Belle Dingle

Belle Dingle is a fictional character and central protagonist of the British soap opera Emmerdale, having appeared on the show since the date of her birth: 25th December 1998.
The character is portrayed by .
==Personality==
Strong, brave, kind, happy.
==Biography==
Belle Dingle was born on Christmas Day 1998, conceived by family patriarch Zak Dingle and his beloved wife Lisa. She became their only child and was the youngest of Zak's many other children.
As she grew up, Belle developed intelligence and comedic traits for the show. It was then she became a wayward in 2013 and was rushed to hospital after unknowingly drinking alcohol that was poisoned. In 2014, she had an argument with schoolmate Gemma Andrews that ended with Belle shoving Gemma onto a rock that partially split her head open; Gemma was rushed to hospital and she died from her injuries, thereby causing Belle to realize that she had unintentionally killed her in the end. Belle later confessed the crime and was sentenced to prison for three years, but was released a few months later for good behaviour.
During her time in prison, however, Belle started having mental problems and even began hallucinating over an antagonistic imaginary friend named Ellie. It was then Belle started a romance with an older man named Jermaine that ended towards her 18th birthday that year. She then formed an on-off relationship with Lachlan White that ultimately ended when she discovered that he had been killing people. Belle was later devastated when her mother Lisa died and her father Zak developed an illness.
By the 2020s, Belle got a job working as a vet and began dating Jamie Tate until he tried to frame her for his role in a hit and run that left her sister-in-law Moira Barton injured. She eventually got reacquainted with her old boyfriend Thomas King and the pair got married on Valentine's Day 2024. However, Belle is currently subjugated to Thomas' newfound villainy of domestic violence and coercive control.
==Trivia==
*The character was played by both from 1998-2000 and then by from 2000-2005 during her infant years prior to Eden Taylor-Draper taking over the role in the latter year.
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