Emmerdale star Sally Dexter, who plays terminally ill Faith Dingle on the long-running ITV soap, has been praised by fans for her "incredible" performance as of late, as viewers calls for her to win "all the awards."
The TV schedule has been somewhat different to usual over the past week following the Queen's death, but the Yorkshire soap returned on Sunday evening (September 11) with an hour long special that featured heavily around Faith's storyline.
As viewers will know Emmerdale will soon celebrate its 50th anniversary and soap bosses have already teased a whole months worth of drama from a storm that will destroy the village to Amelia's baby being born, returning characters and so much more.
But sadly the action-packed month also means us saying goodbye to a much-loved member of the cast as Faith's cancer storyline comes to a heart-breaking end and soap veteran, Sally Dexter, bids the Dales a farewell after an impressive 22 years.
Sally Dexter is renowned for her role as Faith Dingle having first took on the role of Shadrach Dingle's ex-wife in 2007. The role had previously been played by Gillian Gephcott, Sally was an instant hit amongst fans and quickly made the role of the Dingle matriarch her own.
During her time on the Yorkshire based soap she has been involved in some major storylines from pushing Kim Tate off her balcony at Home Farm to her current battle with terminal cancer.
It has been confirmed that Sally's heart-breaking final scenes will air in October to coinciding with Emmerdale's anniversary. The Dingle matriarch, who was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer earlier this year, will pass away just months after growing closer to her son Cain again.
Sunday's episode showed Faith become confused as her illness gets the better of her and she begins to determinate. The actress' performance during the emotive scenes was praised by fans who took to social media to express their feelings.
One fan @RyanGSoapKing11 wrote: "Sally Dexter is incredible she deserves all the awards. I'm not ready for Faith to die next month #Emmerdale." Another ITV viewer @deadstar37 added: "That’s made me wanna cry. I love Faith and Cain so much." While @BCFC_Dan7 wrote: "Awwh Faith, heart-breaking."
@TVMusings22 said: "Sally Dexter is amazing." @GOMDT1981 tweeted: "If Sally Dexter does not win awards I am f***** rioting !!!" and @realgmg67 added: "Sally Dexter aka Faith [clapping and broken heart emojis]."
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