Soaplife talks to Emmerdale's Lucy Pargeter about Chas proposing, Carl saying yes and Eve's reaction... For Chas, revenge is a dish best served with a fake proposal - and a fake pregnancy. Wecouldn't wait to talk to Lucy, who plays devious Dingle Chas, about her character's plans to humiliate Carl and take him for every penny's he got... Carl was 'the one' for Chas. Does she, despite everything, she still love him? "I think she'll always love him, but she really hates him right now. The revenge thing helps a bit - but not that much." How come Chas decides to propose marriage to Carl? "It's Charity's decision. She's been pushing Chas to make Carl pay and she encourages Chas to step up the game to another, really serious level. Once she's married to Carl, she'll be able to take him for half of everything." Is this her master plan? "It's certainly a consideration, but you'll have to wait and see how things pan out as we head towards Christmas." So how does the proposal happen? "Chas does the whole down-on-one-knee thing in The Woolpack in front of everyone. Eve's there and looks suitably gutted when Carl accepts. This give Chas some satisfaction, but it's such a bittersweet moment for her." Why? "Well, she can't help wishing it was all for real. I mean - there she is surrounded by her friends, family and neighbours who are just delighted for her." How difficult is it for her to keep up the act the next morning? "She falters a bit, but manages to hold it together. She suggests to Carl that they have a Christmas wedding, but he throws her when he says he wants to wait until spring or summer." Well, the wedding is at Christmas so how does Chas change his mind? "She consults her revenge guru Charity and, as a result, she announces to Carl that she's pregnant." Carl freaked out when Lexi got pregnant - how does he feel about this? "He's incredibly positive which does Chas's head in even more. She can't help wishing she really was pregnant or that she'd had Carl's baby before. Maybe if she and Carl had had a child and they'd married, Eve would never have happened." It's a wicked plan. Is there anything that would make Chas back out? "Maybe if Chas actually got pregnant for real. It could happen!"
