Emmerdale fans were left heartbroken and 'in tears' after Paddy Kirk made an emotional plea to Marlon Dingle following his sudden health battle in the latest episode. The aftermath of Marlon's devastating stroke which aired in scenes on Monday, March 21 has left the village in shock.
But Marlon's best friend Paddy Kirk, played by Dominic Brunt, has struggled to cope following the news and during Wednesday night's episode was putting off going to visit him in hospital from fear he wouldn't remember who he was. After finally arriving at the hospital, where Marlon was still unconscious following the operation to remove the blood clot, Paddy started crying and pleaded with his best friend to "come back" to him.
Just moments after his emotional outburst, Marlon, played by Mark Charnock, opened his eyes and a hopeful Paddy looked on shocked. He asked Marlon to "blink twice" if he recognised who he was, but sadly Marlon just continued to stare. Paddy then got up and walked out of the hospital telling a nurse as he passed that Marlon was awake.
Soap fans were moved by the scenes aired on March 23 and instantly took to Twitter to share their heartbreak over the emotional moment shared between the friends. "Ohhh Paddy… don’t set me off #Emmerdale" Wini Boansi said whilst Kellie tweeted: "Paddy has me in tears... You can see how much Marlon means to him. #Emmerdale"
"That scene (heartbroken emoji). Paddy and Marlon have always had the best friendship on the show. That scene was so hard to watch. I just know Paddy is going to be a huge support for Marlon #Emmerdale" Lily posted. "Marlon and Paddy are the bromance to end all bromances and tonight’s episode is absolutely ruining me #emmerdale" Jennie added.
Kay Carson tweeted: "Paddy and Marlon. True friends. Heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. #Emmerdale @dominicbrunt @markcharnock". "Poor paddy is breaking my heart #emmerdale" Dan posted and Rosie Byrne added: "Marlon - what an actor I feel like my besto is in bits. Paddy will get him through. My poor heart is broken"
Emmerdale continues weekdays on ITV and ITV Hub from 7.30pm with an hour-long episode airing each Thursday.
