| Belle King | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Eden Taylor-Draper as Belle King (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Duration | 1998–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 2463 25 December 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Keith Richardson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | Emmerdale: The Dingles – For Richer for Poorer (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Belle King (previously Dingle) is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Eden Taylor-Draper. Belle made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 25 December 1998, originally played by twins Emily and James Mather. James stopped appearing in the role in 2000 and Emily in 2005, at which point Taylor-Draper took over, remaining ever since. Belle has featured in various storylines throughout her time on the soap, such as falling down a mineshaft, killing her best friend Gemma Andrews (Tendai Rinomhota), having an affair with doctor Jermaine Bailey (Micah Balfour), faking a pregnancy to prevent Jermaine from leaving after their affair is revealed, being diagnosed with schizophrenia, a relationship with Lachlan White (Thomas Atkinson), which ends after discovering he is a serial killer, and her mental health relapses. Belle married Thomas King in 2024, and it was announced that Belle would become part of a coercive control storyline.