Emmerdale spoilers: Charity Dingle betrays Vanessa by telling Tracy about her bowel cancer battle
CHARITY Dingle puts her foot in it when she blurts out that Vanessa has bowel cancer in Emmerdale next week.
Fans were dismayed when Pierce Harris read out the letter confirming Vanessa’s diagnosis while holding her hostage in the ITV soap.
Emmerdale fans know that Vanessa has been through hell over the last few days after being held hostage by evil Pierce Harris.
Pierce was using Vanessa to blackmail his ex wife Rhona Goskirk to reunite with him.
However, fans were left in tears when he read out a letter confirming her bowel cancer diagnosis while holding her hostage.
Gagged and tied up, Vanessa was unable to share the news with her loved ones.
In an episode next week, fans will see Charity try her best to comfort Vanessa who’s in clear pain from her cancer.
In upcoming scenes, Charity agrees to keep Vanessa’s diagnosis a secret.
But when Charity walks in on Tracy’s surprise party for Vanessa, she’s worried that it's not what her partner needs or wants at the moment, given her recent diagnosis.
Charity blurts out that Vanessa has cancer and urges Tracy to usher everyone out.
But as Tracy runs around trying to get everyone to leave, Vanessa arrives with everyone shouting ‘surprise’ as she walks through the door.
Vanessa puts on a brave face but crumples when she realises Charity has told Tracy about her diagnosis.
When Vanessa storms off, Tracy quickly runs after her.
Vanessa then opens up to her sister, leaving Charity feeling shut out.
Charity reaches boiling point and has a furious bust up with Tracy.
Emmerdale have confirmed that the important cancer storyline will play out on the soap over the coming months.
Vanessa will come to terms with her diagnosis and symptoms, before undergoing extensive treatment.
The Emmerdale team have paired up with the charity Bowel Cancer UK to make sure the storyline is accurate.
Actress Michelle Hardwick - who plays Vanessa - said: "This is such a challenging storyline, but we’ve been working closely with Bowel Cancer UK, who have been enormously helpful to me in researching Vanessa's symptoms and treatment.
"I hope to do Vanessa’s story justice. I was actually really shocked to learn that bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK and the second biggest cancer killer, but diagnosed early is treatable."