Emmerdale spoilers: Devastated Mandy Dingle clings to her beloved boy Vinny

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Mandy Dingle is in shreds over Paddy's potential reunion with Chas (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale's Mandy Dingle needs just one person in Friday's episode (ITV, 7.30pm see our TV Guide for full listings).

Mandy Dingle is wounded.

Having heard Paddy has gone and kissed Chas and might be reuniting with her has broken her heart. 

Mandy's been hoping that she and Paddy would rekindle things in time. And now this.

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Chas and Paddy surprised themselves when they shared a kiss but the development has broken Mandy's heart. (Image credit: ITV)

Mandy and Paddy's wedding

Mandy and Paddy were once wed. She's never stopped loving him and he her. But are they meant to be more than friends? (Image credit: ITV)

In shreds, Mandy turns to Vinny, the 'son' she dotes on, and tells him he's the only man she needs.

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Mandy tells her son Vinny he's the only man she'll ever need. (Image credit: ITV)

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Vinny's a rock for Mandy. (Image credit: ITV)

While Mandy licks her wounds, Paddy goes on a guys' fishing trip with his dad Bear, best friend Marlon and landlord Liam.

Paddy

Will a guys' trip with Liam, Marlon and Bear cheer up Paddy? (Image credit: ITV)

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Paddy has fun with his dad Bear. (Image credit: ITV)

Elsewhere Bernice is hurt and humiliated when members start dropping out of her menopause meet-up. Will she manage to turn things around? 

Emmerdale continues weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV, see our TV Guide for full listings.

  • Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry 
  • Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt 
  • Kim Tate - Claire King 
  • Eric Pollard - Chris Chittell 
  • Bear Wolf - Joshua Richards 
  • Jai Sharma - Chris Bisson 
  • Rishi Sharma - Bhasker Patel 
  • Jacob Gallagher - Joe-Warren Plant 
  • Wendy Posner - Susan Cookson 
  • Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw 
  • Amy Wyatt - Natalie Ann Jamieson 
  • Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson 
  • Leyla Cavanagh - Roxy Shahidi
  • Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower 
  • Brenda Walker - Lesley Dunlop 
  • Matty Barton- Ash Palmisciano
  • Amelia Spencer - Daisy Campbell 
  • Dan Spencer - Liam Fox 
  • April Windsor - Amelia Flanagan 
  • Nate Robinson - Jurell Carter 
  • Dawn Fletcher - Olivia Bromley 
  • Manpreet Jutla - Rebecca Sarker 
  • Ryan Stocks - James Moore
  • Billy Fletcher - Jay Kontzle 
  • Will Taylor - Dean Andrews 
  • Mackenzie Boyd - Lawrence Robb 
  • Bernice Blackstock - Sam Giles
  • Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
  • Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
  • Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
  • Vinny Dingle - Bradley Johnson
  • Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
  • Moira Dingle - Natalie J Robb
  • Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
  • Belle Dingle - Eden Taylor-Draper
  • Charity Dingle - Emma Atkins
  • Sam Dingle - James Hooten
  • Lydia Dingle - Karen Blick 
  • Noah Dingle - Jack Downham
  • Samson Dingle - Sam Hall
  • Caleb Miligan - William Ash
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