Not only in the movie, the drama also spread to real life when actress Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle) burst into tears while… holding a mouse in the show preparing for “I’m A Celebrity”.

This scene went viral, and Emmerdale immediately took advantage of it to build a new storyline.

According to the behind-the-scenes clip, Lisa panicked when the mouse moved in her hand.

She said in tears: “I thought I was strong. But I was scared.” This made the audience both surprised and sympathetic.

Immediately after that, the Emmerdale team quickly wrote a new scene for Mandy: she faced her fear… of mice in the Dingle house. In this scene, Mandy screamed loudly when she saw a mouse running past, causing chaos, making Vinny and Marlon laugh and Lydia panic.

But the writers quickly turned the comedy into a psychological subtext: Mandy explained that she had been afraid of rats since childhood because she was locked in a rat-infested shed by bullies. Lisa Riley’s real-life crying suddenly gave Mandy a new depth – fans raved: “Emmerdale knows how to take chances.”

This subplot is expected to create many comedic moments, but also opens up a deeper story about Mandy’s childhood trauma – which has never been properly explored.

Another interesting point: There are rumors that the writers will combine Mandy’s fear of rats with the dark arc going on in the village – specifically related to Bear Wolf’s forced labor ring. Rats in cages, people in prison, long-standing fears – all could combine into a surprising psychological twist.

Lisa Riley turned a real-life moment into a catalyst for Mandy to become a more emotional, vulnerable, and relatable character.