Belle Dingle in danger as she marries Tom King in Emmerdale with explosive twist

VIEWERS have been terrified for Belle Dingle as she embarked on a dangerous relationship with Tom King.

The Emmerdale couple walk down the aisle next week in a ceremony mostly planned by the hunk. But there’s a huge curveball ahead.

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The son of villainous Carl King portrayed by James Chase made his way back to the ITV Dales in 2023 after a decade in Saudi Arabia.

Upon his return, he bumped into former girlfriend Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) and, despite the time that had passed since they’d last spoken, they hit it off again immediately.

Unfortunately, nothing is ever really smooth sailing for the residents of the eponymous village and, soon enough, Tom showed he had a dark side.

After his initial proposal was refused by Belle, Tom lashed out, pushing her and leaving her bloodied which led viewers of the Yorkshire-based program to believe she may be set for a domestic violence storyline.

Belle eventually came round, proposing to her other half with the help of ice dancing duo Torvill and Dean – but Tom’s red flags are still present.

Coming up next week, the lovebirds get ready for their wedding ceremony but, ahead of their big day, Tom is thrown that Belle does not want to take his surname.

She offers a reasonable explanation and Tom is thwarted but the issue weigh heavy on Tom’s mind the following day.

Eager to make her future husband happy, Belle agrees to become the future Mrs King after all.

Plans are soon afoot for Belle’s night at Wishing Well ahead of her wedding.

In later scenes, Belle is emotional as she realises that neither of her parents will be there for her big day.

She moots cancelling but Tom is hurt, reminding her that neither of his parents will be there either and he storms off in a mood.

It’s the day of the wedding and Belle has not heard from Tom and she doesn’t even know if the wedding will be going ahead as he continues to ignore her calls.

Although Lydia (Karen Blick) and Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) do their best to rally her, Belle worries the ceremony is off.

Meanwhile, Jimmy King (Nick Miles) tries to give his nephew Tom some perspective.

Jimmy’s hard work pays off as Belle is soon relieved when Tom texts to confirm the wedding is still on.

Now able to make the most of her wedding day, she enjoys being fussed over by Lydia and Mandy.

There’s excitement amongst the guests as they prepare for the wedding outside the Church.

Sam Dingle (James Hooton) then arrives just in the nick of time to give Belle away, bringing a letter from her mother Lisa with him.

However, Tom finds another issue and becomes frustrated by the Dingles’ oddities as the ceremony commences.

The couple prepare to take their vows and after a pinch of minor hiccups, the happy pair finally get wed.

Belle and Tom take some time to greet their guests after the ceremony, while the Dingles celebrate in typical Dingle style – much to Tom’s chagrin.

The rowdy Dingle traditions begin to grate on Tom at the wedding reception.

Suddenly intent on causing mayhem, Ruby Fox-Miligan (Beth Cordingly) interrupts the reception, sending it into disarray.

In a sinister twist, Tom’s fuming that Belle’s wild family has seemingly ruined their big day – could he take it all out on her on their wedding night?

While regular fans of the long-running program know what happened to Tom’s father Carl King, the off-screen demise of his mother Colleen has given viewers food for thought.

Tom has been suspected of having something to do with Colleen’s fate as she reportedly succumbed to a fatal heart attack.

Is there more to it?

Will Tom show that he’s also capable of more horrific deeds?

Emmerdale airs weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV.

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