Emmerdale's Karen Blick was left in tears after bosses said her character would be going through a brutal sexual assault storyline.
Karen, 48, has played Lydia Dingle on the ITV soap since 2016 and was reduced to tears after being informed that her character would be sexually assaulted.
In the dramatic scenes set to air Lydia will be reunited with a man from her past, Craig, who is the father of her son Toby, who was stillborn.
The assault happens after the pair share an intimate moment when they go to visit their son’s grave and almost kiss before Lydia pulls away.
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