{"id":25739,"date":"2025-01-29T13:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T13:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=25739"},"modified":"2025-01-29T13:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T13:46:08","slug":"aaron-spirals-anthony-death-emmerdale-fans-fear-self-harm-relapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/aaron-spirals-anthony-death-emmerdale-fans-fear-self-harm-relapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron spirals after Anthony&#8217;s death in Emmerdale as fans fear a self-harm relapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Dingle is spiralling down into self harm again in Emmerdale, after the death of Anthony Fox and his guilt over what happened. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/27\/what-happened-in-emmerdale-tonight-aaron-and-john-covered-their-tracks-as-steph-worried-about-anthony\/\">Aaron thinks he killed abuser Anthony<\/a> \u2013 though we\u2019re not sure he\u2019s the one to blame \u2013 and he\u2019s struggling to cope.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-1st\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>We\u2019ve seen Aaron return to obsessive exercising and we\u2019ve got an inkling that he could be about to head into a self-harm nightmare.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s because we\u2019ve seen this before \u2013 more than once in fact. Fans have also noticed Aaron\u2019s struggles, with one commenting: \u201c<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">I have a bad feeling that the guilt of thinking that he killed Anthony will make <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Aaron<\/span> <span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">self<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u2013<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">harm<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another agreed: \u201c<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Please no <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">self-<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">harm<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> relapse for <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Aaron<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">! Whatever you do <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Emmerdale<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">, don\u2019t go down that road. He\u2019s suffered ENOUGH!\u201d<\/span><\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Aaron<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> in <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">self<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u2013<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">harm<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> mode is heartbreaking,\u201d added one more.<\/span><\/p><section class=\"widget block-30 widget_block mb-4\"><div class=\"mb-3 stories-slider-container overflow-hidden w-[100%] max-sm:w-[108%] max-sm:ml-[-15px]\" data-items-visible=\"2\">\n  <h3 class=\"w-full text-center mb-5 uppercase\">article continues below<\/h3>  <div class=\"grid 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src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/News-split-2026-04-10T172033.421.jpg\" alt=\"Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\">Upcoming<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">5 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/joe-exposes-dawn-big-secret-paddy-faces-his-last-night-village\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-split-2026-04-30T131946.383.jpg\" alt=\"Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Fri, May 1<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">6 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"story-item mx-auto flex-none md:hidden sm:block w-[300px]\">\n    <div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden dbxgas:mb-0!\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-mpu\"><\/div><\/div>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Here\u2019s the background to Aaron\u2019s history of self-harm.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25042\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25042\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-22-130859-1024x572.png\" alt=\"Did Aaron really kill Anthony? (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-22-130859-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-22-130859-1300x726.png 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-22-130859-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-22-130859-1536x858.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-22-130859.png 1865w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guilty Aaron is struggling (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Aaron Dingle and the death of Jackson<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/10\/03\/aaron-dingle-in-emmerdale-from-troubled-kid-bolshy-adult-everything-we-know-including-original-actor-danny-webb\/\">Aaron<\/a> struggled after the death of his boyfriend, Jackson. Jackson had been paralysed in an accident and wanted to end his life, despite the best efforts of his mum Hazel, and Aaron. They tried to convince Jackson that life was worth living, but in the end they couldn\u2019t change his mind.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<p>Due to Jackson\u2019s injuries, he couldn\u2019t take the drugs to end his life himself. Hazel planned to help her son, but when it came to it, she couldn\u2019t go through with it and so Aaron was the one who gave Jackson the fatal dose.<\/p><div class=\"my-5 boxout\"><div><h2 class=\"!text-2xl p-3 !my-0 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\">Don't miss a single story! 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We have all the latest TV news &amp; schedules to share with our community of loyal readers.\r\n\r\nClick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvguide.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q%3Dtvguide.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26YBpjtwUOaDOV8IYgQAmD\" data-track=\"preferred-source\" data-placement=\"article_body\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and tick\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Uu9xte1Ig7bDiZNlkPjpu\">TVGuide.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>After Jackson died, Aaron began hurting himself. He cut his hand on a gravestone, and on a razor. He deliberately banged his head on the wall, among other things.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25821\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25821\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25821\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shutterstock_editorial_1687277dg-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron and Jackson almost kiss\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron fell for Jackson and struggled after his death (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Aaron starts to self-harm in Emmerdale after his dad returned<\/h2>\n<p>When Aaron first fell for Robert, it was a tricky time. Robert was engaged to Chrissie White, and their secret romance made things hard for Aaron.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>But things got worse as Aaron served a short stint in prison after being wrongly accused of shooting Robert, and then he\u00a0found out his mum Chas was dating his dad Gordon again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/23\/emmerdale-aaron-dingle-truth-abuse-dad-gordon-suspect-anthony-murder\/\">Aaron had been raped by Gordon<\/a> as a child and couldn\u2019t handle Chas being with him. He\u00a0started self-harming again, running miles until he was sick, and burning his arm with candles.<\/p>\n<p>Cain found him hurting himself and offered support, but with such a lot of trauma in his life, Aaron couldn\u2019t stop.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>As he dealt with revealing Gordon\u2019s abuse and his father going on trial, Aaron continued to self-harm.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25823\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25823\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shutterstock_editorial_9907851bi-1024x793.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron and Robert on their wedding day\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1162\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron and Robert got married and Aaron put his self-harming behind him (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Robert\u2019s affair with Rebecca<\/h2>\n<p>Aaron hadn\u2019t quite managed to tackle his self-harming issue, when he found out Robert had fathered a baby with his former sister-in-law, Rebecca. Seb was born in 2017, and Aaron began self-harming again.<\/p>\n<p>He and Robert split and Aaron moved on briefly with Dr Alex. Though his scars made him self-conscious, Aaron managed to deal with his feelings and tell Alex the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Though that relationship didn\u2019t last, with the support of his half-sister Liv, Aaron finally managed to stop self-harming.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25663\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25663\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25663\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ED-CAST-standard-1024x559.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron and John standing outside in the village on Emmerdale (Credit: ITV\/Composite: EI)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ED-CAST-standard-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ED-CAST-standard-1300x709.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ED-CAST-standard-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ED-CAST-standard-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ED-CAST-standard.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will John support Aaron through this? (Credit: ITV\/Composite: EI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Is Aaron returning to self harm in Emmerdale?<\/h2>\n<p>Aaron\u2019s feelings about his dad\u2019s abuse have resurfaced since he found out the truth about what Anthony did to Ruby.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Ruby\u2019s ordeal has stirred up Aaron\u2019s trauma \u2013 as we saw when he attacked Anthony in the depot. And now with the guilt he\u2019s feeling on top of everything else, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/28\/exclusive-aaron-did-not-kill-anthony-emmerdale-viewers-overwhelmingly-believe\/\">even though he might not be the killer<\/a>, it\u2019s all seeming too much for him to cope with.<\/p>\n<p>Could Aaron start self-harming again? Has he already started down that path? It definitely seems likely \u2013 but could new boyfriend John be the one to save him?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f_i1RNcxn1w?si=5yHOVu8KIRoZ8ZQk&amp;controls=0\" data-consent-required=\"true\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><b>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>What do you think of our story? 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