{"id":2428,"date":"2025-08-12T19:55:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=2428"},"modified":"2025-08-12T12:34:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:34:50","slug":"vinny-suffers-paul-ashdale-flashbacks-emmerdale-vinny-abusive-dad-explosive-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/vinny-suffers-paul-ashdale-flashbacks-emmerdale-vinny-abusive-dad-explosive-death\/","title":{"rendered":" As Vinny suffers Paul Ashdale flashbacks in Emmerdale, Vinny’s abusive dad and his explosive death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul Ashdale in Emmerdale was the violent, nasty and downright rotten dad of Vinny Dingle. He was also engaged to Mandy Dingle, but died on their wedding day before they could say I do \u2013 frankly, she had a lucky escape.<\/p>

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Paul wasn\u2019t in Emmerdale for a long time, but he has certainly made an impact, with his character still being referenced today.<\/p>\n

This evening in the Dales (Tuesday, August 12), Vinny suffered flashbacks of his dad after being attacked by \u2018Mike.\u2019<\/p>\n

Everything you need to know about who Vinny\u2019s dad was and what he did, right here.<\/p>

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Paul was not a nice man at all (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vinny\u2019s dad Paul Ashdale and his arrival in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n

Having been abandoned by his father when he was just a boy, Vinny was brought up by Paul\u2019s ex-girlfriend Mandy Dingle<\/a>. Gambling addict Paul had walked out on them both when Vinny was five and they hadn\u2019t seen or heard from him since.<\/p>

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