Real life of Emmerdale's Belle Dingle actress Eden Taylor-Draper - age, cancer heartache, off-screen boyfriend and soap 'sister'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBelle Dingle is set for another milestone in Emmerdale as she gets engaged. The character, played by Eden Taylor-Draper, has spent her whole life in the village having made her first on-screen appearance on Christmas Day in 1988, then played by twins Emily and James Mather.
James stopped appearing in the role in 2000 and Emily in 2005, at which point Eden Taylor-Draper took over and has remained ever since and could be set to celebrate 20 years in the Dales.
And it has been quite the ride for Eden as Belle has featured in plenty of storylines throughout her time on the soap, such as falling down a mineshaft, killing her best friend Gemma Andrews, having an affair with doctor Jermaine Bailey before faking a pregnancy to prevent Jermaine from leaving after their affair was revealed and being diagnosed with schizophrenia. READ MORE: Emmerdale fans work out fresh twist after Tracy forces Caleb into deal after ending affair READ MORE: The latest news from the Manchester Evening News Her latest storyline will see Belle get engaged after previously turning down her boyfriend Tom King.
Back in October, during a special all-Dingle episode that saw Lydia stage a lock-in in The Woolpack to get to the bottom of who killed her rapist Craig Reed, it was revealed that Belle was hiding something from her family when she revealed Tom had asked her to marry him - and that she'd said no.
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