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Emmerdale's most beloved characters, Marlon Dingle, is coming to terms with the devastating stroke that has affected everyone around him.The tragic storyline kicked off on Monday (March 21) and showed the Woolpack chef being rushed to hospital for emergency treatment after collapsing at home. In upcoming episodes, viewers will see Dingle's loved ones - including girlfriend Rhona, daughter April and best friend Paddy - learn to cope with the aftermath, as the character deals with the impact of his diagnosis.

Emmerdale star Mark Charnock has revealed some fascinating behind the scenes secrets of how he and the ITV soap team filmed his character Marlon Dingle’s heartbreaking stroke scenes. Viewers watched as fan favourite Marlon suffered a severe stroke, just moments after he was celebrating the fact he was engaged to partner Rhona Kirk (Zoe Henry). After watching the tough but moving scenes, soap fans praised Mark for how the sensitive storyline had been dealt with and said how realistic it seemed.

Emmerdale star Katherine Dow Blyton has shared her own personal connection to the latest storyline airing on the ITV soap.

There were more emotional scenes in Emmerdale as the Dingle family came to terms with Marlon's health scare and the fan favourite character underwent surgery.

Numerous Emmerdale fans were brought to tears on Monday night after much-loved character Marlon Dingle suffered a tragic stroke. Mark Charnock, who has played the Yorkshire chef since first joining the show 25 years ago, has been praised nationwide for his heart-wrenching acting skills during the episode when the dramatic scenes unfolded. And Mark's surreal portrayal seems to have hit home in particular with This Morning host Phillip Schofield, who has commended him for his astonishing performance.

Emmerdale star Samantha Giles has given a health update on Twitter after being taken to hospital with a mystery illness. The actress, who plays Bernice Blackstock on the ITV soap, updated fans about her health scare that saw her spend some time in hospital. She did not reveal any details about her illness, but thanked the NHS and "caring staff" for looking after her.

EMMERDALE star Mark Charnock has issued a warning after shocked fans saw his character Marlon Dingle collapse. The chef suffered a devastating stroke just minutes after getting engaged to Rhona Goskirk.

EMMERDALE fans are reeling after beloved character Marlon Dingle suffered a stroke just minutes after getting engaged. While viewers were left emotional and in tears at the tragic scene, many praised the ITV soap for its portrayal of "real stroke signs." A stroke is a life-threatening emergency that can leave sufferers with long-term health complications.

If you're wondering what's coming up on the TV schedule this week, Tuesday is set to be a busy evening across the broadcasting channels with something to watch for everyone. There's a couple of new shows joining the line-up but a few programmes will also be concluding. We've selected five TV highlights for Tuesday, March 22, below but don't forget there is plenty more to watch.

Emmerdale star described how he was “covered in bruises and shame” following the painful incident.  Mark, 53, took to Twitter today to share the alarming update with his 184,600 followers.He wrote: “You know that ‘Mind The Gap’ thing on the tube? Well, I didn’t mind the gap.“I didn’t mind that gap at all and fell flat on my face and now I’m covered in bruises and shame.”Mark has been playing fan favourite character Marlon Dingle on ITV’s Emmerdale since 1996.The actor’s fans and friends flooded the comments section with well wishes and their own personal stories of misadventures on the tube.Actress Samantha Giles, 50, who is known for playing Bernice Blackstock on Emmerdale, commented: “Oh no! Hope you are ok? X”“I’m fine thanks, Sam!” Mark replied quickly.“It was a proper pratfall though. You would’ve howled!! X” Rebecca Burkinshaw shared: “Some gaps are huge too!! Years ago my 10 year old fell down between the train and platform, after a football match.“It really shook her up so we had to return to London on a few more day trips to face her anxiety and try to move on.”Tricia Ann Clark wrote: “OUCH! I remember once when I was hurrying for a train; the ground was wet and my foot slid on the yellow painted warning line and one leg slid into the gap.“So I can truly empathise.

Emmerdale character, Marlon Dingle, will see his life change forever as he is rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke.The storyline, which Mark described as “traumatic”, presented the actor with some challenges as he aimed to portray the experience as accurately as possible.In order to ensure the scenes are as true as real stroke survivors’ experiences, Mark worked closely with the Stroke Association.He also had the help of real life stroke survivor Nick Hounsfield as he navigated the scenes.Speaking to Express.co.uk and other media outlets, Mark explained that each stroke is different and can present itself in various ways.Mark said: "Each stroke is profoundly different.“For the story we're telling, there will be 99 other people who say, that is not what happened to me.“You can only tell the one story and hope that you represent faithfully what happens afterwards, and what people will have to go through.“That is where the real responsibility lies.”Speaking of the support from The Stroke Association, Mark continued: “It was extraordinarily helpful.“I’m constantly asking the medical professionals, 'can I do this? What can I do with my good hand at this point?'“It's details that are going to sell the story to people who have been through it.The research has been everything."Mark also had help from a stroke specialist who was working on set with him and the actor has described as “fantastic”.While preparing for the scenes, Mark also had Zoom meetings with doctors and speech therapists who work with the Stroke Association.Mark said the stroke was a “distressing” and “traumatic” experience for Marlon.But he highlighted that the incident will inspire Marlon and his partner, Rhona Goskirk, to “get their lives back.”The TV

Emmerdale actors Zoe Henry and Mark Charnock have revealed the life-changing experience their characters, Rhona Goskirk and Marlon Dingle, will go through together.The fictional couple’s lives were turned upside down when Marlon suffered a stroke just when they decided to get engaged.Rhona and Marlon were set to propose to each other when Marlon started to feel frightened and disoriented before feeling his consciousness fade.Worried about her dad, April rushes home to find him struggling to stay conscious.Mark described his character’s incident as a “distressing” and “traumatic” experience, while Zoe defined it as “a new challenge”.However, the couple does not lose hope as they are determined to overcome the “bump in the road”.Mark told Express.co.uk and other media outlets: "There’s a great deal of hope that things can only get better from where they are, there’s positivity to be had from it too.“So hopefully apart from it being distressing, traumatic for the characters, also it will inspire them to get their lives back."And hopefully it will inspire the people watching to maybe change their lifestyles a little bit in order to head this off before it happens to them because it happens to so many people."Asked about April’s emotions following her dad’s stroke, Zoe pointed out that she had also suffered the loss of her mother and that there were “a lot of things echoing for her.”She said: “The kids sometimes are way more adaptable and accepting than he gives them credit for and she’s pretty strong and she’s amazing.“But you can’t erase the fact that she’s lost her own mother not that long ago, so there’s a lot of things echoing for her.”Zoe went on to explain how Rhona coped with the traumatic experience and how her life

Emmerdale spoilers released this week revealed that Marlon Dingle is set to suffer a life-changing stroke after deciding to propose to Rhona Goskirk. Marlon collapses next week while searching for the engagement ring he's bought, and is rushed to hospital for surgery that will hopefully save his life - but nothing is guaranteed, and Rhona and his daughter April are left devastated.And now fans are worried that Marlon won't make it through the op - and say they will stop watching the programme entirely if that happens.Taking to Twitter, one fan wrote: "Oh no! What's wrong with Marlon? You can't kill him off too.

Emmerdale resident Marlon Dingle faces a serious health battle this week, after he suffers a life threatening stroke.The character unexpectedly suffers a stroke following his proposal to love of his life Rhona Goskirk, with daughter April discovering Marlon collapsed at home later that evening.Talking to Daily Star and other press, Marlon actor Mark Charnock has discussed the impact that the stroke will have on his character, and his hope that the storyline will raise awareness of the condition amongst the wider public.Reflecting on the moment that Marlon suffers the stroke, Mark explained that it comes as a sudden shock for both Marlon and his family, following his proposal to Rhona. After proposing to Rhona, he rushes back home after he realises that he has forgotten the engagement ring for her - but suffers the stroke while at home.Mark said: "He runs off to his house to get the ring and goes into the house, and is scurrying around trying to find it.

Emmerdale next week.The cheerful Woolpack chef will undergo a serious health battle in order to raise awareness of the warning signs that come before a stroke and to shed light on how the condition can impact others.The long-running ITV soap will focus primarily on Marlon (Mark Charnock) and tell the narrative from his character’s perspective.Marlon's harrowing story has been produced with the support of the charity, the Stroke Association, who has worked closely with Emmerdale’s scriptwriters, research and production teams in order to provide a realistic portrayal.The story will also explore how Marlon's diagnosis will affect his loved ones and the wider community.Commenting on the scenes, Emmerdale Producer, Laura Shaw said: "Warm, witty and kindhearted Marlon is undoubtedly one of Emmerdale's most loved characters and with Mark Charnock's sheer skill, craft and incredible range, it felt totally right to play such an incredibly important story as this, with Marlon highlighting that a stroke can happen at any time and showing the catastrophic consequences it can have on the person affected and their whole family."Laura also shared her disbelief regarding the number of stroke survivors in the UK.She added: "When we first started researching this storyline I was shocked by the stark statistics that the UK alone has 1.3 million stroke survivors, so we knew we wanted to do those people and their families justice by showing the raw reality of a stroke as truthfully and honestly as we could."Laura added that extensive research was done in order to reflect the painful reality that many stroke survivors go through.The soap producer explained: "As the story unfolds, we follow the tragic and heartbreaking long-lasting

ITV viewers have been accustomed to new episodes of The Chase. But they were rattled when Bradley Walsh welcomed Emmerdale stars in the programme, realising the episode was actually a re-run.

EMMERDALE’S Marlon Dingle is to suffer a devastating stroke next week in a hard-hitting storyline. The chef - who is played by actor Mark Charnock in the BBC soap - will collapse next week in the storyline that the soap has worked closely on with the Stroke Association.

Marlon Dingle will face a health shock in Emmerdale next week when he suffers a stroke.

Emmerdale actors and actresses appeared on The Chase today to take on the Chaser and be in with a chance of winning a huge cash prize for their chosen charities – but fans at home were fuming because the show happened to be a re-run.The panel was made up of Amy Walsh who plays Tracy Metcalfe, Matthew Wolfenden who plays David Metcalfe, Charley Webb who played Debbie Dingle and Mark Charnock who plays Marlon Dingle.Hopeful to take home some cash for their charities, they took on The Sinnerman, Paul Sinha.Fans at home though couldn't concentrate on the gameshow, because many moaned that the episode aired on Sunday night (March 13) had already been aired – multiple times in fact.One person fumed: "I've lost count the amount of times they've repeated this episode #TheChase."While another said: "@ITV have repeated this episode of #TheChase more times than they've repeated the bloody Harry Potter films."And a third added: "Repeat Repeat Repeat!!! Round and round this episode goes!! How long are ITV going to constantly fill our screens with repeats on Sundays?? Thank God for Netflix #ITV #TheChase."Someone else fumed over celebrity specials in general, writing: "I hate celebrity versions. 1.

Life on the set of Emmerdale has always looked pretty idyllic to us. Not only is the set located in a beautiful location just outside Leeds, but the cast often talk about the close friendships between them. Just look at Emma Atkins and Lucy Pargeter who recently told OK! that they are really good pals but joked that they haven't snogged each other yet! Now talking exclusively to OK! former cast member Gemma Atkinson talked about her friendships with the Emmerdale gang, saying: “It’s a really lovely vibe” She played Carly Hope from 2015 until 2017, the daughter of Bob Hope from his second wife.

Mark Charnock has firmly established himself as a soap legend, having played Marlon Dingle in Emmerdale since 1996. During his time in the role, Marlon has been involved in his fair share of dramas in the Dales, including three marriages. In 2004, Mark won the award for Best Dramatic Performance at the British Soap Awards after a especially moving storyline in which Marlon made the decision to switch off the life support machine for his wife Tricia.