Paddy Kirk has been married four times: to Mandy Dingle in 1999, to Emily Dingle in 2002, to Rhona Goskirk in 2012 and to Chas Dingle in 2020.
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32 Facts About Paddy Kirk
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Paddy Kirk has had several extramarital affairs since arriving, notably with Viv Hope and Tess Harris.
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Paddy Kirk is drawn to Mandy Dingle and they begin a rocky relationship.
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Paddy Kirk tells Emily about his affair with Viv Windsor, and he is punched by Viv's estranged husband, Bob Hope and Zak Dingle.
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Paddy Kirk begins a relationship with Chas Dingle and deals with her wayward son, Aaron Livesy.
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Paddy Kirk initially refuses to believe it, but realises it is true and evicts Chas.
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Paddy Kirk is immediately remorseful, and the two have a long talk where he admits that he is gay.
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Paddy Kirk later learns she is pregnant with Marlon's baby, but regardless, Paddy and Rhona begin a relationship and later get married.
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Chas initially suspects that Paddy Kirk is Vinny's father, but Mandy explains that he is not.
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Paddy Kirk gives Chas and Marlon a letter for Paddy originally from his mother to pro wrestler Bear Wolf, explaining that Bear is Paddy's biological father.
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Paddy Kirk tries to ignore the revelation, but he eventually meets Bear at a convention in Belfast.
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Paddy Kirk expressed his love and loyalty to working on Emmerdale, but admitted that after 23 years, he still gets nervous and finds certain aspects of the job difficult.
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Paddy Kirk explained: "Every Christmas when the contract is up, I still think that's probably it".
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Paddy Kirk explained that this gives him motivation to push himself from an acting perspective, noting that "the thought that at any point [he] could be out" keeps him going.
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On his character profile on the ITV website, Paddy Kirk is described as a "loveable softy" that "rarely has a bad word to say about anyone and can usually be relied on".
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The profile states that although Paddy Kirk makes mistakes, naming hitting a police officer and being suspended from practicing veterinary as examples, he "always works hard at correcting" what he has done wrong.
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Paddy Kirk did not detail what specifically the baby would be diagnosed with, but noted that it is "a specific situation that parents find themselves in", and accredited the diagnosis due to the two characters being "parents of a certain age".
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Paddy Kirk explained that they had not exploited the topic for drama, but that they approached the episode "really delicately".
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Paddy Kirk explained that in his 21 years at Emmerdale, he has never won an award, so it is not important to him.
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Paddy Kirk stated that he likes to be surprised each time he receives a script, and that he became excited to film the aftermath of the birth, since it was a surprise to him.
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Paddy Kirk added that he did not know if Chas and Paddy would stay together, and that both of them are "set to struggle in their own ways for a while" due to the emotional impact of their loss.
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When Paddy Kirk takes Marlon to the hospital, he accidentally leaves Eve in the backseat, unattended and with the car door open.
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Brunt explains that his character's reaction to the situation is that "all Paddy Kirk can think of is getting Marlon to the hospital", since he is worried about Marlon's health.
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Paddy Kirk later realises he has left his daughter, and has a "blind panic".
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Brunt adds that Paddy Kirk is "pretty heavy on himself", and confirmed that his guilt would be explored further.
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Paddy Kirk explained his character's mindset of not believing Bear by stating that Paddy thinks: "No, I'm not going to follow them up there, we're adults and she should never do that".
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Brunt suggests that Paddy Kirk has "bitten off more than he can chew", leading him to ask for help from the villagers.
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Paddy Kirk goes on to explain that "the best present" Paddy feels he can give to Chas after "two really bad years for them", referring to the loss of Grace and their relationship problems, is a wedding.
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Paddy Kirk was nominated for the award again in 2009 with Charnock, who portrays the role of best friend Marlon.
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Paddy Kirk received a longlist nomination for Best Actor, and shortlist nominations for Best Male Dramatic Performance and Best On-Screen Partnership, the latter with Pargeter.
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