Chas Dingle made a massive impact from the first moment she arrived in Emmerdale, dressed as a nun for Marlon’s stag night!
Since then she’s had a string of disastrous romances, before finally settling down with lovely Paddy. But the most important relationship in her life is with her son, Aaron Dingle.
As the landlady of the Woolpack, Chas is at the centre of all the village drama. She’s fun, she’s feisty, but most of all she’s strong – and she’d need to be to survive everything she’s been through…
Here’s a short history of Chas’s time in Emmerdale.
How is Chas related to the the Dingles?
Chastity Dingle is the daughter of Shadrach and Faith Dingle, and the half-sister of Cain Dingle. Zak is her uncle, and Sam, Marlon and Belle Dingle are her cousins.
When Chas first arrived, she was on good terms with her dad, Shadrach, but hadn’t spoken to mum Faith in years. But she was in for a shock when she found out that Shadrach had another child, Genesis Walker!
Faith returned in 2017, wanting to make amends for abandoning Chas and Cain. They weren’t pleased to see their mum, but they eventually reconciled with her – although Faith remains a constant source of embarrassment.
Chas has a close relationship with her brother Cain and niece, Debbie, as well as Charity, who comes from a different branch of the Dingle family.
Read more: A short history of Emmerdale’s David Metcalfe
Does Chas Dingle get on with her son, Aaron Dingle?
Chas has a grown-up son, Aaron, whose father was her first husband, Gordon Livesy.
After Chas and Gordon split, she left Aaron in his care. She and Aaron didn’t speak for years, and when he eventually came to find her, they struggled to get their relationship back on track.
Aaron moved to the village when he was a teenager, and Chas was delighted to have him back. It took a while for him to forgive her, but now the two of them have a great mother-son relationship.
Chas was devastated when she found out that her ex-husband Gordon had sexually abused Aaron. She felt tremendous guilt over the fact that she had left her son with such a monster.
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