Emmerdale’s Vanessa Woodfield (played by Michelle Hardwick) is currently in hospital after a stabbing.
She became the latest victim of Lachlan White’s (Thomas Atkinson) following his revenge spree.
But it seems there’s some hope on the horizon for Vanessa as she gets a proposal from Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) she can’t turn down.
Poor Charity can barely cope as she waits by Vanessa’s bed side as much as possible.
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She is worried for the future and at that point, realises she can’t possibly let Vanessa go and decides to take action.
Actress Emma spilled: “Every night that Charity is waiting for Vanessa to come home from hospital is another one of worry.
“It’s also another occasion for her to think about how her feelings for Vanessa are deepening and intensifying.”
Emma continued: “Charity needs to speak to somebody and she blurts it out to Chas [Lucy Pargeter] that Vanessa could have died - and still could.
“So what if she never gets to have this conversation and tell