Emmerdale‘s Vinny Dingle braces himself to tell his fiancé Gabby Thomas that he’s confused about his sexuality next week, but will he be beaten to it when someone overhears?
Since his attempt to kiss Kammy Hadiq, the awkward scrapper has tried to avoid his best mate.
But when Vinny takes Gabby’s car to the garage, Kammy questions him over his sexuality.
Laurel Thomas accidentally overhears part of their conversation when a phone call glitches.
When Laurel then asks Vinny for a quiet word, he’s terrified that she knows everything – and that she’ll tell Gabby.
As Laurel gently encourages him not to marry Gabby if he has doubts, Vinny is given food for thought.
However, when he hears that Gabby has been involved in a worrying accident, he’s triggered by memories of his wife Liv’s death.
Flooded with relief that his future wife is out of the woods, Vinny buries his doubts and showers her with love.
How long can Vinny keep his sexuality struggle a secret?
“If Gabby knew the truth, it would really rock her,” Rosie Bentham, who plays Gabby, tells us.
“Because she’s been through it before with Nicky, she would really feel like it’s another similar circumstance. She would probably just give up!
“But I think she has more of an understanding relationship with Vinny. The one she had with Nicky was more of a vindictive plan, so he was never interested in Gabby, really.
“That was more of a superficial, surface-level romance. She got swept away and the engagement happened so quickly.”
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“With Gabby and Vinny, we see more of their home life,” Rosie adds. “I think this one would hit even deeper, because it is someone that she genuinely has feelings for and has developed a strong connection with.
“I don’t know where the story is going, but I think Gabby could end up being quite supportive of Vinny. They started out as best mates and will always have that underlying love for each other, whether it’s romantic or not.
“If Vinny is questioning things and really struggling, some communication needs to happen.
“But this stuff with Kammy, I don’t know how it would be initially received! I could imagine Gabby feeling let down over the wedding and the future that she’s wanting to happen.”
