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Emmerdale's Mackenzie Boyd reveals fresh fears for Charity Dingle in early ITVX release

Warning: Contains spoilers for Friday's episode of Emmerdale, which airs at 8pm on ITV1 or can be streamed now on ITVX.

Mackenzie and Charity in Emmerdale

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Published: Friday, 12 June 2026 at 7:30 am

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With Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) carrying the burden of her sexual assault and blackmail at the hands of Dr Todd (Caroline Harker) in Emmerdale, her family are now becoming concerned for her wellbeing.

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Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) is only partially aware of what has unfolded, and has no idea that the surgeon assaulted her cousin.

Although Charity bravely reported Todd to the police, the weight of the situation intensified when DS Reid (Angela Lonsdale) revealed that there wasn't enough evidence to charge her.

This has left her dealing with the turmoil alone, and in today's episode, she asked husband Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb) if they could have a more lowkey celebration for her son Moses's (Arthur Cockroft) birthday. He agreed, though assumed she meant that Ross Barton (Michael Parr) and Sarah Sugden (Katie Hill) could also join them.

Their presence brought back haunting reminders of how Todd's blackmail began. As viewers, and later Todd learnt, while Charity was attempting to be surrogate for Sarah and her husband Jacob (Joe-Warren Plant), she actually fell pregnant with Ross's child instead.

Charity Dingle stands alone in a field in key art for Emmerdale

Emma Atkins as Charity Dingle in Emmerdale. ITV

The baby, Leyla, now lives with the Sugdens, and they have no idea of her true parentage.

After dropping Moses's cake on the floor, Charity rushed out of the room and declared that she'd ruined his special day.

The rest of the group headed to The Hide, while Charity had a heart-to-heart with Chas about her emotions. When she rejoined them, she apologised for being absent for most of the day and revealed that she'd bought cinema tickets for Moses to make it up for him.

However, later that day, she burst into tears at the thought of being alone when Mack left her to do some shopping.

He questioned Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick) about her sister Tracy Robinson's (Amy Walsh) postnatal depression, and suggested that it could be something Charity is experiencing.

When he relaid this to his wife, she was furious that he'd gone behind her back and discussed something so private with Vanessa - a woman who, until a few days ago, was pursuing a romance with Dr Todd.

Charity talks to Mack in Emmerdale

Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb) is worried about his wife's wellbeing. ITV

She made him promise not to talk about her health with anyone else, and swore that she would seek an appointment with GP Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker) the following day.

Will Charity get the help she needs, and will she ever tell her family about the sexual assault?

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Michael AdamsSoaps Editor

Michael Adams is the Soaps Editor at Radio Times, covering all of the hot gossip and spoilers from Weatherfield to Walford, Emmerdale to Hollyoaks and everywhere in-between. He joined the team from Metro, where he spent two years as a Soaps Reporter and previously worked on the sets of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

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