{"id":45233,"date":"2025-08-21T12:58:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T11:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=45233"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:58:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T11:58:26","slug":"emmerdale-hit-with-hundreds-of-ofcom-complaints-vinny-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-hit-with-hundreds-of-ofcom-complaints-vinny-attack\/","title":{"rendered":" Emmerdale hit with ‘hundreds’ of Ofcom complaints for Vinny attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emmerdale has been hit with hundreds of Ofcom complaints over Vinny Dingle\u2019s<\/a> attack earlier this month.<\/p>

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In an episode airing on August 12, Vinny was brutally targeted by newcomer Mike in a shocking, homophobic attack.<\/p>\n

Prior to this, Vinny realised that Mike, a man who he met on an online support forum, actually had an ulterior motive for befriending him in the first place.<\/p>\n

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Vinny struggles after the attack (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Vinny\u2019s attack<\/h2>\n

Viewers will know that Vinny has been confused about his sexuality<\/a>, hiding his feelings from fianc\u00e9e Gabby Thomas.\u00a0Desperate to find some support, Vinny went online and befriended a man called Mike.<\/p>\n

When Mike later turned up in the village, Vinny found himself opening up to him over his sexuality confusion.\u00a0However, it soon became clear that Mike was not who he said he was \u2013 and this was actually all part of shocking money scam<\/a>.<\/p>

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