Emmerdale’s Emma Atkins has delivered a message to viewers following a “distressing” storyline. On Sunday (7 June), her character Charity Dingle was sexually assaulted by her blackmailer Dr Caitlin Todd, in what viewers described as a “very difficult watch”. Following the airing of the episode, Atkins appeared in a video message posted to the ITV soap’s social media accounts where she encouraged fans who may have been “triggered” or upset by the content to reach out for support.

Emmerdale viewers were left feeling "physically sick" as Charity Dingle became the victim of sexual assualt on Sunday night's episode of the long-running ITV soap

Emmerdale star Emma Atkins, who plays Charity Dingle on the long-running soap, has spoken out after fans were left "disugsted" by a scene in which her character was subjected to…