Emmerdale's Belle Dingle isn't making herself any friends because of her relationship with Jamie Tate at the moment and, even in real-life, actress Eden Taylor-Draper has admitted that her own nan is not amused with the character's decisions.

"My Nanna isn't happy with me because of what Belle's doing!" the star told Inside Soap magazine. "I'd say that my Nanna is the person in my family who watched Emmerdale the most, and has done since before I was on the show.

"I saw her the other day for the first time since lockdown. Obviously she knows it's not real and loves all the stories, but she did say, 'I do not like Belle and Jamie!'"

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Even the actress herself has confessed that it's been "hard to see" because she believes Belle has been such a loyal Dingle. Despite that, she said that she does "like the fact that (Belle) knows what she wants and is going for it".

"Apart from this situation, Belle's principles are that she always wants to do the best thing. Belle doesn't always go about things in the right way, but her intentions are good, and she has morals. I do really like Belle as a person!"

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Things are going to get more tense between Jamie and the Dingles next week, and with Belle siding with him over them, Cain makes it clear that they want nothing to do with her any more.

Of course, there's also the fact that Belle is hiding that Jamie was responsible for knocking down Moira a few weeks ago, so that's surely going to cause even more drama when it comes to light.

Emmerdale airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights at 7pm on ITV.


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