Fans of Emmerdale would have been hard-pushed not to have been moved last night when Donna Dingle finally revealed her terminal illness to Rhona Kirk.
Ever since Donna (Verity Rushworth) came back to the Yorkshire village of Emmerdale, it was pretty obvious that there was more to her return than met the eye.
With fans everywhere assuming that she was simply back to reclaim her ex-husband Marlon (Marc Charnock) using the daughter he never knew he had as bait, we were all more than shocked when the truth, that Donna is actually dying from lung cancer.
Now, having to face the fact that her illness means she has less than a year to live, Donna has to start making plans, as does Verity Rushworth, the actress who plays her, who has been explaining her research, and inspirations in a recent interview with The Daily Star.
Discussing her preparations for the storyline Rushworth, who originally left the popular ITV drama five years ago, explained how watching Julie Hesmondhalgh, who portrayed a similar storyline as Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street earlier this year, had helped her in her own work.
"Julie was incredible and had the whole nation weeping. It's important to do this properly as it's an issue that affects so many people," she said.
"We don't know yet whether Donna will die on screen though, but Julie definitely inspired me to do this well
"Julie had to lose a lot of weight and I know that's one of the symptoms of Donna's rare lung cancer, mesothelioma, so I am thinking about that too. It won't be easy now I am back eating my mum's Yorkshire puddings..."
Meanwhile the actress went on to reveal how the storyline still has a few shocking twists and turns yet to come, teasing:
"It changes gear and spirals into real intense drama. It gets bigger and darker than just Donna being ill. It gets much more thrilling. It's kind of to do with her working in the police where she is put in a situation.
"I can't say much more but viewers will love it."
Emmerdale continues tonight at 7.30pm on ITV1 / ITV1 HD - Watch a clip of Verity's moving storyline below:
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