Emmerdale's Chas leaves Paddy devastated in new row

Emmerdale's Chas Dingle upsets her estranged husband Paddy next week as they argue again.

The once-solid couple have been clashing for weeks following the revelation that Chas was having an affair with Al Chapman before his death.

Next week, Paddy's father Bear Wolf tries to cheer him up by arranging for them to have a double date.

Paddy tries to go along with Bear's idea, but he feels uncomfortable about being thrown back into the dating pool before he's ready.

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At The Woolpack, Paddy and Bear meet up with their dates Carol and Bev.

Bear fails to pick up on the hints that Paddy isn't in the right headspace for socialising, so he goes a step further by suggesting they all head into town together.

Paddy makes his excuses and breathes a sigh of relief when Bear leaves with the two ladies.

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The following day, Chas is surprised when she thinks she can overhear Paddy boasting about being single again.

Chas retaliates by flirting with the pub's drayman Kev, which upsets Paddy.

When Paddy voices his disapproval, Chas accuses him of controlling behaviour.

Chas also reminds Paddy that it's his own choice to make life difficult by continuing to live with her following their split.

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Paddy's ex-wife Mandy watches the bickering and is concerned to spot him looking so upset.

Emmerdale bosses recently named Paddy as one to watch in the coming weeks as he grows closer to Mandy again.

Producer Laura Shaw said: "I think the audience, since Mandy came back, have been desperate maybe to see a little bit of Paddy and Mandy. I think we're going to see those two rekindle their romance and get it on a little bit together.

"But it's not all going to be love and laughter there with those people. What we'll see is actually, underneath it all, as much as Paddy is putting on that big smile and that he is trying to act like everything is okay, actually underneath it all, it's not. We'll see a lot more of that in 2023."

Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.