AFTER a well-deserved break from the eponymous village, Chas Dingle faces her breast cancer head on next week.
But in doing so, the Emmerdale legend has some bad news for the rest of her family and her son Aaron struggles to cope.
The Woolpack bar manager portrayed by Lucy Pargeter was devastated when she was diagnosed with the same type of cancer her late mother Faith Dingle suffered from.
Chas initially decided to keep the news to herself but she eventually gathered members of her family in the Woolpack and told them all about her triple negative breast cancer diagnosis.
Following the revelation, Chas decided to take some time away from the eponymous ITV village with her young daughter Eve.
However, Chas is back on our screens next week and she drops a bombshell on the rest of the Dingle clan.
Coming up, Chas reveals to her family the cause of her cancer is the faulty BRCA2 gene.
Her brothers Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley), Caleb Miligan (Will Ash) and her son Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) are blindsided to learn there’s a high likelihood they could have it too.
They are further rocked with the realisation they could pass it on to their children.
As Chas prepares to go see Mandy (Lisa Riley) for her birthday, she pushes Aaron to make an appointment for his gene test referral.
He’s evasive and left uneasy at her unrelenting pressure.
Overhearing conversations about the faulty BRCA2 gene from gossiping Dingles in The Woolpack, Ruby Miligan (Beth Cordingly) insistent Caleb tells her what it’s all about.
The Dingles look over as an argument brews and Chas wishes the ground would open up.
Ruby and Caleb’s row soon escalates, and the commotion spurs Cain to intervene.
Caleb tries to comply and move the argument outside, but Ruby is steadfast.
The confrontation ends with a knee to the groin for Cain and shocked Dingles all round.
How will Cain react?
As the row continues, Chas is in the back room, supported by her female friends and family.
The group talk about her cancer and how finding the lump early hopefully gives her the best chance.
But could there be a devastating twist ahead for another member of the Dingle family?
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Will Aaron listen to his mother’s advice?
Aaron and Chas haven’t had the best relationship but after finding out she was battling cancer, the troublemaker is seemingly trying to do better by his mother.
Elsewhere, Caleb Miligan has to cope with scrutiny from the Dingles after his wife Ruby exposed his affair with his nephew Nate’s other half Tracy Robinson.
Ruby shone a light on the illicit romance in the midst of Belle Dingle and Tom King’s wedding reception last week.
Could she soften after finding out what Caleb could be facing?
Emmerdale airs weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV.
