Emmerdale actor James Chase has teased Tom Kingโs comeuppance as he continues his reign of terror against his wife Belle Dingle as the coercive control storyline escalates
James Chase has opened up about playing Emmerdaleโs newest villian.
The actor took over the role of Tom King in April 2023 and has since been at the centre of a gripping domestic abuse storyline with his new wife Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Droper).
Over the past few months, Tom has become more controlling of Belle. The coercive control storyline escalated in recent weeks, with him attacking his partner and things are only set to get worse.
However, James has revealed his character will be rumbled at some point, and that he knew what was in store for Tom and Belle when he firstjoined the soap last year.
โI knew this was gonna happen but you have to honour the storyline as realistically as possible as itโs something that does go on. If the audience do hate you, itโs a good sign you are doing it properly.โ
He went on: โI think it has to happen because itโs what he deserves. He canโt get away with it. I donโt know to what extent [how it will end]. Belle needs justice for whatโs happened to her and the audience needs that. We have to see her win in the end or for him to lose.โ
Not wanting to give away what this ending might be, James teased Tom should โat leastโ face prison. Emmerdale boss Laura Shaw warned it was far from over and there was more trouble ahead for. Belle, saying: โWhat we will see is Tom finding different ways to manipulate Belle and control Belle. We will see an escalation.โ
โWe said right from the beginning that we wanted to tell this story as truthfully and authentically as we can and letโs face it for people who are subjected to domestic abuse this isnโt something thatโs over in a couple of weeks.
โThis is something that goes on for a long length of time and we wanted to be truthful to that. I think you can expect this storyline to run until the end of this year.โ
