{"id":484669,"date":"2026-02-22T23:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/484669\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T23:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:43:10","slug":"emmerdale-star-explains-laurels-funeral-dilemma-in-dark-storyline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/484669\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale star explains Laurel’s funeral dilemma in dark storyline"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emmerdale spoilers<\/a> follow.<\/p>\n

Emmerdale’s Charlotte Bellamy has opened up about her character Laurel Thomas’ upcoming dark storyline that begins with the funeral of Ray Walters<\/a>. Ray and Laurel were in a relationship before he was exposed as a drug dealer who groomed April Windsor and was holding Bear Wolf captive. <\/p>\n

Ray’s true nature was only found out by Laurel<\/a> on 2 January, just before he was killed by Bear. <\/p>\n

In upcoming scenes Laurel will feel conflicted when she realises Ray will be buried with no one at his service, causing her decide she wants to attend. <\/p>\n

Bellamy said of Laurel’s mental state regarding Ray: “Even though she realised that he is a monster, she fell in love with a different man. And so that’s what is so conflicting.”<\/p>\n

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As Ray never showed the evil side of himself to Laurel, Bellamy believes viewers will understand her conflicted feelings. <\/p>\n

“I think the audience will understand why Laurel feels what she feels for him, especially inside,” the actress added. <\/p>\n

Asked why Laurel decides to go to the funeral, Bellamy shared: “I think it is closure. I think she has to kind of see it through. <\/p>\n

“And she wants to say goodbye to the Ray that she knew. And I think especially with the background of being with Ashley, I think it’s an important thing for her faith.”<\/p>\n

Ray’s funeral will also be attended by Bear<\/a>, as he remains in turmoil after he killed Ray while defending Paddy and Dylan. <\/p>\n

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Explaining Bear’s mindset, Bellamy said: “Bear’s feelings about Ray are a bit like Stockholm Syndrome. <\/p>\n

“They’re conflicted with pain. But also she loved Ray and Bear kind of loved Ray in a weird kind of way.”<\/p>\n

The actress added: “I think she feels that he needs closure as well. “<\/p>\n

Laurel’s decision to attend Ray’s funeral will cause further strain in her relationship with son Arthur, who cannot forgive his mother for bringing Ray into their lives. <\/p>\n

Speaking about how Laurel’s relationship with Ray affected her relationship with Arthur, Bellamy said: “I think she feels terrible that she let this sort of man into her house so quickly and willingly, but didn’t realise how dangerous he was. <\/p>\n

“So I think she feels responsible, you know, what a crap parent kind of thing. And obviously, I think Arthur feels like he should have known, and he wants to protect her.<\/p>\n

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Related: Emmerdale star Lisa Riley reveals how epic Corriedale crossover could have been different<\/a><\/p>\n

“And so yeah, that starts on another journey, the two of them. Teenagers aren’t hard enough anyway, do you know what I mean?”<\/p>\n

Further spoilers have revealed that Laurel and Arthur’s storyline is set to take a very dark turn next week when when Arthur reacts violently to Laurel’s decision to attend Ray’s funeral, leaving his mother hospitalised. <\/p>\n

It remains to be seen how Laurel will ever be able to repair her relationship with Arthur as Ray’s ghost continues to loom over them both. <\/p>\n

Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 8pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more Emmerdale spoilers on our dedicated homepag<\/a><\/p>\n

For exclusive soap star interviews, gossip, spoilers and theories every week, don’t miss the Soap Scoop podcast<\/a> from Inside Soap magazine. The latest episode<\/a> delves into next week\u2019s soap spoilers for EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale – featuring an unexpected pregnancy, dark new alliances, and secretive newcomers causing chaos on the cobbles.
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