Home > Drama > Emmerdale: Will Ashley Thomas ditch Laurel at their wedding vow renewal?! December 9th, 2011 by Sarah. No comments As fans of Emmerdale will know, Laurel Thomas ( Charlotte Bellamy ) has been in love with pub chef Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) since the summer, and until recently, she’d managed to keep her feelings for Marlon a secret from her husband… But now, her husband Ashley (John Middleton) knows that Laurel’s in love with another man, and in the episode that airs on December 22nd, he faces a terrible dilemma; renew his vows to Laurel and try to make their marriage work, or let her go to Marlon. As we’ll see on the day of the vow renewal ceremony, when Ashley’s late, and nobody seems to know where he is, Laurel fears that he’s not going to turn up, while Marlon is hoping that he won’t! And by the time the day of the ceremony rolls around, Marlon’s ex and his best mate – that’s Rhona ( Zoe Henry ) and Paddy ( Dominic Brunt ) of course – have guessed that L...