Emmerdale Belle Dingle actor opens up on real-life impact of coercive control storyline

Emmerdale Belle Dingle actress opens up on real-life impact of coercive control storylineSource Lorraine, ITV

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00:00 And you've had so much reaction from so many people because of this storyline.

00:04 Yeah, it's been amazing.

00:06 When you're given something like this,

00:08 your main aim is to just raise awareness.

00:11 So to hear from people that have come out of it

00:15 and it's reflecting what they've been through,

00:18 or also people have been in touch to say,

00:20 "This has made me think about what's going on in my relationship

00:23 "and my friend's relationship," I think that's great.

00:27 Yeah, exactly. It's maybe the first time people have seen it on screen.

00:30 They can there really go, "Hang on, this is my life, and it's not right."

00:34 And that's the thing.

00:35 And Emmerdale, I know, have been working very closely with charities

00:37 to try and get the sort of sensitivities

00:39 and just trying to do it in the right way.

00:43 Yeah, it's amazing.

00:44 They're working with Refuge, who are an amazing charity,

00:47 and what I think's really cool is every single script they go through

00:53 and they have a look over, see what points, what we're covering,

00:57 and what needs to be covered.

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