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'Total eye-opener' Emmerdale's Mark Charnock 'shocked' over 'sheer weight' of stroke plot
Emmerdale actor Mark Charnock was left in “shock” after doing research for the show’s storyline that sees his character, Marlon Dingle, suffer a stroke. The 53-year-old told Express.co.uk and other media outlets how finding out more about the condition has been a “total eye-opener” for him.He also highlighted the “sheer weight” of the stroke figures in the UK, where “a stroke occurs every 5 minutes”.Mark said: “Working with Emmerdale‘s research team and the Stroke Association on this storyline has been a total eye-opener for me.“We hear the word ‘stroke’ bandied around a great deal, but being confronted with the sheer weight of numbers in this country alone has been a shock.“A stroke occurs every 5 minutes in the UK - over 100,000 a year.”Mark has expressed hopes that his portrayal will raise awareness on the “devastating” consequences of a stroke.He said: “More can and should be done to raise awareness and hopefully, this story can help with that.“It’s an enormous responsibility to try and get it right for the survivors and their families and for those who’ve lost loved ones to this awful event.The TV star continued: “No two strokes are the same, but the after-effects are devastating.“I’m very proud of the show for telling it and for letting me be a part of it.”Elsewhere during the interview, Mark reflected on how the stroke changed Marlon’s life “forever”.He explained that, following the stroke, Marlon’s outlook on the future changed as he feared he “can’t be the dad he wanted to be” for his children.Mark said: “I don't think he’s going to get to where he wants to be for a long time, and we're just at the beginning of his journey.“He can't work anymore, and he feels, wrongly, that he can't be the dad he wants to be
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Emmerdale's Mark Charnock urges viewers to 'change their lifestyles' after Marlon's stroke
Emmerdale star Mark Charnock, 53, has reflected upon the show’s storyline that sees his character, Marlon Dingle, suffer a stroke.The actor spoke to Express.co.uk and other media outlets about the scenes that will change Marlon’s life “forever”.Speaking of Marlon’s perspective on life after the stroke, Mark explained that the character now thinks he “can’t be the dad he wanted to be” for his children.However, other characters, including Marlon’s love interest Rhona Goskirk, will support him following the traumatic experience.Mark said: “I don't think he’s going to get to where he wants to be for a long time, and we're just at the beginning of his journey.“He can't work anymore, and he feels, wrongly, that he can't be the dad he wants to be anymore, which is everything to him, because of his incapacitation.“But because of Rhona and Paddy and other characters who come into this story who are a big support, there's some comedy in it too, there's some fun to be had in it and some lovely scenes with Paddy, really funny and well written in the hospital quite early on.“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.”Mark went on to explain how he hopes the impactful storyline inspires viewers to make a positive change to their lives.He said: “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."Elsewhere in the interview, Mark admitted that the new plot is set to change Marlon’s life “forever”,
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Emmerdale's Mark Charnock details 'eye-opening' preparation for stroke storyline
Emmerdale actor Mark Charnock, 53, detailed his preparation process to portray Marlon Dingle’s stroke accurately.Speaking to Express.co.uk and other media, Mark explained that he worked closely with the Stroke Association as he did the research for the role.He described the collaboration with the charity as an “eye-opener” as he admitted that the statistics of strokes in the UK left him in shock.Reflecting on the Stroke Association’s support, Mark said: “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 details that are going to sell the story to people who have been through it.The research has been everything.“Working with Emmerdale‘s research team and the Stroke Association on this storyline has been a total eye-opener for me.“We hear the word ‘stroke’ bandied around a great deal, but being confronted with the sheer weight of numbers in this country alone has been a shock.”Mark expressed hopes that his portrayal of a stroke can bring awareness to others.He admitted it was an “enormous responsibility” to show an accurate portrayal of the stroke for those who suffered one in real life as well as their loved ones.The actor went on: “A stroke occurs every 5 minutes in the UK - over 100,000 a year.
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