving end of his absentee father’s abuse when he did return into his life, years later.
And then there’s the whole dead wife thing – crushed to death by a caravan in 2022.
Poor Vinny indeed.
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