Emmerdale star Eden Taylor-Draper has opened up about her character Belle King’s reaction to her pregnancy news.
In scenes airing next week, Belle worries when she finds out that she is pregnant during an appointment with nurse Wendy at the surgery, unsure whether starting a family with her husband Tom is the right thing to do given his physically and emotionally abusive behaviour towards her.
“She feels apprehensive as it’s not what she wants at the moment but she’s also worried as she knows it’s the only thing Tom wants. She doesn’t want him to know as he will be so excited,” Taylor-Draper explained.
She continued: “When she gets home and is reading the pamphlets, Tom walks in so she hides them. He quizzes her over where she has been and why she didn’t answer his calls. She explains she managed to get an appointment but keeps the pregnancy a secret.”
The soap star went on to explain how Belle tries to hide her feelings from Wendy at the surgery, though Wendy does “definitely pick up on the fact that Belle is not pleased about the news.”
Wendy even visits Belle the next day to check in on her but “can tell something is wrong” upon learning that Belle still hasn’t told Tom. However, when Tom arrives home, “Wendy goes before anything more can be said.”
