Emmerdale’s Mary Goskirk was brutally attacked on Tuesday’s episode of the ITV soap, when her sham romance with grifter Faye was finally unearthed by the lovelorn pensioner.
In recent weeks, fans have seen newly out and proud lesbian Mary embark on her first real romance since admitting her sexuality after the death of her husband.
Hitting it off with the mysterious Faye, Mary had even planned to leave the dales and jet off to Ecuador in order to be with her, with Faye having convinced Mary to stage a charity fundraiser for a women's shelter that didn't even exist.
Yet in devastating scenes on Tuesday, the romance was finally discovered to be a lie, when Mary was confronted by the reality that her new girlfriend had swindled her out of thousands of pounds.
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