‘An insult!’ say fuming fans after the new Tina Dingle arrives in the village
‘She’s nowt like the old Tina,’ fans complain!
Tina Dingle arrived in Emmerdale last night – showing up at the graveside as the family laid her dad, Zak, to rest.
Tina was last seen in the village 28 years ago, when she was played by actress Jacqueline Pirie. With Jacqueline having moved to Canada with her family and started a new life as a crime writer, the role has been recast.
Brassic actress Samantha Power is playing the new-look Tina but her arrival in last night’s episode received a mixed response from fans, with some declaring the recast was “an insult” to the original actress!
Who is she?!
It’s SUCH a long time since Tina left Emmerdale, that lots of fans didn’t know she existed! After all, Tina’s barely been mentioned since she headed south to seek her fortune in London. She’s never met her sister, Belle, she didn’t come back for brother Butch’s funeral, or any of the many Dingle weddings there have been over the years.
“Sorry but who is she??” asked one confused fan. “If it helps, I’ve only been watching since like 2009.”
But other viewers knew that Tina is Zak’s oldest daughter and Mandy’s cousin and one-time best friend. It was Mandy, in fact, who had told Tina about her dad’s death.
Thumbs up for new Tina Dingle in Emmerdale?
The new-look Tina is older of course, blonder, but just as mouthy and fierce. There are definitely similarities between the young woman who left for London almost three decades ago.
But the fans weren’t impressed.
“Absolutely nothing like the original Tina Dingle it’s a insult to the original character who played her,” one viewer complained.
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“Sorry, not a patch on the original Tina,” said another disappointed viewer.
“Not a very convincing Tina,” one fan pointed out. Though another disagreed, saying: “Really? She was loud, confrontational, aggressive, self-centred money hungry and scheming….. That’s the Tina Dingle I remember.”
“She’s nowt like the old Tina,” added another. Which to be honest sounds like something Zak might say if he was still here!
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