Emmerdale is set for dramatic scenes this week when Lydia Dingle is left shaken to face a blast from her past on the ITV soap
Emmerdale is set for dramatic scenes when Lydia Dingle is left shaken to face a blast from her past. In upcoming scenes, Sam Dingle finds an old dolls house in a skip and he brings it home to do up for granddaughter Esther’s birthday to which it reminds Lydia of the one she had in the children’s home. As they work on the doll’s house, Lydia talks about the children’s home and her late son, Toby.
Later in the week, despite everything to do with Dan Spencer, the Dingles celebrate Sam’s birthday. Elsewhere, Lydia starts to worry about her finances after Kim Tate rejects her proposal for more hours. Wanting to take on a second job, Lydia heads to the Hide recruitment fair in search of another job, which leaves Sam unhappy with the situation.
Things soon take an awkward turn when Lydia sees Kim arrive at the Hide recruitment fair but this is the least of her problems as she’s soon left utterly shaken to bump into a mystery man from her past. Having not seen her since the children’s home, Craig’s delighted to have found Lydia again.
Fans will recall that Lydia was born as Jenny Finn but was placed into Hotten Grange children’s home aged just five by her mum, who claimed at the time that she was too ill to look after her. When she was just 15, Lydia became pregnant and gave birth to a stillborn boy in 1990, who she later called Toby, and she buried him in the woodland. Jenny later went missing and changed her name to Lydia.