The following article contains spoilers from an episode of Emmerdale that hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX.
Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson) has told a huge lie to Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham) in the aftermath of his attack in Emmerdale.
Yesterday, Vinny invited Mike over, the man he met on an LGBTQI+ forum.
The two men had met up a couple of times prior to this, and Vinny believed they were connecting over thoughts regarding sexuality.
Unfortunately, it was all a lie, as Vinny discovered yesterday that Mike was after one thing and one thing only – money.
Mike accused Vinny of inviting him over just to try and sleep with him. Vinny denied this, but it was this moment where he started to realise that the man he had told some incredibly private secrets to was someone entirely different.
He tried to run out of the house but Mike grabbed Vinny and brutally attacked him. The violence was so intense, Vinny was reminded of the times his biological father Paul would beat him.
In tonight’s episode, Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham) arrived home after spending the night away from the village. It meant that Vinny had the chance to tidy the house up and hide his injuries, and she was completely none the wiser.
While he was hiding his bruises, Vinny still needed to create a cover story in case Gabby spotted them, and it involved targeting a perfectly innocent Kammy Hadiq (Shebz Miah).
Outside, Vinny approached Kammy and started to goad him, hoping that he would be pushed to throw a few punches. Kammy was never going to attack his best mate but when Vinny tried to hit him, he had no choice but to push him away.
This, and the shouting that was happening between them, sparked Gabby to run towards them both and pull Vinny away. Poor Kammy was so confused, even more so when Vinny told blatant lies about what he had said.
A while later, Kammy visited Vinny, desperate to know what on earth was going on.
Kammy told his friend that if he isn’t honest with himself, everything will end in tears. Reluctant to do this, Vinny got Kammy to leave.
Just before the episode ended, Vinny was seen getting the Hotten Police Station website up on his phone. He couldn’t bring himself to contact them, but whether he thought about putting the blame on Kammy for the break-in and attack, or whether he almost reported Mike remains to be seen.
Is Vinny capable of going this far and framing Kammy for this?
All to hide this secret?
Vinny has felt confused about his sexuality ever since he tried to kiss Kammy. Shortly after it happened, Vinny claimed it was a joke and reminded Kammy that he’s currently engaged to Gabby.
In the days that followed, Kammy tried to talk to Vinny about the moment and how it made him feel, but he pushed his mate away.
Vinny made contact with Mike after a conversation with Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt), who volunteers for a mental health charity. Paddy spoke about how valuable the charities are, and how they help people feel less alone.
Vinny took to the internet and found a forum. He made contact with Mike and spoke to him about a variety of things.
It was the first time Vinny has genuinely and comfortably discussed that he might not be straight, but bravely doing this has caused a massive fallout, as he opened up to a man who simply did not care what he had to say.
