
In Monday (June 10)āsĀ Emmerdale,Ā Belle DingleĀ (Eden Taylor-Draper) discoveredĀ that sheās pregnant.Ā At an appointment with nurse Wendy Posner (Susan Cookson), Belle explained that she wasnāt sure about what to do about the pregnancy and Wendy gave her some leaflets outlining her options.
Her main worry was that she didnāt want Tom (James Chase) finding out before sheād made her decision, as she knew he would definitely want the pregnancy to go ahead and theĀ choice would be taken out of her hands.
In upcoming episodes Tom becomes enraged after Cain (Jeff Hordley) gives him a lecture about selling Belleās car. Terrified of his temper, Belle blurts out that sheās pregnant.
Tom is emotional at the thought that heās going to be a dad and pulls her in for a hug, promising that heāll change and become a better husband from now on.
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Belle dares to hope that Tom might really have changed, but itās not long before he ignores her wishes to keep the pregnancy private and tells Paddy (Dominic Brunt) about the baby. Soon the news is all over the village.
After Tom locks her in the house and thereās a scary situation whenĀ a fire starts and she canāt escape, Belle makes a decision.Ā She tells the midwife that she wants a termination. An appointment is booked, and Belle calls a taxi because she now has no car.
She has no money, either, asĀ Tom has control of their bank account, so sheĀ realises she canāt book the taxi and isnāt able to get to her appointment.

Tom returns home unexpectedly, and Belle comes up with a plan. He compliments her makeup so she asks him to take a photo of her on his phone. As heās unlocking the phone she notices his PIN. While heās upstairs she opens his phone to access the bank account.
Sheās horrified as she realises heās been tracking her movements on an app and the full extent of his controlling behaviour is made clear.
Deciding that the only way sheāll get to her appointment is to use Tomās car without him knowing, Belle takes the spare keys. Not wanting Tom to track her and work out where sheās going and why, Belle comes up with a plan.
She asks Amelia (Daisy Campbell) to look after Piper, and while theyāre talking she slips her phone into Estherās pram ā meaning that, as far as Tom is concerned, sheās still in the village. Then she sets off for the clinic.
Her mind is in turmoil as she tries to make sense of Tomās behaviour, but sheās clear about one thing ā she canāt have his baby.
Will she go through with the termination? How will Tom react when he finds out ā and when he discovers she deceived him?