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James Hooton supported by Emmerdale co-stars after announcing death of his dad

Emmerdale star James Hooton has announced the death of his dad on social media and his Emmerdale co-stars have rallied round.

James Hooton, who plays Sam Dingle in Emmerdale, has announced the death of his dad on social media. Meanwhile Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle) sent a heart emoji and Kevin Mathurin (Charles Anderson) wrote: “Condolences mate.” Sam’s been through some tough times recently after his wife, Lydia Dingle, was raped by her old school friend Craig Reed.

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