When Charity (Emma Atkins) told Mackenzie (Lawrence Robb) that she was pregnant in Emmerdale recently, she was surprised at how enthusiastic and positive he was about the idea. In fact it wasn’t long before he was excitedly telling Moira (Natalie J. Robb) that he was going to be a dad, and he couldn’t wait to start fussing over Charity and trying to get her to take things easy.
So it comes as a devastating blow in upcoming episodes when the couple discover that the pregnancy isn’t viable and the baby has no chance of survival. They get the terrible news after Charity collapses in pain at home and they rush to the hospital. A scan reveals an ectopic pregnancy – where the foetus develops outside the womb.
Mackenzie takes the news especially hard, and in heartbreaking scenes asks if he can hear the baby’s heartbeat. Lawrence Robb told us that it’s something Mack feels he needs to do.
‘It’s Mackenzie that requests this. I don’t think that Charity was very keen on this happening, but she shows strength by agreeing to let that happen because she sees that it’s something that Mackenzie needs,’ he said.
Lawrence says that filming these scenes was incredibly difficult. ‘Upon reading this beforehand I was extremely wary and trepidatious about it because it’s so so sad,’ he reveals. ‘It was not easy to film at all, so one can only imagine what it will be like to view.’
In the aftermath of their sad loss, the couple find their relationship tested as each of them deals with their feelings differently. While Mack feels he has to be strong for Charity it’s clear he’s not coping well himself. Charity tries to put on a brave face herself and insists that life carries on, but those around her are concerned that she’s emotionally shutting down rather than face her pain.
‘They both deal with it very differently, and in many cases not in the way you would expect,’ Lawrence says. ‘He wants to talk about it and she doesn’t. So there may be resentment there, but I think it’s more confusion and hurt that she doesn’t seem to want to talk about it.’
Will Charity allow herself to open up about how she feels? Or could she end up pushing Mack away altogether?
Source: Read Full Article