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Emmerdale: Exploring Alice Dingle’s tragic love story and legacy

Alice Dingle in Emmerdale: Who was she and what was her sad story? She married Sam Dingle and she's Samson's mum.

Though Alice faced her illness bravely, and even did a wing walk to raise money for charity, the treatment didn’t work. Alice was determined not to lose control throughout her illness – she shaved her head before she lost her hair and she decided she wanted to die when she was ready. She made the tough choice to stop her treatment and after several weeks of pain, she and Sam agreed she would take her own life.

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