The Emmerdale actress has been enjoying some time away as her on-screen character faces her toughest battle yet.
EMMERDALE actress Eden Taylor-Draper has been making the most of a break away from the countryside.
The actress, who has played Belle Dingle since 2005, has been enjoying aΒ summerΒ holiday inΒ FranceΒ with her partner Ed Lewis.
The actress uploaded pictures from her French getaway toΒ Instagram, including exploringΒ Bordeaux, climbing sand dunes and enjoying pastries and coffee.
In one of her Instagram pictures, a happy Eden is seen beaming with boyfriend Ed for a sunny selfie. The couple have been together since 2016.
In anotherΒ snap, a delicious looking set up of coffee cups with pain au chocolat is laid out on a table.
Currently in the soap, Belle is facing a harrowing and distressing storyline as sheΒ has suffered months of abuse at husband Tomβs hands. Now as she discovers sheβs pregnant with their first child, she is adamant she canβt have his baby.
Viewers have watched as a heartbroken Belle visited an abortion clinic to terminate theΒ pregnancy.
A tearful Belle told the nurse: βI havenβt told my husband. And itβs not because I donβt love him, because I do, and none of this is his fault, itβs all me.
βI just donβt think Iβd be good. Itβs not the right time, Iβm sorry.β
When asked if she wanted more time to think about the decision, Belle replied: βNo. I donβt want to go through with thisΒ pregnancy, my mindβs made up.β
Last week viewers watched as Tomβs controlling behaviour worsened, as Belle went through with the termination yet lied to Tom and told him she was miscarrying.
According to Belleβs story, she went to the hospital and learned she had experienced a miscarriage.
Distraught, Tom said the hospital was negligent for not contacting him when Belle got there.
An angry Tom was seen to be getting suspicious over his wifeβs story and by the end of the episode he had checked Belleβs locations through her phone and her parking ticket for the day, which confirmed his wifeβs claimed movements.
Over the past few months, Tomβs behaviour has includedΒ controlling and manipulating his wife, as well as subjecting her to physical abuse.
Previously aired scenes saw Belle uncover Tom wasΒ tracking her movements through her mobile phoneΒ β and also how she has worked around this to reach her clinic appointments.
Emmerdale airs onΒ ITVΒ and is available onΒ ITVX.
