23 January 2024 , 00:01
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Emmerdale fans will be left in tears next week when Chas Dingle shares her heartbreaking cancer news with her stunned family.
This week, Chas is set to be diagnosed with triple negative cancer a year on from losing her mother to terminal breast cancer. Chas receives a call confirming her hospital appointment after finding a lump in her breast in a previous episode.
Next week, doctor Liam Cavanagh and Chas talk about her prognosis, where Liam is concerned about her keeping it a secret and he attempts to tell her that telling family is the best option. Later at the pub, in true soap style, as the family argue, Chas explains what is going on and everybody reels from Chas' news. The shocked yet supportive family gather around Chas except for her son Aaron Dingle, who cruelly keeps his distance and then walks away from his heartbroken mum.
Emmerdale fans will be left in tears next week when Chas Dingle shares her heartbreaking cancer news to her stunned family (ITV)Chas is left further heartbroken to realise Aaron intends to leave the village while Mackenzie rushes after him, determined to make him see sense. Mackenzie tries to get through to Aaron, who is irritated when Mackenzie continues to offer his support and follows him. Aaron insists he doesn’t want to talk - but can Mackenzie get him to change his tune?
Meanwhile, Chas and ex-husband Paddy decide on how best to let Eve know of her diagnosis and soon sit Eve down to gently explain the cancer. The next day, siblings Cain and Chas, who is frightened but grateful to have found the cancer early, get together and poignantly reflect on their lives.
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After the chat, Paddy is disappointed when Chas says she wants to take Eve on holiday without him. Later in the week, the family gather on the street to see Chas off for her holiday and Chas is shocked when Mandy hands her a wad of cash from Paddy.
The shocked yet supportive family gather around Chas (ITV)Emmerdale is working with the charity Breast Cancer Now who are helping the production for this long running storyline. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK with one woman diagnosed every ten minutes.
Producer Kate Brooks, said of the storyline: "When this story was first pitched, we were acutely aware how important it was to explore this. With Chas’ family history of breast cancer and Chas being such a strong character, and in many ways the bedrock of the Dingles, we wanted to show the impact on not just her, but her immediate family.
"With Lucy Pargeter’s innate ability to showcase Chas’s vulnerabilities beneath her hardened exterior, we knew she was absolutely the right character to play this with." Kate added: "We approached Breast Cancer Now as we wanted to depict this story in the most authentic way possible. Any light we can shed on this disease and encourage and remind people to routinely check their breasts can hopefully help lead to more positive outcomes."