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Emmerdale romances you forgot all about from Chas and Dan to Laurel and Bob affair

There have been a lot of different romantic pairings over the last several decades in Emmerdale.

In some cases, those couplings have gone on to weddings and babies - but in many, they've ended in break-ups, deaths and affairs. For some of Emmerdale's veteran characters, they've had a lot of different partners over the years.

Some of these might surprise you, as we'd definitely forgotten about them. Here's a look at the ITV soap's most surprising couple's and how they split, as reported by the Mirror.

Read more: Emmerdale stars fearing the chop following raft of exits

Chas Dingle and Dan Spencer

Chas Dingle and Dan Spencer (ITV)

These two started dating back in 2011. They got engaged quite quickly, and were married in an episode in October 2012.

But on their wedding night, disaster struck for Chas when she thought she'd accidentally killed Carl King. It was later revealed Cameron Murray actually did it.

Dan found out Chas was having an affair with Cameron and she eventually left him. They annulled their marriage in 2013.

Bob Hope and Laurel Thomas

Laurel Thomas and Bob Hope (SHARED CONTENT UNIT)

It was revealed in a shock twist that Laurel Thomas and Bob Hope were having an affair. It meant the break-up of Bob and Brenda - who later outed the affair by posting a note on the café door.

Laurel ended up dumping Bob in public at the pub.

Charity Dingle and Jai Sharma

Charity Dingle and Jai Sharma (ITV)

These two started dating in 2011, and decided to get married the next year. Charity's ex Cain was not keen on this relationship, and wanted it over.

Jai had hoped to start a family, but Charity didn't want anymore children. That led to him having an affair with Rachel Breckle and getting her pregnant.

Jai and Charity split in 2014 when she found otu about the baby.

Rhona Goskirk and Paddy Kirk

Rhona is with Marlon Dingle now - but she first started dating more than a decade ago. But it ended when she and Paddy realised they had feelings for each other.

Rhona found out she was pregnant, and Paddy struggled to tell Marlon the truth. It turned out Marlon was the father, though Rhona and Paddy ended up getting married.

But Paddy's affair with Tess Harris and Rhona's addiction to painkillers were among the things that led to them breaking up.

Jacob Gallagher and Gabby Thomas

These two have been on Emmerdale since they were children. In more recent episodes, Gabby has just had a son with Jamie Tate, and Jacob lost his girlfriend to murderer Mena Jutla.

But these two shared a brief school romance, and fling at college. It never led to anything though, and they're just friends now.

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