Emmerdale Faith Dingles heartbreaking storyline inspired by BGT star

2022-10-11

Faith Dingle’s devastating finalEmmerdalescenes were inspired by the death of a much-lovedBritain’s Got Talentcontestant, it has been revealed.

Tina Humphrey went down in BGT history after wowing viewers of the ITV talent contest with a show-stopping performance with her dog Chandi in 2010 – paving the way for similar acts to follow. But, seven years later, Tina took her own life after enduring an agonising struggle with cancer.

She was 45 when she swallowed drugs before turning to her husband Steve, holding his hand and telling him how much she loved him. It took 15 hours for her to slip away, with Steve watching on in horror – an experience that has left him emotionally scarred to this day.

Now it has emerged that photographer Steve, 66, has been working alongside Emmerdale to make sure Faith Dingle’s final storyline is being handled with sensitivity and compassion. Fans of the ITV soap are preparing to say goodbye to Faith – the Dingle matriarch – as she makes the decision to end herbreast cancer sufferingby taking her own life.

Sally Dexter, who plays Faith, has told how she took advice from Steve on how to play the character’s final moments. The actress and soap’s producers were left in tears as Steve shared details of Tina's death.

Sally told The Sun: “We were all extremely moved by Steve’s story. I only hope we have done as much justice to the story as we could.

“At the outset of telling this story we agreed all sides of this debate needed to be heard and respected.”

Steve met Tina in November 2015 – five years after she and border collie Chandi finished fourth in BGT. After a whirlwind romance, the couple got engaged and decided to marry in 2016.

But just one week before they tied the knot, Tina was diagnosed with melanoma – often described as the most serious kind of skin cancer. It was discovered after she found a mole on her back had changed shape.

The former BGT star was well for a few months but the condition began to worsen and early in 2017 she took her own life.

Now, Steve is working with campaigning organisation Dignity in Dying to change the law on assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults.

And he helped Emmerdale prepare its storyline for Faith Dingle, who takes her life after suffering with incurable breast cancer. As Faith goes ahead with her plan, her devastated son Cain finds her and tries to comfort her as she slips away.

Steve said reliving Tina’s death 'was a tear-filled experience' as he still struggles to come to terms with her death – but added he was trying to move on and possibly embark on a new relationship one day.

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