Emmerdale's Lucy Pargeter has delivered a message to fans after many have called for her character to be removed from the soap.
Viewers have had little sympathy for Chas Dingle of late, as the married mum was having an affair with also-taken Al Chapman. Last month, heartrending scenes showed Faith Dingle taking her final breath alongside her son Cain.
But Chas was nowhere to be seen, as she was in a hotel room with Al, with her phone switched off.