Lydia Dingle confronts rapist Craig as he makes sick move with Samson in Emmerdale

LIFE is looking more bleak than ever for Lydia Dingle as she tries to overcome her rape ordeal.

But when Craig Reed continues to intimidate her, the Emmerdale favourite played by Karen Blick takes a stand.

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Craig Reed reconnected with Lydia in recent instalments of the ITV soap[/caption]

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But he showed how dangerous he really is by raping Lydia[/caption]

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The Emmerdale favourite is struggling to get back to a normal life[/caption]

Craig Reed (played by Ben Addis) raped Lydia Dingle after manipulating her into believing his intentions with her were pure.

To top it all off, he has been trying to make her believe she had given him consent while she clearly never did.

ITV viewers were heartbroken to see the kind and warm character become a shell of herself after the ordeal as she keeps quiet.

Meanwhile, Craig uses a star struck Samson Dingle (Sam Hall) to get under her skin and her husband Sam (James Hooton) has become just as admiring of the CEO as his young son.

But in scenes airing next week, Lydia begins to remember how strong she can be as she decides to square up to her attacker.

Coming up, Sam makes a last-ditch effort to reconcile with Lydia before going to Ireland but she can’t reciprocate.

As she covers her heartbreak, he feels like she’s pushing him away.

Craig continues to use Samson as a means to increase the tension in the Dingle household as he peppers the teen with questions about Lydia’s relationship with Sam.

Finding Samson in the Woolpack with Craig, in later scenes, Lydia snaps and furiously orders her humiliated stepson home.

Craig feels uneasy while Samson berates Lydia again for telling him to stay away from him.

But while Samson fails to understand the gravity of the situation, Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) is picking up on the many signs that there’s something wrong with Lydia.

Later, whilst cleaning at the office, Lydia is terrified when Craig turns up.

After pushing her to the limit with his insistence that he did nothing wrong, Lydia calls him a rapist.

What will he do?

Could he attack her again?

Emmerdale airs weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV.

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Lydia tries to keep her son Samson safe from Craig[/caption]

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But Mandy notices something is wrong[/caption]