Emmerdale’s Danny Miller discusses his exit from the soap after Aaron Dingle’s shocking discovery – as he pleads with bosses: ‘Don’t kill me off!’
Emmerdale star Danny Miller has hinted that a new exit from the soap could be on the horizon after his character Aaron Dingle makes a shocking discovery in upcoming scenes.
The actor revealed that Aaron will discover he has the faulty BRCA2 gene which he inherited from his mother Chas Dingle after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
After Chas decided to undergo a double mastectomy, she urged her brothers Cain and Caleb Dingle, as well as her son Aaron, to get tested for the gene.
Although Cain and Caleb’s results will come back negative, Aaron finds out he has the gene but is keeping it a secret from his family.
Speak with The mirrorDanny explained that he began to fear for Aaron’s future when he first heard about the storyline. Worried bosses planned to ‘kill’ him.
Emmerdale star Danny Miller has hinted that a new exit from the soap could be on the horizon after his character Aaron Dingle makes a shocking discovery in upcoming scenes
The actor previously left the soap in 2010 and again in 2021, before reprising his role last year.
He said: ‘My first thought about this story was: ‘I’ve just moved to Leeds, please don’t kill me!’ There are people who simply have bad luck, which follows them.
“So I knew what they were going to say when all three of them (Cain Dingle, Caleb Milligan and his character Aaron) took the gene test. I remember saying, “It’s me who gets it, isn’t it?”
‘I don’t think Aaron immediately realizes the seriousness of it. Aaron has always been one of those people who doesn’t like being watched all the time.
“If he were to tell people if he hasn’t had to deal with it himself, he’ll probably ask a lot of people if he’s okay, and that’s the worst question you could ask him.”
Danny added that Aaron plans to keep the diagnosis to himself ‘for now’, but if he decides to open up, it will likely be to his mother Chas, or her ex-husband Paddy.
He added that he currently doesn’t know if the bosses plan to explore the storyline further, but noted that he was interested in seeing it unfold.
Mutations in the BRCA genes are much better known because of the danger they pose to women, increasing the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
The actor revealed that Aaron will discover he has the defective BRCA2 gene that he inherited from his mother Chas Dingle after she was diagnosed with breast cancer
However, a 2022 study found that men who carry the BRAC2 gene have more than double the risk of developing prostate cancer.
In the coming scenes, Chas appears to rekindle things with her ex Paddy as they share a kiss in the wake of her cancer diagnosis.
When Chas only gives herself two weeks off the Woolpack list, Aaron worries that she isn’t facing the reality of her surgery.
After a long conversation, Chas finally talks to a supportive Paddy about her concerns surrounding her operation.
Paddy lovingly comforts Chas as she fears the worst. Swept away by the familiarity of the situation, the pair start kissing before Paddy realizes he has made a big mistake.
Later, Mandy’s shell was shocked when Paddy revealed he kissed Chas. Paddy is unnerved by Mandy’s eerily silent response.
At the hospital, Chas puts on a brave face for Aaron as she undergoes surgery, but viewers will have to wait and see if she gets the results they’re hoping for.
Emmerdale airs weekdays at 7.30pm on ITV1 and ITVX,