Sally Dexter: Last News

EMMERDALE'S Sally Dexter has revealed she is still struggling to shake off the harrowing Faith Dingle death scenes weeks after leaving the soap. Sally, 62, bowed out of the ITV soap last week in emotional scenes as Faith decided to end her life following her terminal cancer diagnosis.

When most people think of Emmerdale’s much loved matriarch Faith Dingle, the first name that springs to mind is Sally Dexter, who captured the hearts of the nation with her heartbreaking portrayal of the character’s battle and subsequent death - as a result of breast cancer. But long before Sally took the reins, the character was portrayed by another familiar face, Gillian Jephcott, who famously played the role from 2000 to 2004.

DALES residents paid an emotional tribute to Faith Dingle during her funeral scenes, which aired on Friday. However, Emmerdale viewers became distracted when they thought they spotted Harry Kane amid the guests. Faith Dingle (portrayed by actress Sally Dexter) made a surprise appearance for her joint funeral with Liv Flaherty.

Emmerdale star Sally Dexter has opened up about her exit as Faith Dingle.The 62-year-old actress has recently filmed her heartbreaking exit from the ITV soap as Faith lost her battle to cancer.She took her own life after discovering her terminal disease had spread to her brain.READ MORE: Emmerdale real-life couples - heartbreaking co-star affair, sad split and cute kidsDetermined not to lose her faculties, Faith took a number of pills before slipping away in emotional scenes.Opening up about her exit, Sally, who played Faith on and off for five years, told Daily Star at the Inside Soap Awards: "It’s quite a euphoric feeling in some ways."But then there’s a slightly guilty feeling because you know that people are really going through this. This is real and it matters.""It felt like the most enormous privilege to do it and with such fantastic people around me and such a wonderful team.

EMMERDALE star Sally Dexter teases a possible return for the iconic character as a ghost in a festive storyline. Emmerdale's 50th anniversary episodes kicked off with the death of Faith Dingle. This led to Chas feeling ashamed for being with Al when her mum took her last breath.

Emmerdale star Sally Dexter has confirmed that the set of the ITV soap is haunted.The 62-year-old actress has recently filmed her heartbreaking exit as Faith lost her battle to cancer.However, it appears that things didn't quite go to plan during the recording of the emotional scenes as an unexpected visitor made an apperance.READ MORE: Emmerdale Marlon Dingle exit fears as Mark Charnock address his future on ITV soapSpeaking at the Inside Soap Awards, Sally told Daily Star: "When Lucy, who plays Chas, first came in to find me dead, she knocked on the door to open it but couldn’t come in. "When we were filming that, she knocked on the door once and there was an answering knock, and we were filming this in a house that was meant to be haunted and this happened twice."I was dead but I was kind of sinking off into a subconsciousness and when she did that and I heard the answering knock, I wanted to say come in.

EMMERDALE star Chris Chittell has criticised the soap's 'sensationalist' storylines. Chris, 74, has played Eric Pollard in Emmerdale since 1986 and is the soap's longest serving cast member in its history. As the show gears up for a dramatic week to mark its 50th anniversary, Chris has spoken about how it has changed over the years, and what concerns him the most.

Emmerdale fans were delighted earlier this week when Diane Sugden made a return to the Yorkshire village. It may only be a temporary comeback but it came at the perfect time, ahead of the ITV soap's 50th anniversary and Sally Dexter's last scenes as Faith Dingle.

Emmerdale’s Sally Dexter has confessed that she has started to feel unwell after playing the role of terminally ill Faith Dingle on the ITV series for so long. The 62-year-old bid a final farewell to viewers over on the soap's YouTube channel where the actress shared some of her favourite moments working on the show.

EMMERDALE fans have been left furious that Chas Dingle played away as her mum Faith tragically died. Faith (Sally Dexter) passed away after making the heartbreaking decision to end her own life following her tough cancer battle which has seen her grow increasingly weaker in recent weeks.

MERE days before celebrating an explosive anniversary, ITV viewers had to bid Faith Dingle a heartfelt farewell. Emmerdale bosses revealed a goodbye video featuring actress Sally Dexter after her on-screen death was aired last night. The hour-long instalment focused on the character and her family as the Dingles realised their time with Faith had officially and unexpectedly ran out.

It probably comes as no surprise that there were more tears for viewers of Emmerdale as the latest episode aired. The ITV soap was back on screens on Wednesday evening (October 12) and showed Faith Dingle being surprised with a day at the seaside. While she couldn't make the long trip to Whitby to relive earlier years with her children, Cain, Chas and the rest of the Dingle clan pulled out all the stops and brought the fun to her in the village.

Faith Dingle’s devastating final Emmerdale scenes were inspired by the death of a much-loved Britain’s Got Talent contestant, it has been revealed. Tina Humphrey went down in BGT history after wowing viewers of the ITV talent contest with a show-stopping performance with her dog Chandi in 2010 - paving the way for similar acts to follow. But, seven years later, Tina took her own life after enduring an agonising struggle with cancer.

Emmerdale 's Sally Dexter has revealed the husband of late Britain's Got Talent star Tine Humphrey has helped with her final storyline on the ITV soap as her character battles cancer. Tina won the hearts of the nation in 2010 when she entered the ITV talent competition with her dancing dog Chandi, with the lovable duo making it to the final and finishing in fifth place.The dog trainer fought the aggressive form of cancer, metastasised melanoma for more than a year before passing away aged 45 in 2017. READ MORE: Emmerdale director confirms secret nod to first-ever episode in 50th anniversary special Five years later, her photographer husband Steve, 66, revealed that Tina made the heartbreaking decision to swallow a lethal cocktail of drugs to end her life and recalled how Tina's story inspired Faith Dingle's storyline.Sally, who has played the role of Faith since 2017, explained that Steve gave her advice on how to portray the storyline sensitively, with the widow leaving soap producers in tears after sharing details of his wife's tragic passing.The fan-favourite character has decided to end her own life after battling cancer and will slip away in scenes that will air this week.Sally, 62, told The Sun: 'We were all extremely moved by Steve’s story.

Emmerdale actress Sally Dexter has told how she and the soap's producers were moved to tears after the husband of late Britain's Got Talent contestant Tina Humphrey detailed her tragic death to help with a storyline. Dog trainer Tina - who wowed television audiences with her dancing blue merle collie Chandi and finished fifth in the final of the 2010 series - fought the aggressive form of cancer, metastasised melanoma, for more than a year before she died at the age of 45 in 2017. And her photographer partner Steve, 66, who met Tina in November 2015, recalled for ITV bosses how she made the heartbreaking decision to end her life by swallowing a toxic cocktail of drugs to honour her in an upcoming plot involving Sally's character Faith Dingle.

Emmerdale's Faith Dingle actress - Sally Dexter - has revealed that she wanted her character die a different way ahead of the soap's 50th anniversary.Spoilers for the soap have recently confirmed that Faith Dingle dies this month in a devastating storyline after a heart breaking breast cancer diagnosis. Deciding to end her own life after battling cancer, Faith will slip away in scenes that will air next week.READ NEXT: Emmerdale’s Faith Dingle dies in devastating storyline as Chas misses out on goodbyeSpeaking ahead of her dramatic exit from the ITV soap, the actress who portrays Faith - Sally - has opened up about how she envisioned her departure."I always knew Faith was coming back to die," she explained in a pre-departure interview."My idea was to have her save Cain and Chas from some sort of attack in the Woolie - say from a bullet or a knife aimed at her children from a crazed intruder," she went on."I could picture her sliding down the side of the bar, with Cain and Chas declaring her a heroine! But the story Jane (Hudson) and the team wanted was a far more important and difficult one to tell."I only hope we have done as much justice as we could."She went on to address how the subject of Faith's death has caused a lot of debate."The research team have dug deep for us throughout this whole storyline.

Emmerdale fans have shared a plea with show bosses to make a change to a current storyline. There were more emotional scenes as the ITV soap returned to screens on Monday night (September 26).

EMMERDALE fans have broken down in tears after Faith Dingle revealed her plan to take her own life. The barmaid - who is played by actress Sally Dexter in the ITV soap - is suffering from terminal cancer and has just weeks to live. But with the cancer spreading to her brain, Faith has become terrified of her mind playing tricks on her.

Another shared: "Wow Moira and Faith. Sally and Natalie are just brilliant together…they bring so much emotion to their scenes…poor Faith but such a weight for Moira to have to bear." A third echoed: "I am gonna be gutted when Faith dies, she’s my fave character."Meanwhile a fourth added: "Faith and Moira scenes," followed by a love heart.Faith, played by actress Sally Dexter has been an integral part of the soap since she joined in 2017.It is believed Faith final scenes will air in October during Emmerdale's special episode to celebrate the soaps 50th birthday.Talking about her departure, actor Jeff Hordley, who plays Faith's son Cain Dingle, previously said: "I'm personally saddened at losing the brilliant Sally Dexter, but it will give us some great stories going forward, so I look forward to that.

EMMERDALE viewers were all saying the exact same thing as an announcement aired before the show last night. As fans settled down to get their latest instalment of the Yorkshire Dales soap, ITV aired an announcement beforehand. The show was about to broadcast scenes that may not have been suitable to all viewers so the channel issued a warning.

Emmerdale fans couldn't concentrate as Sam and Faith Dingle shared a rare one-to-one scene. There was an emotional moment between the pair, played by James Hooton and Sally Dexter, in the latest edition of the ITV soap.