He's pretty much despised by the whole nation in his role as evil Lachlan White in Emmerdale, but Thomas Atkinson was recently on the receiving end of violence in real life.
The 19-year-old actor shared a photo of the Eiffel Tower on Instagram while returning from a holiday in France. The accompanying caption said, 'Last shot before I had a knife pulled on me and phone stolen. Thank you, Paris. Nice to know I was welcome 🙃.'
Fans were quick to forget how much they hate Lachlan and offered him heaps of support.
One said, '@tomatkins0n as long as you're ok. Phones can be replaced. I had the privilege of meeting u last year at a football match n u were lovely to chat too. Scaring the # out of me atm in Emmerdale 🙈 fantastic acting. 🙌🏻❤️.' [sic]
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4 of 25Matthew Wolfenden and Charley Webb
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5 of 25Charlie Clapham and Stephanie Davis
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6 of 25James Sutton and Sammy Winward
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7 of 25Peter Amory and Claire King
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8 of 25Jennifer James and Lee Boardman
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10 of 25Samantha Giles and Peter Amory
Samantha Giles and Peter Amory - Met on Emmerdale. Status: Split.
11 of 25Tina O'Brien and Ryan Thomas
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12 of 25Alfie Browne-Sykes and Amanda Clapham
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13 of 25Nicole Barber - Lane and Liam Fox
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15 of 25Jeff Hordley and Zoe Henry
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16 of 25Alan Halsall and Lucy Jo Hudson
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17 of 25Emmett J. Scanlan and Claire Cooper
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19 of 25Charlie Clapham and Tamara Wall
Charlie Clapham and Tamara Wall - The Hollyoaks actors previously dated. Status: Split.
20 of 25Anna Passey and Nick Rhys
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21 of 25Claire Goose and Jonathan Kerrigan
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22 of 25Harley Bonner and Ariel Kaplan
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23 of 25Chris Milligan and Jenna Rosenow
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Tom replied to the comments with, 'For anyone asking, Im fine. found it quite amusing tbh. Being stuck in a foreign country with no phone was an experience to say the least.' [sic]
Well, we're glad to hear he's OK, so that he can get back to Emmerdale and continue to torment us with his devious ways as Lachlan.
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