Emmerdale spoilers: Chas Dingle calls off her wedding to Paddy Kirk after an emotional breakdown over their baby
CHAS Dingle finally breaks down over her unborn daughter’s condition in Emmerdale next week when she emotionally confesses to brother Cain that she can’t marry the baby’s dad Paddy Kirk.
Cain, played by Jeff Horley, is stunned when a tearful Chas explains to him that the baby won’t live and as he tries to process this, she drops another bombshell on him – that Paddy went behind her back and secretly agreed for their daughter’s organs to be donated after her death.
Chas, actress Lucy Pargeter, discovers the truth when she pays her consultant a visit to discuss her fears over the pregnancy and is confused when organ donation is mentioned.
She’s upset when she realises that Paddy has been considering it.
A devastated Chas turns to Cain and as he tries to see things from Paddy’s point of view, he realises that Chas is still in denial about the baby’s condition and is secretly hoping for a miracle after her birth.
Cain tries to talk to his sister about the reality of the situation, but he’s gobsmacked when Chas tells him she can’t marry Paddy now.
Does she mean it or is she just hurt and lashing out?
It was revealed last month that Chas and Paddy’s baby – who they lovingly nicknamed Margarita – had a condition called Bilateral Renal Agenesis – which means both her kidneys and some of her lungs had failed to develop.
Despite there being no chance of the baby surviving Chas and Paddy decided they were unable to abort the little girl and are letting nature take its course.
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But while Paddy has faced up to the situation, it’s become increasingly obvious that Chas is still hoping that either the doctors have made a mistake or that their baby will make a miracle recovery.
She recently left fans of the ITV soap in tears as she promised the little girl that she would give her the "perfect life".
Emmerdale airs weeknights, 7pm, on ITV.
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