{"id":11490,"date":"2024-10-17T20:30:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T19:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=11490"},"modified":"2024-10-17T15:27:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T14:27:20","slug":"new-tina-dingle-emmerdale-how-long-staying-what-shes-really-after-cant-be-trusted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/new-tina-dingle-emmerdale-how-long-staying-what-shes-really-after-cant-be-trusted\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Tina Dingle: How long she’s staying, what she’s really after and how she ‘can’t be trusted’"},"content":{"rendered":"

During Thursday\u2019s episode of Emmerdale (Thursday October 17) Tina Dingle made a dramatic return to the soap.<\/p>

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Previously played by Jacqueline Pirie<\/a>, Tina is now played by Brassic star Samantha Power. Appearing at Zak Dingle<\/a>\u2018s graveside, Tina didn\u2019t receive a warm welcome from the other Dingles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But is she back for long and can she be trusted?<\/p>\n

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Tina surprised the Dingles at Zak\u2019s funeral (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Who is Tina Dingle in Emmerdale?<\/h2>\n

Tina Dingle<\/a> first appeared in Emmerdale in December 1994. She is the youngest daughter of Zak and Nellie Dingle.<\/p>\n

Her most famous storyline saw her plot a long-winded revenge scheme, where she faked a relationship with Luke McAllister and even pretended to be pregnant with his child. This lasted until they made it down the aisle and were about to say I Do, before she cruelly informed him it was all a lie and she was just avenging her brother Ben\u2019s death \u2013 for which she held Luke responsible.<\/p>

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