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Privacy NoticeEmmerdale’s Emma Atkins, famed for her role as Charity Dingle, has hinted at a possible sabbatical from the iconic soap to explore the world and take on new challenges. Having graced our screens since 2000, the actress is approaching two significant milestones in 2023: celebrating an impressive 25 years in the Dales and her 50th birthday. Reflecting on these upcoming personal landmarks, Emma opened up about contemplating what she hasn’t yet achieved. She candidly shared her thoughts, saying: “I might take a year out at some point in the future – do some travelling, do some other jobs – but at the moment, I’m here to stay.”
Emma Atkins is keen on taking a year out of the soap to do some travelling ahead of her 50th birthday
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Emma’s love for her character shines through as she adds, “As long as they’re writing brilliant stuff for my character and I love playing her, I don’t feel the need to go off and do anything else.” Despite her longstanding tenure on Emmerdale, Emma didn’t always see it as a permanent gig, having worked extensively as a “jobbing actor” before securing her role. This background of varied roles, she believes, played to her advantage, especially when she made her comeback to the soap after a hiatus. “It was a good period of time to learn more about acting and then when I got invited back into Emmerdale, I thought, I can make this an even better character now,” she explained in her interview with My Weekly magazine.
Emma has been on the show since 2000
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Throughout her time in the village, Charity Dingle has been central to many gripping plots, including tumultuous marriages, secret affairs, the discovery of her estranged daughter Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb), and dramatic stints behind bars. More recently, she is on a mission to rescue her cousin Belle (Eden Taylor Draper) from the clutches of Tom King (James Chase), who’s intensifying his scheme to isolate her from her family and Emmerdale. “She’s aware that over the past six months she’s seen less and less of Belle, and her personality seems to be dulled down,” she said about the harrowing plot.
Emma Atkins, who plays Charity Dingle on ITV’s Emmerdale, is worried about her soap future
“There are a few red flags and she’s not willing to keep quiet about it – but I’m not sure anyone is listening.” As this crucial storyline unfolds, producer Laura Shaw remarked: “We said right from the beginning that we wanted to tell this story as truthfully and authentically as we can and let’s face it for people who are subjected to domestic abuse this isn’t something that’s over in a couple of weeks.”
Mackenzie Boyd and Charity Dingle have scenes together
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“I think the audience reaction has been phenomenal. Domestic abuse is not new to soap but the reaction has been incredible and the letters and comments we’ve had from women and men reaching out and we’re aware we’re giving people a voice to speak out and that’s what we want.” “What we will see is Tom finding different ways to manipulate Belle and to control Belle so we will see an escalation.”Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnCharley WebbEmma AtkinsEmmerdale
