MANDY Dingle is set for a blackmail nightmare in upcoming Emmerdale scenes.

Viewers of the ITV soap have recently seen Mandy (Lisa Riley) be reunited with her long absent cousin Tina (Samantha Power).

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Spoilers suggest fan favourite Mandy is set for a difficult time ahead of her.

In scenes yet to air, Sam (James Hooton) is dumbfounded by Tina’s audacity as she continues to reside next door to Wishing Well and maintains her claim on the house.

Meanwhile, Sam’s further distressed upon realising his father Zak’s (Steve Haliwell) will has been taken.

Mandy – having been blackmailed by Tina – reluctantly hands over Zak’s will to keep Vinny’s (Bradley Johnson) parentage a secret.

Tina is secretly his biological mother, although Mandy raised him.

However, Mandy is beyond frustrated when Vinny sticks up for Tina.

The young man protests Tina’s in the village to get to know her family, rather than run off with Zak’s money.

Elsewhere, Tina tries to persuade Sam to sell the house – as a drunken Sam accidentally admits Vinny’s got Liv’s inheritance. 

Iconic character Tina returned to the village last month for her dad Zak’s funeral.

New actress Samantha Power took over the role from original star Jacqueline Pirie.

Scottish actress Jacqueline played Tina in her original stint, spanning 1994 to 1996.

Previously, The Sun exclusively revealed she was approached to return – but declined.

A source said: “Jacqueline loved her time on Emmerdale and life as an actress but it was a long time ago and she’s moved on.

“She lives in Canada now and has a new career as a novelist and while she’ll always be fond of the show, a return isn’t something she’s interested in.

“These things happen, people move on and recasts happen all the time.”

Viewers were not fully convinced by the recast, however, as one penned: “The original Tina was nothing like this character that has been brought in.

“She had all the Dingle traits but was profound about her ways to get what she wanted. She was not loud or trashy.”

Another added: “When they said familiar face … what they really meant was familiar name with a different face.”

Emmerdale airs on ITV1 and is available to watch on ITVX.

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ITV’s new drama Until I Kill You tells the true story of nurse Delia Balmer’s shocking ordeal of realising her boyfriend of three years was a serial killer.

The series, based on Balmer’s 2017 memoir Living with a Serial Killer, stars Motherland ‘s Anna Maxwell Martin as Balmer andVigil actor Shaun Evans as serial killer John Sweeney. It depicts everything from the beginning of the pair’s relationship to all the moments Balmer tried to leave Sweeney, up until when he attacked her using an axe.

Balmer and Sweeney met in a pub in London’s Camden in 1991 and instantly got along when they learnt of each other’s love for travelling. Sweeney told Balmer he worked on construction sites in Germany and travelled frequently.

When their relationship began, Sweeney called Balmer regularly; he would gift her flowers and shower her with affection. Balmer later realised that these attempts at showing love were manipulative as he gradually became more controlling and physically abusive as time went on.

Writing in her memoir, Balmer remarked that the changes happened slowly at the beginning. “I should’ve known something was wrong but I am too soft and trusting. I’d never come across anything like it before,” she wrote.

Balmer attempted to get out of the relationship but she feared for her safety. She briefly left Sweeney in 1994 and changed the locks on her front door. She asked the police to investigate a suspicious bag hidden behind a bathroom panel, which she describes in the book as a “body disposal kit meant for me”.

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Despite Balmer’s attempts to warn the police, Sweeney broke into her home and held her hostage for four days, tying her to a bed and threatening her with a gun. He then confessed to murdering his previous girlfriend, 33-year-old Melissa Halstead and two men in Amsterdam (Halstead’s remains had been found mutilated in a canal in Rotterdam in 1990 but no suspect had been linked).

When Sweeney did leave the flat, Balmer fled to report what had happened to the police. They arrested Sweeney for holding her hostage but allowed him out on bail.

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Balmer returned home one day after Sweeney’s release to find him waiting to attack her with an axe. In harrowing scenes recounted in both the book and series, Sweeney cut off one of Balmer’s fingers, while a neighbour came to her rescue by striking Sweeney with a baseball bat. Sweeney escaped and went on the run.

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In the subsequent trial, Balmer said: “He had the axe above his head ready to finish me off. Then the man next door came out and risked his life. I had just curled up ready to go.”

Balmer was severely injured; her arm was broken, her tendons were torn and she had a missing finger.

Sweeney was arrested in 2001 and was given four life sentences for the attempted murder of Balmer, and for having four guns when he was arrested while on the run.

In 2010, while serving this sentence, he was charged with the murder of Halstead and the murder of 31-year-old Paula Fields, who he had killed while on the run. Her body was also found in Regent’s Canal near Camden in 2001.

He was found guilty of both crimes in 2011 and sentenced to life imprisonment. According to the BBC, authorities believe he may have killed three more women who had gone missing in the area between 1970 and 1990.

When Sweeney, originally from Merseyside, was sentenced at the Old Bailey in 2011, judge Mr Justice Saunders called the murders “terrible, wicked crimes”.

“The heads of the victims having been removed, it is impossible to be certain how they were killed. The mutilation of the bodies is a serious aggravating feature of the murders,” he explained.

“Not only does it reveal the cold-blooded nature of the killer, but it has added greatly to the distress of the families to know that parts of the bodies of their loved ones have never been recovered.”

Until I Kill You begins on 3 November on ITV1.

MARRIED At First Sight fans have called out Sacha for making a major relationship U-turn after meeting Ross’ family.

On tonight’s show, Sacha visited Ross’ sister and his young daughter in Manchester.

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She quickly became emotional and broke down in tears at his sweet relationship with his little girl.

But Sacha, who lives in Birmingham, admitted she was having second thoughts about moving and leaving her family behind.

She told the camera: “Seeing Ross interact with his daughter and seeing the love between them is just so cute.

“Because of how my connection is with my dad, I can completely relate to Ross’ relationship with his daughter.

“He adores Blue and I can see how happy he is.

Despite previously discussions about her moving, Sacha admitted she was having reservations.

She went on: “I’ve got a lot more to think about now because I need to think about myself and my support network in Walsall and what I need, but I also need to consider Ross and the little life in his life.”

She then dropped the bombshell on Ross during a one-on-one chat.

Sacha told her husband: “Seeing Ross with his daughter, probably just reminded me of my relationship with my dad – I don’t want to leave home.

“My head is just fried, so I definitely need to weigh things up and think about it a little bit more.

“It might be hard being away from my family, I’m going to miss them so much, usually I always have their support and guidance…Manchester is not a certainty any more.

“Maybe I just need to be a little bit closer to my family. I’m just unsure.”

Ross explained that he was unable to move to closer to Sacha because of his commitment to his daughter.

“Don’t rush into it, take time and think about it,” he advised his wife.

Sacha said: “It’s definitely a sensitive subject speaking about where me and Ross are going to live, there is still a lot to think of and decide on.

We’re so close to the end of the experiment now and I just hope it doesn’t get in the way of our relationship.”

Ross then received some sisterly advice, with her sibling revealing that his new wife won’t move to Manchester.

His sister was shocked by the news and said: “Hearing that Sacha might not want to come to Manchester obviously makes me worried that Ross might move to Birmingham.

“I wouldn’t want that, none of his family members would want that, obviously Blue’s here, Manchester is where his daughter is.”

Many fans were baffled by Sacha rout moving to be with Ross and his family.

One wrote: “Sacha going on about how family oriented she is and doesn’t want to be the one to move yet would prefer Ross to leave his daughter???”

A second posted: “You’d think if Sacha is so close with her dad, she wouldn’t want to put another dad in a position between choosing her and his very young child.”

A third said: “Sacha doesn’t want to be a step mum.”

“Not buying a word of Sasha’s VT there. She has no intention of staying,” a fourth commented.

This person echoed: “Sacha is childish can’t fathom that Ross daughter is number one in his life.”

Another added: “Sacha don’t wanna leave her daddy but she wants Ross to leave his CHILD! Oh f*** off girl. We all see you for what you are.”

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MARRIED At First Sight UK fans have insisted that one groom has completely ‘checked out’ of his turbulent marriage.

On tonight’s episode of the E4 reality show, three of the couples went back home to each other’s families.

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The latest instalment saw Adam ‘welcome’ his wife Polly into his Nottingham home after their arguments on the hit reality show.

Things did not start well for the pair as the barber was very protective over his home, particularly over how tidy it should remain.

She was then left on edge when he did not leave her any space to unpack her belongings.

Later, the pair welcomed Adam’s friend to his house where they continued to bicker as Polly prepared food for the trio.

The couple were then engulfed in a huge bust-up as his mate was awkwardly sitting in the middle.

Later, Polly’s friend Alfie gave her some home truths about her marriage.

As they watched the Married At First Sight UK scenes unfold, fans could not help but think that things were well and truly over for Adam and Polly.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, some claimed that he has completely checked out of the relationship.

One fan claimed: “Adam can’t even pretend to hide the fact that he hates her.”

“Adam has checked OUT of this relationship,” stated a second user.

As a third echoed: “This relationship between Adam and Polly is well and truly over. The fact he said she’s lucky that he stayed in the marriage… Yeah… He’s checked out.”

While a fourth viewer noted: “If Adam is totally honest with Polly about how he really feels, they will definitely split up.”

“Adam has already decided he doesn’t want Polly. And he’s just trying to find excuses for that now, by blaming her,” wrote a fifth user.

As a sixth added: “Adam never has and never will want a relationship with Polly. Simple.”

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Married At First Sight continues at 9pm on E4.

ARABELLA Chi has praised her mum as the “strongest woman she knows” while she lies in hospital.

Eunice Stanforth, 68, underwent a 10 hour operation with her devoted daughter by her side during her recovery.

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Posting a photograph of the pair holding hands as Eunice lays in a hospital bed, Arabella praised her mum and her strength as she recovers.

“The strongest woman I know. The credit you deserve for the strength you have after a 10 hour operation is unbelievable,” Arabella wrote.

“Every day is a small progress but I have no doubt you will come out of this even strong. I love you mummy.”

Neither Arabella nor Eunice have shared online why she was in hospital, but three weeks ago Eunice shared a photo with one of her nurses from the hospital bed having moved wards.

Arabella and Eunice both bear striking similarities with each other, with Eunice previously a model just like her daughter.

Eunice had her own brush with fame back in the 70s as a hostess on TV game show Sale of the Century, hosted by Nicholas Parsons.

She later launched Fashion Live Events, and was an avid supporter of Arabella during her time in the Love Island villa.

While romance didn’t work out for Arabella from the ITV2 hit, she later tried again for Love Island All Stars in January.

While her romance with Adam Maxted ended abruptly after they returned to the UK, she’s now loved up with businessman Billy Henty.

The pair made their public debut on the red carpet of Venom: The Last Dance in London, after privately dating for several months.

An insider said: “Arabella has made no secret of wanting to find the one and it looks like Billy could be that man.

“He’s clever, handsome and has a jet setting lifestyle, which she loves.

“It was a big step putting him on her socials – she didn’t tag him but she’s happy for people to see her happy and in love.”

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Dancing with Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse has once again been indicted by a Nevada grand jury on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls for decades.

In a new 21-count indictment unsealed on Thursday (October 31) in Virginia’s Clark County District Court, which includes Las Vegas, the 48-year-old Native American actor has once again been charged with sexual assault, lewdness and kidnapping. It also adds felony charges of producing and possessing child sexual abuse materials.

The new charges come after the Nevada Supreme Court in September ruled for the dismissal of Chasing Horse’s original indictment, though it left open the possibility for charges to be refiled. The court had originally sided with Chasing Horse, saying that prosecutors had abused the grand jury process.

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson quickly vowed to seek another indictment.

The initial 18-count indictment charged Chasing Horse with more than a dozen felonies. He had pleaded not guilty.

His lawyer, Kristy Holston, had also argued that the case should be dismissed because, the former actor said, the sexual encounters were consensual. One of his accusers was younger than 16, the age of consent in Nevada, when the abuse began, according to the indictment.

Neither Wolfson nor Holston immediately responded to the Associated Press’s phone or emailed requests for comment.

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Best known for portraying the character Smiles A Lot in the 1990 movie Dances with Wolves, Chasing Horse was born on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, which is home to the Sicangu Sioux, one of the seven tribes of the Lakota nation.

After starring in the Oscar-winning film, authorities have said, he propped himself up as a self-proclaimed Lakota medicine man while traveling around North America to perform healing ceremonies.

He is accused of using that position to gain the trust of vulnerable Indigenous women and girls, lead a cult and take underage wives.

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Chasing Horse’s arrest last January reverberated around Indian Country and helped law enforcement in the US and Canada corroborate long-standing allegations against him, leading to more criminal charges, including on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana. Tribal leaders had banished Chasing Horse in 2015 from the reservation amid allegations of human trafficking.

His arrest was the culmination of a months-long investigation that began after police received a tip in October 2022. According to a 50-page search warrant obtained by Associated Press, Chasing Horse is believed to be the leader of a cult known as The Circle.

He has remained jailed in Las Vegas since his arrest.

When the Nevada Supreme Court ordered the dismissal of Chasing Horse’s indictment, the judges said they were not weighing in on his guilt or innocence, calling the allegations against him serious. But the court said that prosecutors improperly provided the grand jury with a definition of grooming without expert testimony, and faulted them for withholding from the grand jury inconsistent statements made by one of his accusers.

Chasing Horse’s legal issues have been unfolding at the same time lawmakers and prosecutors around the US are funneling more resources into cases involving Native women, including human trafficking and murders.

Additional reporting by the Associated Press.