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<\/p>\nIn upcoming scenes on Emmerdale, Sam Dingle (played by James Hooton) is left upset when Lydia Dingle (Karen Blick) goes to her “mother’s” and he doesn’t understand why.<\/p>\n
He opens up to Kim Tate (Claire King) who subtly tests the waters with him, as she’s trying to work out if he knows his wife Lydia’s been raped.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re both panicked when they try to call Lydia\u2019s mum, only to find the Emmerdale character isn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n
Sam turns on Kim and demands her to tell him what she knows about his wife.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a broken Lydia listens to Sam’s voice message and begins to question her decision to run away from home.<\/p>\n
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READ MORE <\/strong> Emmerdale fans ‘work out’ Chas Dingle pregnancy twist after spotting clue<\/strong><\/p>\n Back in the village, Sam’s worst fears are confirmed when Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) says she thinks Lydia’s having an affair.<\/p>\n Mandy tries to explain her suspicions to Sam as he is desperate to make sense of things.<\/p>\n However, the Dingles are thrown when a fragile Lydia arrives home, ready to open up about her horrific rape ordeal.<\/p>\n The family are rocked by her admission as an emotional Lydia tells them she was raped by Craig Reid (Ben Addis).<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n How will Sam react to the traumatic news? Will he encourage Lydia to report the crime to the police?<\/p>\n Could he end up tracking down the vile rapist and attacking him?<\/p>\n Perhaps the entire Dingle family will seek revenge on Craig in a bid to get justice for Lydia. Whatever, happens let’s hope an exit is on the cards for Craig.\u00a0<\/p>\n Lydia actress Karen opened up to Express.co.uk earlier this year about the horrific storyline her character’s embroiled in.<\/p>\n The actress shared: “Knowing the Dingles like she does, what will happen?<\/p>\n “Will people hound Craig, will the Dingles seek revenge in some way if they can\u2019t get traditional justice?”\u00a0<\/p>\n Lydia set fire to the clothes she wore when she was attacked, so it will be her word against Craig’s when she reports the crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/Craig-Reed-raped-Lydia-in-Emmerdale-4994360.jpg?r=1696434731899\")
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