Ruby Fox-Miligan’s tragic past will be revealed in tonight’s episode of Emmerdale. Viewers will learn that she was a victim of sexual violence as a child.
As Steph goes through some old photos she comes across a photograph from Ruby’s 16th birthday. When she shows her mum Ruby says she doesn’t remember – but it’s clear she does.
Ruby says she doesn’t remember but it’s clear she does (Credit: ITV)
Flashback to Ruby as a teen in Emmerdale
In flashback viewers will then get to see Ruby’s sixteenth birthday party. It’s here they will get a glimpse of her tragic past – although the scenes are not graphic in content.
Ruby’s husband Caleb doesn’t know what happened to Ruby as a child. This is because she has buried the trauma as a coping mechanism throughout her life.
Tricky times for Ruby (Credit: ITV)
But now the arrival of Steph as well as Ruby’s dad Anthony has stirred up a lot of emotions for Ruby. Her life has begun to spiral out of control. The painful memories have resurfaced and flooded her thoughts. And the truth about her past goes someway to explaining why she pushed Steph away as a child.
Fans have been convinced that something awful happened with her father. Some even speculated he could be the father of Steph and not Caleb.
Others are sure the mysterious Rob, who has been mentioned by Anthony and we will see in the flashforward, is behind the attack.
“Ruby has always been troubled and volatile in nature,” said Emmerdale Producer, Laura Shaw. “Finally our audience will be able to learn more about the past that has haunted her and made Ruby the woman she is today.”
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He’s only recently arrived in Emmerdale, but Ruby’s dad is already proving to be a controversial figure – just ask his daughter. Anthony Fox made his debut last month, popping up to torment his estranged daughter and son-in-law… and he’s already at home in the village.
Ruby was mortified at the sight or her dad, leading to fan speculation that there’s a terrible secret lurking in his past. Whatever Anthony may have done to his daughter (and viewers have their ideas about that too), he’s quickly emerged as one of the soap’s most disliked figures.
Here’s a run-down of all Anthony’s bad behaviour so far.
Caleb didn’t take too kindly to Anthony’s probing (Credit: ITV)
Ruby’s dad on Emmerdale: Village snoop
This week’s episodes saw Anthony learn about Caleb’s affair with Tracy. Demanding answers, he confronted Caleb on Tuesday night (December 10) – only for Caleb to threaten to ‘smash his teeth down his throat’ if he didn’t back off.
His meddling continued afterwards as he questioned Ruby, wanting to know how she could stand for cheating Caleb.
“Please Caleb can you smash his teeth down his throat,” laughed one fan.
He snapped at Ruby
It was during his conversation with Ruby that viewers caught a glimpse of the real Anthony. As Ruby went to leave, Anthony snapped, telling her to sit down. Known firebrand Ruby was surprisingly compliant – suggesting that there might be to rumours of abuse.
“Anthony showing his true colours to Ruby!!!” noted one shocked fan.
“Ruby’s dad showing his nasty side to Ruby again,” said another.
Anthony’s clearly hiding something (Credit: ITV)
What is Ruby’s dad hiding on Emmerdale?
Ruby’s reaction to her dad – a shell-shocked look on her face – suggests there might be truth to rumours of childhood abuse. Indeed, many think that Anthony sexually abused Ruby as a child – and may even be Steph’s ‘real’ father.
“I think the real reason that Ruby does not want to be around her father has more to with him not standing up for her against her mother when she was a child. Because of the scene with the hyperventilating, I think he’s sexually abused her as a child,” wrote one fan.
“I’ve got an awful sickening theory about Ruby and her dad in #Emmerdale. He mentioned someone called Rob possibly being Steph’s dad but what if her dad was abusing her and he’s actually the father and that’s why she can’t bear to be around him,” said another.
Anthony recently revealed that he has cancer (Credit: ITV)
He could be lying about his cancer
Another popular fan theory is that Anthony is lying about his cancer. He recently won grandaughter Steph on side by telling her that he had been diagnosed with cancer. However, some viewers think that he’s not being entirely honest about this either…
“He’s going to pretend to have cancer so he isn’t so hated on when it’s revealed that he’s Steph’s dad,” one fan theorised.
He’s manipulative
Between his following Steph into the village and using her to force a relationship with Ruby, Anthony is clearly manipulating his doting granddaughter for his own ends.
Last week, he told her that he planned on leaving the village if he couldn’t reconcile with Ruby. Lo and behold, days later, and Steph had forced her mum into letting Anthony in – essentially telling her that she’d be leaving too, if Anthony did.
He gives us the creeps too (Credit: ITV)
He’s just plain creepy
Whatever Anthony may or may not have done (and our money’s on it being something terrible), Anthony is also… well, he’s a creep. If any further evidence is required, just look at that sneering face hogging the camera yesterday.
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Fans of Emmerdale turned on Moira Dingle during Tuesday night’s episode of the soap – as she told Cain not to come home after he was arrested for assaulting a police officer. Cain’s tussle with the law came during Moira’s time of need, as she learned that she would require ongoing treatment to ensure that her tumour doesn’t return.
Cain, meanwhile, found himself in a prison cell after hitting Jai’s car, and then lashing out at PC Swirling. As he called Moira to explain himself, she reacted with fury – telling him not to bother coming home.
However, some fans found a bit of a double-standard in Moira’s reaction.
Moira told Cain to stay away (Credit: ITV)
Moira receives backlash from Emmerdale fans after slamming Cain
Writing on social media as the scenes aired, fans shared their ire at Moira’s behaviour. And many were quick to recall how she was hardly innocent herself.
“Struggling to care about Moira being “let down†by Cain. She’s cheated on him, she’s beat on him, yet now she’s perfect and delicate because she’s ill?” said one annoyed fan.
“To hear Moira talk, you’d think she was Mother Teresa! She’s having a go at Cain for assaulting someone, when she’s done exactly the same thing & even killed Emma Barton! Talk about pot, kettle & black,” said another.
“I seem to be alone in my dislike of Moira. She’s done some horrible things to people over the years – including Cain. I wish they’d just write her annoying character out of Emmerdale,” wrote a third.
Cain isn’t exactly innocent either (Credit: ITV)
‘Grow up’ say fans as Cain’s moping continues
This comes after another week of moping for Cain. He’s been struggling with his conscience since sleeping with Ruby – driving those around him away with his pouting and unpredictable behaviour.
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Fans of Emmerdale have been left fuming at recent developments between Moira and Cain – as she received some shocking news, and he continued to spiral out of control.
Learning that she would have to undergo radiotherapy due to the risk of her tumour returning, Moira was in a state. She reached out to Cain in her time of need, but he let her down – smashing into Jai’s car and assaulting a police officer.
As the episode ended, Cain was in a prison cell, and Moira was fuming – telling him not to bother coming home. This comes as Cain continues to struggle with his guilt over cheating on her with Ruby a few weeks ago.
Cain and Moira’s marriage isn’t in a good place, then – and fans really aren’t happy about it.
Cain let Moira down, big-time (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale fans slam writing as Moira and Cain marriage hits the rocks
Writing on social media as last night’s episode aired, fans shared their frustration at the sorry state of affairs (no pun intended) between Cain and Moira.
“Wish they wouldn’t do this to Cain n Moira let them be happy it’s getting too gloomy,” wrote one fan under a post on Instagram.
“Will somebody sack these writers and bring new talented ones in. Not everybody has to have bad relationships. Why can’t you leave Moira and Cain alone? They’re good together. You always have to spoil a good thing,” bemoaned a second.
“What ruined this storyline was the Cain and Ruby scene. Cain should’ve been there for Moira and perhaps Ruby could bump off her old man. He deserves it,” another viewer threatened.
“I’m wondering if the writer(s) just doesn’t like happy couples. Doing her best to split Ruby and Caleb. Now splitting up one of the nicest couples Cain and Moria. Honestly it could be renamed Misery Dale,” a fourth joked.
Has the soap gone too far in its treatment of Cain and Moira?
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He may have ruled the Emmerdale roost for over 20 years, but fans think Cain Dingle’s time is done – and Ross Barton needs to replace him. This comes amid a series of recent struggles for Cain, who has been in crisis since cheating on Moira with Ruby.
Terrified that he’d lose his wife to the brain surgery on her tumour, Cain spiralled out of control. Getting drunk, beating up Jimmy and sleeping with Ruby, it was quite the day for Cain.
Ever since, Cain’s been a tormented man. Last night, he wound up on the wrong side of the law. This came as he smashed up Jai’s car and assaulted a police officer. As a result, he wasn’t there for Moira in her time of need – who had been undergoing radiotherapy to prevent the tumour from coming back.
And, as Cain’s torment continues tonight, fans have had enough.
Cain let Moira down last night (Credit: ITV)
Make way for Ross: Emmerdale fans are done with ‘washed-up’ Cain
Writing on social media, fans shared their thoughts on Cain’s recent behaviour. And many agreed that the time has come for Cain to make way for the new alpha male in town – Ross Barton.
“Time to feud Ross with Cain. And Ross makes Cain leave. It has to happen, Ross needs to take the big spotlight now Cain’s washed up,” wrote one fan on Instagram.
“Cain enough is enough now! Stop making it harder for yourself and man up! Stop,” demanded another.
“Such a disappointing story line. Cain would be there for Moira. stop with this nonsense now please,” said a third, not buying Cain’s recent fall from grace.
Ross, by contrast, has been the talk of the town since returning to the village – beating up Mack, getting April kidnapped, and inspiring a conspiracy of haters (Charity, Caleb and Marlon).
He’s going nowhere soon – is it time for Ross to claim his crown as top dog in the village?
Cain decides to be honest with Moira (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale spoilers tonight: Cain wants to tell the truth
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Emmerdale fans were pretty surprised on Tuesday night (December 10) when baby Ivy, who had seemingly been completely forgotten about appeared on screen again. Well, was heard on screen at least!
Baby Ivy, the child Rhona Goskirk fought so hard and almost sacrificed her marriage to Marlon Dingle for, was heard crying and not only that, Rhona actually went to tend to her! Wonders never cease.
Gus is baby Ivy’s dad (Credit: ITV)
Who is Ivy in Emmerdale?
Last year, Rhona’s ex husband Gus turned up out of the blue to ask if he and his new wife Lucy could use the embryos he and Rhona froze to have a baby. Rhona was shocked as she thought they had been destroyed.
After much thought and heartache, Rhona realised she couldn’t give consent for her biological child to be born and raised by someone else.
However not willing to accept defeat, Gus stole Rhona’s passport and forged her signature to get the embryos. Lucy then fell pregnant and Rhona had no idea until Marlon bumped into them at the hospital. Rhona was devastated and conflicted over what to do.
Sadly when she confronted them both as they tried to flee, Lucy went into premature labour and died during childbirth. Rhona then wanted custody of Ivy herself.
However despite the fact Rhona was the biological mother of the baby, she had no legal rights. A battle followed and Rhona kidnapped Ivy. She was found not guilty in court, but Gus was eventually sent to prison for eight years for fraud.
Rhona and Marlon are now raising the baby together – not that you’d know it as she’s never seen or talked about!
Fans react to Ivy’s reappearance
Last night, Rhona and Marlon were trying to deal with April’s teenage strop when Ivy started crying in the background. Marlon said he would tend to the baby, but Rhona insisted she would go.
Those watching at home had quite the reaction to hearing Ivy and that Rhona and Marlon remembered they had her!
“Is that Ivy I can hear in the background? Have they let her out of the cupboard that her and Esther have been held hostage in?” joked one.
Another added: “Marlon and Rhona have finally returned home and remembered they left Ivy upstairs!”
“Where’s Ivy been? All that fuss Rhona made and she’s hardly seen,” said a third.
A fourth admitted: “I’d completely forgotten about Ivy!”
“There’s Ivy. The invisible baby,” laughed someone else.
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He previously revealed that the baby was due in December 2024, but his son came along a little early and was born on November 19.
Confirming his son’s birth, as well as his name, Bradley wrote: “Albie Jake Johnson. You are absolutely everything.” A photo of Albie was included alongside a snap of a wooden plaque revealing Albie’s weight – 6lbs 13oz.
Fans and co-stars congratulated the star, with on screen mum Lisa Riley, who plays Mandy Dingle, writing: “You know how proud me and Al are of you and Sammie – we love you loads… CONGRATULATIONS… we are available for baby sitting whenever, sending the biggest amount of love.”
Following on from the birth, Bradley returned to Instagram and recorded a video, where he asked for advice over the sleepless nights. He joked, “4 o’clock? Got work tomorrow. Gonna need a lot of make-up on these eyes.”
Bradley uploaded a picture from the Emmerdale set to Instagram yesterday (Monday, December 10), which showed him sitting on the sofa of Wishing Well Cottage while holding baby Albie.
The caption read: “Take your baby to work day! Albie got to see the famous Dingle set #emmerdale #itv #dingles #baby #takeyourbabytoworkday.”
Fans and co-stars loved the picture. Lisa Riley wrote: “My heart is actually melting.” Ash Palmisciano, who plays Matty Barton, added three emojis with love heart eyes. While fans couldn’t get over how “cute” and “adorable” Albie was.
Wishing Well Cottage has seen a lot of drama for the Dingles over the years. For Vinny, that’s the place where he recently discovered Tina Dingle is his birth mother.
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Tom actually had buried an empty coffin, cruelly having Belle believe that Piper’s body was inside.
He then secretly handed a very much alive Piper over to some new owners, making out that Belle had treated the pup horribly.
In festive scenes though, as Tom’s comeuppance looms, Belle and Piper are about to reunite. And, we’re so ecstatic. It’s sure to be music to many ears!
Eden has revealed all on Piper’s return (Credit: ITV)
Piper the Dog and Belle reunite at Christmas on Emmerdale
Speaking to Emmerdale Insider and other media, Eden Taylor-Draper revealed that Piper the Dog returns back into Belle’s arms at Christmas, thanks to the help of Gabby and Vinny.
Eden shared: “She [Belle] can’t get it out of her head, he’s [Tom’s] lied about so many things and she just thinks we never actually saw the evidence. Yeah, we buried a casket, but who knows what’s in there?”
Belle and Vinny then decide to dig up Piper’s casket and realise that it’s empty. The search for Piper then begins.
Eden teased: “It’s actually Vinny and Gabby that end up tracking her down, getting in touch with the people who Tom gave Piper to, and explain the situation.
“At Christmas, Belle is by her dad’s grave having a moment, and then all of a sudden you just see Piper running up with a bow.” What an emotional moment!
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Weddings in Emmerdale are known to bring the drama, and the occasional jilting. Over the years, several unlucky brides and grooms have found themselves dumped at the altar.
Often someone’s been a naughty cheat and it’s coming to them, but there are those that just didn’t deserve such a public humiliation.
Get ready to relive their embarrassment all over again as we look at 10 characters who were chucked on their wedding day.
Ruthless Tina Dingle never wanted to marry Luke McAllister (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Emmerdale jilted characters: Luke McAllister
We’re rewinding the clock back to 1995, a time when Tina Dingle had a different face and was engaged to wed local heartthrob Luke McAllister.
Their romance caused uproar in the village, particularly amongst the Dingles, who blamed Luke for the death of Zak’s son Ben. The lad had collapsed and died after taking a punch from Luke, although it later transpired he had a heart defect.
Nevertheless, the Dingle clan never forgave Luke for their loss and drove his family out of the village. Luke stayed put and ended up falling for Tina, who he met at a dance. Naturally, her loved ones were livid.
Luke did not take the news well. Weeks later he attempted to kill Tina in a speeding van, but she jumped out just in time. Luke wasn’t so lucky. He ploughed the vehicle into a fence and was killed on impact.
Lisa had two Dingle men competing for her affections (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Albert Dingle
It’s hard to imagine Lisa with anyone other than her beloved Zak, but she nearly became another man’s Mrs Dingle.
Lisa and Zak hit it off straightaway after meeting in 1996, but Zak’s jailbird brother Albert also had his eye on her. When Zak failed to prove his feelings, Lisa agreed to marry Albert, even though she didn’t really love him.
Their wedding day ended up being one to remember. First Lisa’s horrible ex-husband Barry Clegg crashed the nuptials and had to be forcibly removed from the church. Then Zak came to his senses and declared his love for Lisa in front of the whole congregation.
Poor Albert was heartbroken and ended up fleeing the village after the police arrived to question him over an armed robbery.
Zak finally got his girl, and just four months later Lisa became his wife.
Kathy never got to be Mrs Biff Fowler (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Kathy Glover
Twice-widowed Kathy Glover hoped it was going to be third time lucky when she became engaged to her former brother-in-law Biff Fowler. But sadly it wasn’t to be.
Twisted teacher Graham Clark managed to get into Kathy’s head. The pair grew close and Kathy started to wonder whether she was marrying the right man. However, she put her doubts aside and decided to go ahead.
Dressed to impress in a gorgeous gold wedding gown, Kathy made her way up the aisle. But just as they were about to exchange vows, Biff called the wedding off, declaring he was unable to trust her and Graham.
Kathy was devastated and begged Biff to carry on. But his mind was made up. Biff rode out of the village on his motorbike shortly afterwards and hasn’t been seen since.
Nicola discovered Carlos had been bedding Bernice (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Emmerdale jilted characters: Carlos Diaz
When Nicola Blackstock (now King) fell for dishy chef Carlos Diaz she had no idea he was sleeping with her sister, Bernice.
After the affair ended, Carlos ended up getting with Nicola. And she was so desperate to keep hold of him that she pretended she was pregnant. Carlos proposed and Nicola accepted. But that’s when it all started to unravel.
During her hen party, Nicola was caught necking vodka by Bernice. She confessed she wasn’t expecting and Bernice (who was actually pregnant at the time) insisted she had to tell Carlos before the ceremony. Nicola did the right thing, but was horrified when Carlos revealed the truth about him and Bernice and admitted he could be the father of her baby.
Appalled, Nicola stormed the church and declared the wedding was off due to Carlos cheating, before informing Ashley of his wife’s betrayal. Savage!
Bride-to-be Charity was set up by evil Sadie King (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Charity Dingle
It’s not often we feel sorry for Charity Dingle, but she didn’t deserve to be jilted by Tom King. Particularly as it was all super bitch Sadie’s fault.
Sadie was Jimmy King’s first wife, and Tom’s daughter-in-law. She despised Charity and did not take kindly to the idea of a former prostitute threatening her position at Home Farm.
So Sadie started plotting to sabotage the couple’s big day. She recruited Cain to her dastardly mission, and paid him to make a move on Charity and capture the moment on camera. Although Charity rejected Cain’s advances, the incriminating pictures suggested otherwise.
Sadie showed the snaps to Tom on his wedding day. And surprise, surprise, he called off the nuptials, leaving Charity feeling totally distraught. And as for Sadie, she got her comeuppance. When Tom finally wised up to her scheming he cut her off without a penny.
Jimmy wiped the smile off Kelly’s face (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Kelly Windsor
Jimmy King sure knows how to pick ’em. After being made a fool of by first wife Sadie, he fell for another manipulative minx – Kelly Windsor.
In the lead up to their wedding Kelly discovered she’d fallen pregnant. The timing couldn’t have been worse. Kelly had just landed a lucrative modelling contract and feared a baby would scupper her career. Taking her agent’s advice, Kelly underwent an abortion behind poor Jimmy’s back.
But Kelly’s lies caught up with her on her wedding day. Eli Dingle paid Jimmy a visit and told him about the abortion. And if that wasn’t bad enough Eli also revealed he’d shared a cheeky snog with Kelly.
Disgusted by her double betrayal, Jimmy told Kelly she could forget becoming Mrs King!
Emmerdale jilted characters: Michael Conway
Handsome Michael Conway was introduced to Emmerdale in 2009 as a love interest for Debbie Dingle.
Cain outed Debbie and Michael’s affair and the fact that Debbie was her daughter. But despite the shocking revelations, Charity and Michael agreed to carry on with the wedding. That was until Debbie informed Michael that Charity had tricked him into proposing by pretending she was pregnant.
Charity was forced to admit there was no baby, and Michael called the whole thing off.
Charity told Cain she wasn’t ready for marriage (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Cain Dingle
Once upon a time Cain and Charity were on the verge of becoming husband and wife. But the wedding never happened.
After a tumultuous on/off affair that had begun when they were underage teens, Cain proposed to Charity on Christmas Day 2009. He got down on bended knee and presented her with a plastic engagement ring.
Swept up in the excitement, Cain organised a surprise wedding with a little help from his sister, Chas.
Unsurprisingly, the couple split shortly afterwards. Charity went on to wed husband number two Jai Sharma, while Cain married Moira.
Cheating Carl got his comeuppance (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Emmerdale jilted characters: Carl King
Fans across the country cheered out loud for Chas the day she dumped love rat Carl King at the altar.
It was Christmas Day 2010 and the locals were invited to Chas and Carl’s festive nuptials. But no one – apart from Chas and her cousin Charity – knew what was about to happen.
Chas had discovered Carl had been sleeping with Woolpack barmaid Eve Jenson. In revenge, she told Carl she was pregnant with his baby and asked him to marry her. He agreed, completely unaware of the trap he’d fallen into.
With her stage set, Chas took great pleasure in outing Carl and Eve’s affair to everyone. And as a final sucker punch, she informed Carl there was no baby after all.
Gabby was all dressed up but with no church to go to (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Gabby Thomas
Gabby’s jilting may have happened in the more private setting of Home Farm, but that didn’t make it any less humiliating.
It should have been the happiest day of Gabby’s life as she prepared to marry nanny Nicky Fox. But she discovered their whole romance was based on a big fat lie.
On the morning of their intended nuptials, Nicky couldn’t carry on the cruel deception. He told Gabby he couldn’t marry her because he was actually a gay man. She was devastated, but that was nothing compared to Caleb’s fury that his scam had failed.
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Our Emmerdale review this week is a mixed bag. There were things we loved and things we didn’t. A few things that we thought were really cleverly done and some that really weren’t.
Here’s what we thought in our Emmerdale review of the week.
Eric lost all of Brenda’s savings (Credit: ITV)
Eric’s gamble
We have been surprised by how invested we are in Eric’s impulsive behaviour and the fall out. We’ve been musing about why this has drawn us in, when it’s really a rather low-key storyline. And here’s what we reckon – it’s old school, isn’t it?
Classic Emmerdale is full of stories about money worries, scams and fraud, so in terms of subject matter this feels like something from back in the day (though back then, it would have been Pollard doing the scamming!).
But more than that, it’s been a slow burn. Eric changed his medication a while ago. It was a throwaway, inconsequential storyline that we didn’t think was important. But since then his behaviour has become more impulsive, and now his whole world has fallen apart because he’s gambled away all his money and Brenda’s too on a cryptocurrency scam.
It’s so sad to see Eric suffering and to watch Brenda’s heart breaking. We wish there was a way back for them. But it doesn’t look good, does it?
Why is Jade so scary? (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale review: Evil Jade
Jade continues to be a strange mix of mega-villain and petty criminal. And we do not like it. Nothing about her weird pursuit of Ross makes sense. In fact nothing about her at all makes sense.
She is a master criminal who has a team of henchmen and one henchwoman, evil enough to dangle poor April off a multi-storey carpark. She knows everything about everyone. She has a fancy car and someone to drive her round in it. And yet her line of business appears to be running half-hearted boxing matches. She’s hardly Lex Luther is she?
What was her plan when she viciously assaulted a little girl? If her minion had dropped poor April, Jade still wouldn’t have had her money.
Why are all these hard men so scared of her? Is it the beret? And WHY OH WHY didn’t Ross, or Billy, or Aaron or Mack just call the police?
Anyway given she’s still determined to get her mitts on the missing £3000 so it seems it’s not the last we’ve seen of Jade. YAY.
There was a silver lining to April’s ordeal (Credit: ITV)
April, Marlon and Ross
The awful cloud of the whole Jade thing though, had a silver lining. Two in fact. First of all we love the revisiting of April and Ross’s relationship. They have a sweet, quirky bond that really works.
And secondly, how good was Marlon and April’s chat about Donna? It’s nice to see them together and their relationship changing as April grows up. Plus it’s always good when soaps show the long-lasting effects of grief – just as Emmerdale is doing with Moira and Holly.
Caleb’s not listening to Ruby (Credit: ITYV)
Rubbish husbands in our Emmerdale review
Marlon’s a treasure, but elsewhere in Emmerdale, the husbands are definitely lacking. They’re all just useless! Cain’s moping about feeling sorry for himself after he *checks notes* slept with his sister-in-law. Poor lamb.
Caleb’s busy ignoring wife Ruby’s obvious distress about her dad’s presence and not even asking her what’s up.
Mack’s playing Disney dad but being a right wally about it (and frankly, he deserved that punch from Ross, and the slap from Jade’s henchwoman). Eric’s lost Brenda’s life savings… the men of Emmerdale aren’t covering themselves in glory, are they?
Forgotten characters
Mary’s back! Yay! And even Ivy got a mention this week. We find it really frustrating how characters vanish for weeks at a time in Emmerdale. Now, if we could just find Rhona…
Moira’s got lovely hair (Credit: ITV)
Things that didn’t make sense in Emmerdale this week
There were a few things that left us scratching our heads this week, so we thought we’d lump them all together.
First of all, how quiet was that multi-storey carpark, in the middle of Hotten, three weeks before Christmas? The only cars parked in the whole place belonged to Jade, Billy and Aaron. There were no people around. No office workers, no Christmas shoppers. No one saw a thing. What luck,
Elsewhere, we were bemused by Moira’s very sweet memories of Holly leaving notes for the fairies in the bottom of a tree trunk. Except Holly was about 16 or more when the Bartons first came to Emmerdale.
But we didn’t spend too long wondering about that because we were very distracted by Moira arriving home with a toss of her luscious locks. Which, though enviable, seemed slightly out of keeping for someone who’s just had major brain surgery.
How did the surgeons at Hotten General manage to get inside Moira’s noggin without so much as harming a hair on her head? Impressive work!
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