Emmerdale star Mark Charnock has issued a plea to fans as he battles what he describes as an 'exhausting' problem. The actor is best known to viewers for playing Marlon Dingle in the ITV soap and as one of the most recognisable faces on TV, he's facing what appears to be a reoccurring problem on social media.
Taking to Instagram, the soap star posted a picture of what appeared to be an Instagram account with his name and photo. The description of the profile, which was private, read: "Some kind of lanky idiot," and had nearly 2,000 followers.
The post also featured a message that had been sent to a follower of the account which started by saying: "Hello my beautiful fan.
Thanks for the love and support," before the gushing message of thanks continued. READ MORE: ITV Emmerdale's Dominic Brunt defends co-star Lucy Pargeter as she speaks out after character backlash Sharing the screenshot with his own 51,000 followers, Mark wrote: "Sigh…this is someone pretending to be me.
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