Emmerdale fans are full of praise for Dominic Brunt ahead of the soap icon tackling a powerful storyline.
Dominic Brunt has played Paddy Kirk in Emmerdale for decades and is loved by fans of the ITV soap. Down the years, the character has been through his fair share of ups and downs.
Since Paddy discovered wife Chas had an affair with Al Chapman we’ve seen him struggle with his mental health. In the coming weeks, viewers will see him have suicidal thoughts such is the extent of his depression.
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Dominic has praised charitable organisations Andy’s Man Club and The Samaritans for their help with the storyline. This evening, Dominic appeared on ITV Calendar to discuss the storyline.
He said: "It’s a huge honour and a great responsibility to be portraying this storyline. It’s an inherent problem in today’s society that most men don’t talk enough about their problems.
"We bottle them up, we don’t want to bother anyone, we become embarrassed, we feel we should be strong and not show weakness. If this story can shine a light on the issue or make even a small change to someone’s outlook or viewpoint, then it will have been worth it."
Many Emmerdale fans are full of praise for the acting star and the soap for taking on such a challenging storyline. We’ve seen many take to Twitter to send messages of support.
@robbieduff7 posted: “Great interview. @dominicbrunt your portrayal of a sufferer of depression is absolutely breath-taking to watch.” While @litte_miss_gk added: “Absolutely heartbreaking watching @dominicbrunt character Paddy right now in @emmerdale. As a mother of an adult son in the same headspace as Paddy it really is brilliantly portrayed. We love you Paddy.”
Another fan @RMBex1092 wrote: “Well done @dominicbrunt for always playing Paddy perfectly in @emmerdale. I’m heartbroken and sorry he going through suicidal thoughts and wanting to take his own life, thank you for doing this storyline to help people who unfortunately struggling - @samaritans @andysmanclubuk.” Another viewer @singerboy72 said: “Hate seeing Paddy struggle in #Emmerdale but what better actor and character to pull off the storyline. When he’s upset I’m upset.Brilliant @dominicbrunt.”
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While @thought_jamess concluded: “I listened to @dominicbrunt. Quite the storyline for Paddy, it'll be heartbreaking yet informative. A stat the Dominic mentioned was three quarters of suicides are men. Hopefully the story gets more people to open up and talk.”
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