Emmerdale star responds to Amelia's mistakes in Tom storyline

Emmerdale spoilers follow.

Emmerdale star Daisy Campbell has addressed the mistakes her character Amelia Spencer has made amid her relationship with evil Tom King.

Tom recently started dating Amelia following the end of his marriage with estranged wife Belle Dingle, who has since publicly revealed that Tom was emotionally and physically abusive towards her.

In scenes that aired last week, Amelia worked together with Tom to trap Belle in Wishing Well cottage, allowing the abuser to taunt Belle and hunt her around the property with an axe.

Although Campbell acknowledges her character’s mistakes and understands why fans can’t understand her actions, she has also pointed out that Amelia is much younger than Tom and “vulnerable” to his manipulation.

“There’s a 10 year age gap between Amelia and Tom and she’s vulnerable. When I think of Amelia, she’s never happy, she’s always got sad storylines and she’s always very vulnerable,” she told The Mirror.

“I think he’s got her where he wants her – she’s not seeing it right now because he’s an older man.”

Campbell continued: “You know what it’s like when you’re younger and you’re dating someone who’s two years older than you and you’re like ‘Oh my god!’ She sees him as a man and someone who can protect her so she’s not really seeing that abusive side.

“I think he’s got to tread carefully because he doesn’t want to get Amelia to realise because Amelia’s the only one on his side right now.”

Although she says Amelia is “now under Tom’s wing”, Campbell hopes that she’ll eventually see the truth about Tom and team up with Belle to take him down once and for all.

“I’m reading the scripts and I’m like, ‘Come on, you’ve got to pull through for Belle’. So hopefully we’ll see some of that,” she said.

Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.

If you’ve been affected by any of the issues raised in this story, organisations including Refuge (www.refuge.org.uk), New Beginnings Peer Support (www.newbeginningspeersupport.com) and Women’s Aid (www.womensaid.org.uk) can provide further support and information. The 24-hour, freephone National Domestic Abuse Helpline is 0808 2000 247. The US National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or text LOVEIS to 22522.

You Might Also Like

EMEA Tribune is not involved in this news article, it is taken from our partners and or from the News Agencies. Copyright and Credit go to the News Agencies, email news@emeatribune.com Follow our WhatsApp verified Channel