Emmerdale star Bradley Johnson confirms early appearance in soap

Summarised from Manchester Evening News's report · Updated 16 Oct, 11:14 · Archive

Bradley Johnson has confirmed he appeared in Emmerdale years before playing Vinny Dingle.

Bradley Johnson has confirmed he appeared in Emmerdale before his main role as Vinny Dingle. The actor exited the ITV soap this week after nearly eight years, with his character sentenced to ten years in prison for causing the deaths of villagers Jimmy King and Dawn Fletcher through dangerous driving.

Johnson's character Vinny had arrived in the village in 2019 with his mother Mandy Dingle, played by Lisa Riley. During Monday's episode, the judge sentenced Vinny to a decade behind bars as a deterrent to others. Viewers have since spotted Johnson in classic episodes of the show that air on ITV3, and he has confirmed these sightings were genuine.

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