{"id":4090,"date":"2024-08-14T14:04:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T13:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=4090"},"modified":"2024-08-14T14:11:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T13:11:47","slug":"emmerdale-carl-king-love-life-chas-dingle-really-the-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/emmerdale-carl-king-love-life-chas-dingle-really-the-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Carl King’s tempestuous love life and was Chas Dingle really The One?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carl King in Emmerdale left quite a mark on the village \u2013 and he had quite the reputation with the ladies. But was Chas Dingle<\/a> his one true love? Or was Carl unable to love anyone except himself?<\/p>

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Played by Tom Lister for eight years, Carl was the third son of four. He was a womaniser, commitment-phobe and a killer \u2013 responsible, but never properly punished, for two village deaths. He died himself in 2012 at the hands of serial killer Cameron Murray.<\/p>\n

But his legacy lives on \u2013 and his temper tantrums certainly live on in son Tom King<\/a>, currently terrorising estranged wife Belle Dingle. So let\u2019s take a look at Carl and his ladies\u2019 man past.<\/p>\n

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Colleen was Carl\u2019s first wife (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Carl King arrives in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n

Even from the off, Carl was a womaniser. He arrived in the village as a spy at Tate Haulage, going by the name Carl McKenzie. His first flirt was with Louise Appleton, who he asked on a date.<\/p>\n

However, Carl\u2019s wife, Colleen soon arrived and revealed who she was. Louise slapped Carl and Colleen told him not to come home.<\/p>

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