ITV Emmerdale Tina Dingle’s secret son revealed – and he’s a familar face

Tina Dingle returned to Emmerdale village last week and she has already managed to ruffle feathers but the latest family bombshell will to change things forever

Emmerdale has confirmed yet another jaw-dropping twist in the ITVX early release episode which is now available to watch online.

Tina Dingle first appeared in the Dales back in 1994 but left two years later with the character originally portrayed by Jacqueline Pirie. However, Samantha Power has taken over the role and she’s returned with a huge family bombshell.

Tina made her shock comeback to the village to attend the funeral of her dad Zak Dingle (Steve Halliwell), who sadly died off-screen and was brought back from Scotland to the Emmerdale village in a bid for the clan to say their farewells to the head of the family.

However, during the funeral, the Dingles were taken aback when a woman unexpectedly showed up – and it was clear she was a family member. The truth soon unfolded as Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) identified the woman as Tina Dingle.

There were soon fireworks for the Dingles, as Tina started insulting the family, overshadowing Zak’s send-off. She also shamelessly tried to claim she had dibs on the family’s home.

It was then revealed that Tina was actually on tag – and a police officer showed up to cart her off for breaching her probation. However, fans are now certain that Tina is hiding something huge, that she has a child.

**Vinny Dingle is Tina’s biological son** (Image: ITV)

During Monday’s (October 21) episode, which will air on ITV1 at 7.30pm tonight, Tina pays a visit to Mandy Dingle’s (Lisa Riley) salon to reveal that her tag had been removed.

Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnon) was also at PampaManda but a concerned Mandy was keen to get him to leave. As Vinny left, it all kicked off between Mandy and Tina.

**Mandy Dingle brought up Vinny after his dad Paul Ashdale left them** (Image: ITV)

Tina warned Mandy: “Maybe I’ve come for everything that’s mine. Vinny is such a sweet boy and it makes me sad everything I’ve missed out on. What’s mine is mine. My house, my son.”

Mandy, who has brought up Vinny after his dad Paul Ashdale (Reece Dinsdale) left them, was left in tears at the thought of Vinny’s true parentage being revealed but will Tina spill the beans or will they come to an agreement?

Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV1 at 7.30pm and available to stream from 7am on ITVX