Emmerdale star ‘blown away’ by Tom King story: ‘horribly close to the bone’
Emmerdale viewers have given the show a lot of praise for its handling of Tom King (James Chase) and Belle Dingle’s (Eden Taylor-Draper) domestic abuse storyline – but it isn’t just viewers that are seriously impressed.
After a recent episode that focused solely on Tom and Belle’s story, Ruby Fox-Miligan actress Beth Cordingly took to Instagram to share her thoughts, revealing that she was ‘blown away’ by the episode.
Alongside some pictures from the episode itself, Beth wrote: ‘This is a very, very hard watch. BLOWN AWAY by your performance Eden. So truthful. Terrifyingly so. Well done to everyone involved in this powerful and horribly close to the bone storyline.’
Fans in the comments were quick to agree, with one saying: ‘Extremely hard to watch. Hate the character Tom, guess that means the actors involved are doing amazing. Just can’t wait for the truth to come out.’
‘Eden and James are doing an amazing job. [Tom] is horrifically menacing and chilling, and like real survivors, Belle is now in the most danger now she’s left him,’ another penned.
During the episode, Belle was finally able to escape Tom’s control, but sadly not before he violently attacked her.
When she fled the cottage with puppy Piper in tow, viewers were left relieved when a ‘hero’ bus driver managed to save her, with countless fans taking to Twitter/X to praise her quick thinking.