In a recent Emmerdale spoiler video, Lydia Dingle (Karen Blick) finally snaps at Sam (James Hooton) as she struggles to recover from being raped.
After being sexually assaulted by her old friend Craig Reed (Ben Addis), Lydia has had a very tough time, and in subsequent scenes, she will do anything to stay away from him, even calling in sick to work.
Sam tries to “perk her up” with some jokes after noticing how depressed Lydia is, but Lydia is adamant that everything is fine.
Although he is still unsure of what has been keeping her awake, Sam is quick to point out that she needs a good night’s sleep after having been tossing and turning for the previous couple of nights.
Lydia tells Sam that she’s taking some time off work and justifies it by saying that she needs a break as she reads a text from Craig apologizing for not feeling well.
Sam encourages her decision and advises her to take some time off from housework in order to properly recuperate.
Lydia is once more confronted with additional texts from Craig as he waxes lyrical about Samson’s (Sam Hall) enthusiasm for his new position.
She ends up yelling at Sam when he urges her to visit a doctor because he is concerned that she is ill because she is obviously on edge.
He is urged to go to work by Lydia, who argues that she only needs to rest.
To put the attack behind her, Lydia even went so far as to burn the clothes she was wearing. Lydia has so far kept her ordeal a secret.
Will she open up to Sam, though, as she still struggles after her trauma?
