When Emmerdale revealed that Kim Tate’s horse was the real culprit behind the death of evil rapist Craig Reed (Ben Addis), it was met with some humour from fans online.

But did Lydia ever really get justice for what happened to her? Actress Karen Blick doesn’t believe so.

In late 2023, Emmerdale aired disturbing scenes in which Lydia was sexually assaulted by her re-acquainted childhood friend.

The soap explored the aftermath, with Lydia battling with what happened as she hid away from her friends and family.

Speaking exclusively at the RadioTimes.com Soap Awards 2024 sponsored by Inspired Villages, Blick admitted that she doesn’t think Lydia truly got justice, but that is what made the storyline “authentic”.

“No, I don’t think she she did,” Blick said. “That’s quite authentic in terms of whether victims [and] survivors of that sort of crime do ever get justice.

“So she was frustrated. It was complicated, because it was somebody she knew, somebody who she grew up with and… there was a part of it that wanted to protect him, in a complicated way.”