Taking a well-earned vacation from her demanding Emmerdale plotline is Eden Taylor-Draper.
In the ITV soap opera, Eden portrays Belle Dingle, a character who has spent the better part of a year being physically and psychologically harassed by her partner Tom King (James Chase).
Things began to drastically shift for Belle during a recent trip to Wales, when Tom repeatedly put her in danger. Belle seized Piper the dog and fled the Welsh cottage in a desperate attempt to get away from her husband. After a while, she succeeded in boarding a bus and returning to the Emmerdale village.
After this, Belle has slowly grown stronger and has stood up to Tom multiple times – and he’s hated every single second of it.
With this storyline drawing to a close, Eden has been given some time off from the soap. She recently revealed some updates from her holiday, confirming she has jetted off to Italy to enjoy sun, sea and relaxation.
On her Instagram, Eden shared multiple snaps of some incredible Italian views, enjoying wine, and small restaurants which no doubt serve up delicious food.
This coming week, Eden will take centre stage in an episode of Emmerdale that will focus on Belle’s future.
Belle will continue to stand her ground and push back at Tom but, when she is hit by a setback when making a Clare’s Law request, which can give access to a person’s history of violence or abuse, she is feeling more and more helpless.
This is coupled with her chilling realisation that Tom is still tracking and spying on her, before then discovering with a spine-tingling shock that he is getting close to Amelia Spencer (Daisy Campbell).
This will likely include her escape from the ordeal and, as horrendous statistics show, the danger that Tom could take her life.
Actress Eden Taylor-Draper, who has grown up on the show, told us: ‘I’m excited for everyone to see this “dream” episode as I feel it’s a great representation of what’s going on inside Belle’s mind and the constant fear even though she is no longer “in“ the abusive relationship.
‘It was a very special episode to film, I understand viewers will find it distressing and uncomfortable but I am so proud we are exploring this to its full potential to give people a real insight to what can go on.
‘I have worked with Tim O’Mara since I was so young and I get on with him so well and it was lovely to do something that felt very different.’
