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'Emmerdale' Laurel and Marlon meant to be together, says Mark Charnock
Published Wednesday, Oct 5 2011, 19:52 BST | By Paul Millar | 15 comments
Emmerdale star Mark Charnock has claimed that Marlon Dingle and Laurel Thomas are "meant to be together".
The 43-year-old's alter ego Marlon and vicar's wife Laurel have gradually realised their true feelings for each other over the last month.
Charnock told PA: "If only they'd met before she met Ashley they would probably be together. In some way they were meant to be together. But they can't be and that's the tragedy of the situation.
"Marlon tests her out saying, 'It was just a kiss, it doesn't really mean anything', but obviously the subtext is it meant everything."
The actor continued: "He says without wanting her to agree that they should be friends and she says, 'Yeah that's what we have to be', and they're holding hands. It's a really sweet and romantic scene and they want so much more than that.
"He's hollowed out by it. I don't know what he thinks he was hoping might happen. In an alternate universe they would be together but the reality is neither of them can go away.
"They know they're going to see each other every day. He's got to see this woman that he profoundly loves each day in another relationship, in another life and he can't be with her. It's quite a tormenting situation for him really."
Fellow Dales star Charlotte Bellamy, who plays Laurel, recently played down speculation that Marlon and Laurel would have an affair.
> Emmerdale Marlon plot dividing fans, says Mark Charnock
The 43-year-old's alter ego Marlon and vicar's wife Laurel have gradually realised their true feelings for each other over the last month.
Charnock told PA: "If only they'd met before she met Ashley they would probably be together. In some way they were meant to be together. But they can't be and that's the tragedy of the situation.
"Marlon tests her out saying, 'It was just a kiss, it doesn't really mean anything', but obviously the subtext is it meant everything."
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© ITV
The actor continued: "He says without wanting her to agree that they should be friends and she says, 'Yeah that's what we have to be', and they're holding hands. It's a really sweet and romantic scene and they want so much more than that.
"He's hollowed out by it. I don't know what he thinks he was hoping might happen. In an alternate universe they would be together but the reality is neither of them can go away.
"They know they're going to see each other every day. He's got to see this woman that he profoundly loves each day in another relationship, in another life and he can't be with her. It's quite a tormenting situation for him really."
Fellow Dales star Charlotte Bellamy, who plays Laurel, recently played down speculation that Marlon and Laurel would have an affair.
> Emmerdale Marlon plot dividing fans, says Mark Charnock
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