Emmerdale icon Emma Atkins has opened up about her character Charity Dingle’s relationship with Mackenzie Boyd and whether or not she’d like to see her reunite with Cain Dingle

EmmerdaleΒ favourite Emma Atkins has given her view on the possibility of Charity Dingle rekindling a relationship with Cain Dingle.

Currently, the soap character is wed to Mackenzie Boyd, portrayed by Lawrence Robb, and the pair are making it work after a turbulent period due to infidelity and an unexpected baby.

Whilst attending a recentΒ EmmerdaleΒ press event, asked about the state of Charity’s union with Mack, Emma responded: β€œYeah, probably that’s why we haven’t been doing much stuff because we’re on an even keel.”

She continued, β€œIt’s quite good, it’s comfortable and steady. It’s quite functional which is unheard for Charity but it’s allowed us all to have a bit of a breather.”

Speaking on current storylines she expressed, β€œIn fact, we’ve been blessed with two years of awesome and consistent storylines so I think we’re just doing our own thing. Mack is doing a lot with Aaron (portrayed by Danny Miller) so it’s been good to do some Dingle stuff.”

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Emmerdale's Charity and Cain
Emmerdale favourite Emma Atkins has given her view on the possibility of Charity Dingle rekindling a relationship with Cain DingleΒ (Image: (Image: ITV))Veteran viewers will reminisce about the tangled past of Charity and her cousin, Cain Dingle, played by Jeff Hordley, in their unconventional romance during early 2000s, tracing back to parenthood of their daughter Debbie Dingle enacted by Charley Webb. Complications arise as Cain is in wedlock with Moira Dingle – elder sister to MacKenzie, enacted by Natalie J Robb, reportsΒ the Express. 

Touching upon the topic of whether there would be a spark again between Charity and Cain, Emma confessed: β€œWouldn’t it be nice. I do love the old school Cain and Charity but we all know that time moves on and I do love the Moira/Cain chemistry.”

Charity and Mack
Cain and Mack are going through a good patch but which Emma says is β€œunheard of”

β€œIt’s brilliant because they are both different and work as a Yin and Yang but with Charity and Cain, there’s that level that there’d be too much friction because they are from a similar stock where as Moira has that morally upstanding nature and I wouldn’t want to change their dynamic but I would love to work with Jeff and Nat Robb.”

Charity is set for explosive scenes as she grows suspicious of Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) and her relationship with hubby Tom King (James Chase).

The star said: β€œCharity starts to notice behavioural changes in Belle. She seems a lot more closed off, she doesn’t really want to socialise with her friends or family and she’s home a lot at Tom and whenever she’s out in the street she’s always with Tom and Charity is like β€˜you’re never on your own, Belle’.”

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Charity is set for explosive scenes as she grows suspicious of Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) and her relationship with hubby Tom King (James Chase)

β€œShe’s started to let her know that she’s picking up this vibe that something may potentially be wrong but she knows at first she’s got to play it as this subtle game. She teases little things out of Belle but not enough to know so she decides to plan a girly night.”

β€œShe goes to see Chas and Lydia and says β€˜I feel something is not right and I want to get to the bottom of it and at this point suspicions of Tom’s behaviour is ramping up.”

Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV1 and ITVX at 7.30pm