There’s been no love lost between Tina and her family MANDY Dingle is set

for a blackmail nightmare in upcoming Emmerdale scenes. Viewers of the ITV

soap have recently seen Mandy (Lisa Riley) be reunited with her long absent

cousin Tina (Samantha Power). Spoilers suggest fan favourite Mandy is set for a difficult time ahead of her. In scenes yet to air, Sam (James Hooton) is dumbfounded by Tina’s audacity as she continues to reside next door to Wishing Well and maintains her claim on the house.

Meanwhile, Sam’s further distressed upon realising his father Zak’s (Steve Haliwell) will has been taken. Mandy – having been blackmailed by Tina – reluctantly hands over Zak’s will to keep Vinny’s (Bradley Johnson) parentage a secret. Tina is secretly his biological mother, although Mandy raised him. However, Mandy is beyond frustrated when Vinny sticks up for Tina. The young man protests Tina’s in the village to get to know her family, rather than run off with Zak’s money. Elsewhere, Tina tries to persuade Sam to sell the house – as a drunken Sam accidentally admits Vinny’s got Liv’s inheritance.

Iconic character Tina returned to the village last month for her dad Zak’s funeral. New actress Samantha Power took over the role from original star Jacqueline Pirie. Scottish actress Jacqueline played Tina in her original stint, spanning 1994 to 1996. Previously, The Sun exclusively revealed she was approached to return – but declined. A source said: “Jacqueline loved her time on Emmerdale and life as an actress but it was a long time ago and she’s moved on.

“She lives in Canada now and has a new career as a novelist and while she’ll always be fond of the show, a return isn’t something she’s interested in. “These things happen, people move on and recasts happen all the time.” Viewers were not fully convinced by the recast, however, as one penned: “The original Tina was nothing like this character that has been brought in. “She had all the Dingle traits but was profound about her ways to get what she wanted. She was not loud or trashy.” Another added: “When they said familiar face … what they really meant was familiar name with a different face.”