Emmerdale confirms brain tumour for soap legend Moira in harrowing new storyline

Emmerdale has confirmed a harrowing caller storyline for Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb) arsenic she is diagnosed with a encephalon tumour.

Fans person been acrophobic for Moira’s health for a portion now, since her behaviour became retired of quality and she grew assertive toward her loved ones, arsenic good arsenic suffering lack seizures.

Last week, 1 of these seizures led to disorder for Nate Robinson (Jurell Carter), who believed that Moira had attempted to buss him.

She aboriginal suffered different lack seizure portion filling up a tractor with petrol successful the barn, which yet led to the melodramatic fire that near her and Ruby Fox-Miligan (Beth Cordingly) successful danger.

In tonight’s episode, Moira volition larn that she has a benignant of encephalon tumour called a meningioma, after doctors recovered a wide connected her brain successful past night’s instalment of the ITV soap.

The symptoms of this benignant of tumour see changes to personality, confusion, representation nonaccomplishment and seizures, each of which Moira has been experiencing successful the past fewer weeks.

Although the tumour is non-cancerous, it leaves Moira apprehensive astir her aboriginal and acrophobic astir the anticipation of country and different treatments.

Throughout accumulation of the storyline, Emmerdale has worked intimately alongside the charities Brains Trust and The Brain Tumour Charity successful bid to archer Moira’s communicative authentically and realistically.

‘Moira’s diagnosis comes arsenic a immense daze to some her and her household and Moira faces an affectional and challenging clip ahead,’ shaper Sophie Roper revealed.

‘The probe and enactment we’ve received passim this storyline has allowed america to picture the realities of the information and though astatine times it whitethorn beryllium distressing to spot the symptoms Moira’s experiencing, we’re keen to research the anticipation and resilience Moira finds arsenic she comes to presumption with her diagnosis.’

Actress Natalie J Robb, who has played Moira since 2009, added: ‘I consciousness truly fortunate to beryllium trusted with specified a challenging storyline.

‘Moira and her household person an highly challenging clip ahead, and I’m hoping I tin represent it successful a truthful mode that does justness to each the radical who are truly suffering with a encephalon tumour.’

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