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Tragic reason Emmerdale Mandy Dingle star Lisa Riley will never marry rarely-seen fiancé of six years


Emmerdale actress Lisa Riley has been engaged to musician Al for four years but says she won't be tying the knot, revealing the tragic reason why they won't be getting married

Mandy's storyline previously saw her grapple with her aunt Faith's terminal breast cancer diagnosis - made all the more poignant by Lisa's personal loss. Lisa Riley at the British Academy Television Awards at The Royal Festival Hall in 2018 (Image: No credit)"They knew that I went through personal trauma seeing somebody I loved like a mother going through a hell of a lot with her treatment. Lisa first appeared on screen as Mandy in 1995 but left the village six years later after unsuccessfully trying to win back former husband Paddy Kirk ( Dominic Brunt).

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