Emmerdale star returns to ITV show months after vanishing

North Wales Chronicle

3 days ago

Fans were left in the dark when cleaner Lydia Dingle, played by English actress Karen Blick, failed to appear for her own birthday party after leaving the village without any notice.
The character was last seen in March and even then only appeared for a single episode after 'silently exiting' the show in February.
Now, the character has made her long-awaited return, according to The Sun newspaper.
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In the Emmerdale episode, which aired this week, the character made her return and explained her absence.
Walking into the cafe, she runs into Joe Tate, who makes a joke to her about dusting before she shuts down the ITV character.
After reuniting with her old friend Kim Tate, Lydia tells her confidant that she has been away caring for her mother, who has apparently fallen ill.
Lydia told her: 'Well, she's back to bossing me about and giving me the running commentary on every last twinge.'
She added that she would not be back permanently and that she would be leaving again soon to continue her caring duties.
"I'll be to-ing and fro-ing a bit, but she's definitely on the mend,' she said.
Karen Blick is an English actress from Leeds in West Yorkshire, according to Emmerdale's official fan wiki.
She took on the role of Lydia Dingle all the way back in 2016, but initially appeared in Emmerdale in 2006 as an unnamed nurse.
Born in 1974, she has starred in a number of programmes besides Emmerdale over her long career.
She appeared in a 2004 TV show called No Angels as well as a programme called Nomads.