'Emmerdale' Marlon faces huge wedding dilemma

Emmerdale star Mark Charnock has confirmed that his character Marlon Dingle will have a massive decision to make at Christmas.

Marlon still has feelings for vicar's wife Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy) but has recently kept his distance from her after she decided not to leave her husband Ashley (John Middleton) for him.



However, Marlon considers laying his heart on the line once again over the festive season as the day of Laurel and Ashley's wedding vow renewals arrives.

Charnock told All About Soap: "He's in bits. He goes to call Laurel, but he knows he mustn't. He just spends the day on his Xbox. Of course, Paddy and Rhona have worked it out and they confront him - and that's when Marlon breaks down and confesses all his feelings.

"Rhona goes to the ceremony but comes back and says Ashley is late, and there's a moment when Marlon thinks it's his last chance - he's got to take it.

"So he's got to decide whether to rescue Laurel from a situation she doesn't want to be in, and rescue himself from potentially a lifetime of regret."

Asked whether Marlon could live with himself if he destroyed Ashley's marriage on the big day, Charnock replied: "I think he could, actually. It would be difficult, but he loves Laurel so much that he would find a way to deal with it. But we'll just have to wait and see what happens!"

Emmerdale fans will see the day of the ceremony arrive on Thursday, December 22 at 7pm and 8pm on ITV1.

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