Emmerdale star ‘torn’ over future of engaged couple as a secret looms large

Emmerdale’s Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham) currently has no idea boyfriend Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson) is hiding a huge secret from her in Emmerdale.

A few weeks ago, Vinny and friend Kammy Hadiq (Shebz Miah) spent the day together. Vinny then got caught up in a moment and tried to kiss his friend, a move that left both of them surprised.

In the aftermath, Vinny has tried his best to ignore his confusion and doubt in his mind. Wanting to help, Kammy has attempted to get Vinny to talk about it and his sexuality, but he’s continuously shut his friend down.

Vinny ignoring it all in the lead up to the engagement party has left Gabby none the wiser. Given this is a soap though, there will always be the possibility of Gabby discovering how Vinny really feels.

And given Gabby’s history when it comes to relationships, it’s left star Rosie Bentham feeling sorry for her alter-ego.

‘I just think “Poor Gabby.” It would really, really rock her. I think because she’s been through it before she would probably just give up’, she told us recently.

‘I think she has more of an understanding relationship with Vinny. The one with Nicky was a very vindictive plan. He was never interested in Gabby, really. It was more of a superficial, surface-level romance with Nicky and she got swept away and the engagement happened so quickly.’

‘Whereas with this we do see a lot more of their home life. So I think this one would hit even deeper because it is someone that she genuinely has feelings for and has developed a very strong connection with. I obviously don’t know where this story is going but I think Gabby could possibly end up being supportive of Vinny. Not in the sense of letting him go off and do whatever he wants.

She added: ‘They started out as best mates and they’ll always have that underlying love for each other whether it’s romantic or not. I think 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 can imagine Gabby feeling really let down and this big wedding and everything she’s expecting to happen, moving in together and him being such a father figure to Thomas – if that came crashing down I think she would really struggle.’

Rosie pondered over the upcoming wedding, noting that if Vinny was open with Gabby, their relationship may not completely fall apart.

‘I’m really torn because I think it depends on Vinny and how he goes about it, because Gabby’s not horrible. If he was to sit down and have an honest conversation with her, then I don’t know. I don’t think she could go through with having a ring on her finger for the rest of her life having that doubt because it touches a nerve too deep, considering it’s happened before. She’s basically following in her mum’s footsteps, because I think Bernice married a few gay men.

‘With Nicky, he and Caleb had a plan, they had an agenda. Whereas this… It would be nice to see Gabby being there for him as a friend and help him with his confusion, but I reckon for her own sake and her own future she’ll probably have to take a big step back. Because at the end of the day she does want a secure family and she does want that picture-perfect home. They can’t start a wedding off ready for disaster straight away. So we’ll see.’

The star continued: ‘You’ve got to go into a wedding day with full clarity. If Gabby doesn’t find out, and finds out after, I think it could be quite disastrous. Vinny could be more open with his friends, he’s got a good relationship with Kammy now so Kammy will encourage him to get his head straight.

‘They need to talk about some of these issues before they tie the knot, I think.’