Belle Dingle devastated by controlling husband Tom’s vile abuse in Emmerdale
How far will Tom King go to control his wife?
TOM King’s villainous nature has finally come out into the open as he progressively controls his new bride Belle Dingle.
Next week, the Emmerdale favourite is devastated when her beau seemingly tries to sabotage her career. What will she do?
ITV viewers have been concerned for Belle Dingle for several weeks as Tom King’s behaviour is becoming increasingly controlling and abusive.
The fan favourite played by Eden Taylor-Draper has been thrown into a hard-hitting coercive control storyline after rekindling her romance with Carl King’s son.
Tom (James Chase) was initially a loving partner but, following their explosive and ill-fated wedding reception, he has been humiliating his wife on numerous occasions.
To top it all off, Tom clearly isn’t satisfied with the independence Belle wishes to have as she focuses some of her attention on her growing career as a businesswoman.
Coming up next week in the eponymous Yorkshire village, Belle and Tom look after Elliot Windsor and Carl Holliday as Jimmy King and his wife Nicola head off to visit their incarcerated daughter Angelica.
But the day turns into a nightmare for Belle and she’s horrified to find her laptop broke by a split milkshake as the chances of her completing her proposal drastically diminish.
Who could be responsible?
Could Elliot and Carl have destroyed Belle’s laptop by accident?
Or could Tom have damaged it to continue holding her back by his side?
As regular viewers of the Yorkshire-based drama will recall, Belle has been hoping to combine her wellness venture – which she began with help from the late Al Chapman who admired her business acumen – with Suzy Merton’s (Martelle Edinborough) wedding and event planning business.
Unfortunately, Tom was upfront with Belle about how unhappy he was with her new project, which prompted her to decide not to go through with it.
She was then further shocked when Tom acted as though he’d had no issue with her business venture.
Tom then proceeded to gaslight and manipulate Belle, who remains unaware of his mind games.
But soap fans are convinced Tom’s behaviour could escalate into physical abuse as he has shown Belle his violent streak.
Belle was once shoved by Tom after rejecting his initially wedding proposal and she was left bloodied after the incident.
Despite the many red flags, Belle has been keeping quiet for Tom’s benefit.
Will she ever seek help?
What else could Tom do?
Emmerdale airs weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV.
