In Emmerdale spoilers for New Year, not one, not two, but five dramatic flashforwards will set up the future for some of our beloved residents.
Meanwhile, Jacob struggles on his first day in A&E, and Ruby breaks her silence.
Here’s everything that’s going on in Emmerdale in the first week of 2025.
New year flashforwards in Emmerdale spoilers
Are Jacob and Leyla involved in the flashforwards? (Credit: ITV)
1. Five flashforwards
New Year’s Eve in Emmerdale sees five flashforwards. They will tease what is to come, but who is involved? And what do they all mean?
Jacob struggles in New Year Emmerdale spoilers
Things don’t go well for Jacob as he begins his A&E placement (Credit: ITV)
2. The first day is hard for Jacob
As he pursues his medical degree, Jacob starts his first day on student placement at A&E. The soap will air a special standalone episode showing how Jacob struggles when it all goes wrong for him. He is reprimanded, but will it make him question his abilities?
Has Leyla got an ulterior motive? (Credit: ITV)
3. Leyla scuppers Jacob’s date
Outside of work, Jacob and Sarah are still flirting. They arrange a lunch date, but Leyla then insists he has lunch with her.
Sarah’s upset when Jacob stands her up, but has Leyla done this on purpose to keep them apart? Jacob soon apologises and the pair arrange another date, but will Leyla step in again?
Cain and Ruby can’t cope with their guilt in Emmerdale spoilers
Cain is supporting Moira as best he can (Credit: ITV)
4. Moira has a hospital appointment
To ring in the New Year, Moira has an appointment at the hospital on January 2. Wanting to keep their celebrations of 2025 low key, Moira and Cain book a quiet lunch just for the two of them on New Year’s Day. But what will the appointment bring?
Ruby has struggled all festive season (Credit: ITV)
5. Ruby breaks her silence
Desperately unhappy Ruby downs the Champagne like it’s water. Chas is worried about her and wants to get to the bottom of what’s going on. She notices how agitated she is and how heavily she’s drinking. Eventually Ruby breaks her silence, but what exactly will she confess?
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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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In Emmerdale tonight, Ross continued to get on the wrong side of everybody and discovered that son Moses is scared of him.
Meanwhile, Anthony found out about son-in-law Caleb’s past affair with Tracy and wasn’t best pleased.
Here’s what happened in Emmerdale tonight (Monday, December 9.)
Caleb had been plotting with Charity and Marlon (Credit: ITV)
Caleb’s plan went wrong
Ross was on operation wind up Caleb duty again in tonight’s episode. As Ruby and Caleb sat eating breaking, Ross strolled down stairs and asked about coffee. “Can no wake up without my coffee,” he said.
When Caleb asked why he was there, Ross responded, “Oh did Steph not tell you about our sleepover?†He then stripped off the dressing after Caleb pointed out that it was his. And let’s be honest, the only one complaining was Caleb…
Later, Ross received a message from Jade wanting her £3,000. Jai told Ross that he and Caleb were going to a meeting and Steph was taking the other staff on a team building trip, the the depot would be empty – and there was £20k in the safe that Ross could help himself to.
Jai met with Caleb and told him that Ross had taken the bait. Caleb then proceeded to tell Marlon and Charity, who equally detest Ross, of his plan, and added that Ross thinks the CCTV is down, but it’s not.
Caleb’s plan was to catch Ross stealing the money, then use the footage to drive him out of the village, but would it be that simple? Well, no, because Ross wasn’t born yesterday.
When Caleb logged into the CCTV, he was greeted with a sign in the depot which read “nice try idiots.†Ross then walked in and said: “As if I was going to fall for a sting like that? Who puts 20 grand in a safe and brags about it.”
To rub salt into Caleb’s wounds, Ross informed him that he had disabled most of the CCTV himself and one of his vans might be missing…
Ross realised his son was scared of him (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale tonight: Moses told his dad to go away
After Moses witnessed Ross’s attack on Mack, Ross decided to go see his son and make amends. However, he was about as welcome as root canal treatment.
Charity and Mack didn’t want Ross there and even Moses told him to “go away.†Ross attempted to apologise to his son, but Moses was visibly scared.
Ross told Moses he would never hurt him, with Mack quipping: “Other than that time you nearly fired a shotgun at him.” Moses then told his dad he was a bully and run off, leaving Ross feeling defeated.
Brenda filled Anthony in (Credit: ITV)
Anthony discovered Caleb’s affair
Ruby’s dad Anthony seemed to spend the episode going from business to business and not doing much at all, but he didn’t manage to find out about Caleb’s affair with Tracy.
In David’s shop, Anthony overheard Tracy on the phone trying to arrange childcare. When Anthony enquired about her stress, she admitted that Frankie’s dad had run off to Shetland leaving her a single mum.
Anthony felt sorry for Tracy, though he was confused when his daughter Ruby came in and was immediately rude to Tracy.
Later, Anthony changed his hang out place of choice to the cafe. And as luck might have it, Tracy was there. After she left, it gave Anthony the opportunity to mention to Brenda that it must be hard being a single mother. Brenda was quick to respond that it was her own fault for playing away with Caleb.
When it became clear that this was new information to Anthony, Brenda quickly regretted opening her mouth. But time travel hasn’t been invented yet, so there’s no getting out of this one. What will Anthony do with this information?
Moira told Matty her plan (Credit: ITV)
Moira planned a party as Cain felt guilty
Cain continued to do everything in order to avoid spending time with Moira. Moira believed it was because he was being a helpful husband and doing all the jobs so she can rest. But really, Cain is being eaten up by guilt.
When Moira sings Cain’s praises, Matty responded: “He’s putting you first, mum. Not all husbands would do that.” If only they knew…
Later, Caleb and Ruby arrived with flowers and chocolate for Moira. Cain couldn’t get out of there fast enough, and invented a story about needing to go to Dudley for a car.
When Matty returned, Moira was listening to the song Somewhere In My Heart at full volume. After she turned it down, she told Matty: “This song is very special to me and Cain.” She then told Matty that she wanted to surprise Cain with a party to thank him for all his support.
Meanwhile, Cain was shown parked up in his van, with the same song playing on the radio (Cute!). Still feeling guilty, he sent Moira a message to say he would be stuck in Dudley overnight. Will Cain end up admitting the truth?
Brenda put Jimmy in his place and had us giggling when she told him: “Typical Jimmy, washing your hands of a difficult decision.†Because let’s be honest, Jimmy probably has splinters from all those fences he sits on.
Speaking of Jimmy, Angel spoke to him about Tom, telling him Tom was all alone and Jimmy should go see to him.
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In today’s Classic Emmerdale spoilers airing on ITV3 on Monday, December 9, the truth is revealed about Terry and Jean and Chas knocks down Del’s dog.
Elsewhere, after sleeping with Cain, Jasmine is concerned that he will reveal their secret to Debbie.
These episodes originally aired on May 28 and 29 2006.
The truth is out (Credit: ITV/ Shutterstock)
Terry and Jean are caught out
Tom spots Terry and Jean leaving the police station and they are forced to admit to him that they have been dating for ages. Tom is outraged at this new development. He tells Terry and Jean he can no longer work with either of them and fires them both.
Later, Tom tells Edna what happened. Dawn soon discovers the truth too and is furious. She tells her mum that if her and Terry insist on being together, neither of them will be allowed to see TJ.
Dawn then makes a decision – she’s taking TJ on holiday to Cornwall. Despite Dawn only proposing a holiday, Terry is worried that Dawn might not ever return with their son.
Jasmine is worried in classic Emmerdale
Previously, Cain managed to manipulate Jasmine into falling into bed with him. While with Debbie, Jasmine receives a message from Cain asking her to meet him the next day.
Jasmine is worried that Cain will blow their secret and reveal all to his daughter Debbie. She heads off to find the devious Dingle. However, when she discovers him alone with Samson, she starts to see him in a new light.
The dog is hit (Credit: ITV/ Shutterstock)
Classic Emmerdale spoilers: Chas runs over Titch
Toni is forced to listen to a drunk Paddy wax lyrical about Del. The next day, Del desperately tries to teach Titch some tricks, but the puppy runs away.
Del searches for the runaway dog as Chas comes out of the Woolpack. Chas is still angry with Del so starts an argument. Soon after, a furious Chas jumps in her car and speeds away.
Titch comes bounding round the corner. Del screams but it is too late and Chas hits the dog. Del rushes Titch to Paddy, who performs an emergency operation in the hope of saving the dog.
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In Emmerdale spoilers for tonight, Moira states her intention to throw Cain a surprise party for his birthday, but Matty doesn’t believe his mum is well enough.
Elsewhere, Ross is upset and shocked when he realises that son Moses is scared of him and doesn’t want to be near him.
Moira wants to throw Cain a surprise party (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale spoilers: Moira outlines her plans
As a thank you, Moira intends to throw a surprise party for Cain for his birthday. However, Matty is unconvinced that she’s well enough and tries to talk her out of it.
Meanwhile, Cain lies about his whereabouts and hunkers down for the night, consumed by guilt over his fling with sister-in-law Ruby. But will he confess his secret?
Brenda slips up (Credit: ITV)
Anthony learns of Caleb’s affair
Ruby’s dad Anthony recently arrived in Emmerdale, much to Ruby’s despair. While he has been trying to integrate himself back into the family, he discovers something that could upset the apple cart.
Brenda accidentally lets slip about Caleb’s affair with nephew Nate’s wife Tracy. The news of the affair darkens Anthony’s mood, what will he do?
Ross is shocked to learn his son is scared of him (Credit: ITV)
Ross is defeated
Last week, Ross beat up Mack. Despite Charity trying to stop him, he carried on and the attack was witnessed by son Moses – who begged his dad to stop.
Following the attack, Charity warned Ross he’d never see his son again. Tonight, Ross is shocked to realise that Moses is petrified of him.
Knowing that he’s made Moses not want to be near him or spend time with him, Ross is defeated. Charity has no time for pity and sends him packing.
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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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Emmerdale tonight saw Anthony reveal ‘the truth’ about Steph’s dad – flooring Ruby. But is he right?
Meanwhile, Ross made enemies of everyone in the village, who decided it was high time something was done about him.
Here’s a rundown of Emmerdale tonight, Friday December 6.
Anthony’s claim left Ruby reeling (Credit: ITV)
Anthony dropped a bombshell about Steph’s real dad in Emmerdale tonight
Anthony was checking out of the B&B – for definite, he assured Bob. But Ruby stopped him and told him although she wouldn’t forgive him, said he could stay.
Steph invited him for dinner and Ruby was forced to pretend everything was fine. But it’s absolutely not and we can’t understand why no one else can see that!
Meanwhile Ross was having a bad day (more on that below) and had decided to drown his sorrows with Steph. Caleb then went out to get brandy, meaning Ruby and Anthony were left alone.
At that point Anthony’s demeanour changed and he started asking questions about Rob – and dropped the bombshell he always believed Rob was Steph’s real father. So is this mystery man really the dad? Ruby looked shocked, but is Anthony right? And is her fear because she’s worried her dad will expose her to Caleb?
No one wanted Ross in the village in Emmerdale tonight
Meanwhile, Mack was feeling sorry for himself, but Charity refused to give him sympathy. Ross then burst in and wanted to see Moses, but Charity threw him out too. She later even threatened Ross with social services.
April couldn’t hide her devastation from Marlon (Credit: ITV)
April furious at Marlon
Elsewhere, April was still upset and Marlon wanted to get to the bottom of it. April confided in Arthur that she feels like her mum didn’t love her and she has lost Donna all over again. Arthur advised her to tell her dad the truth.
When Marlon got home, he found April upset again – and skipping school again. April confessed what she had learned about Donna. But Marlon slipped up when April realised he had always known the truth.
With April raging at her dad for lying to her, Marlon turned his blame to Ross. He wants him gone…
The three plotters, Caleb, Charity and Marlon are going to get rid of Ross (Credit: ITV)
A plan to rid Emmerdale of Ross
So Ross has now upset half the village and Charity, Marlon and Caleb came together to do something about him. But what will the three of them do to get rid of him for good?
Cain was relieved Moira was home, but also struggling with his conscience (Credit: ITV)
Moira returned in Emmerdale tonight
Cain was still not coping when Moira strolled in as if she’d been on holiday rather than in hospital having brain surgery. She was looking pretty radiant and there was not a hair out of place on her head!
She later recounted everything to Cain that had happened with Holly during the operation and tearfully told him she had chosen him and the boys. But Cain couldn’t contain his own guilt in the moment – although he covered with Moira that it was his grief over Zak.
Also in Emmerdale tonight…
Brenda will not forgive Eric and told him her decision was final.
And, Mary’s back! At last. Goodness knows where she’s been, but she is back and was every bit as fierce as ever when she backed Charity in the Woolpack and stood up to scary Ross Barton. Love her. More Mary please.
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
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Everyone knows she hates him, but fans of Emmerdale have found themselves wondering why no-one seems to have questioned why exactly Ruby is acting the way she is towards her dad. Clearly there’s no love lost between Ruby and estranged father Anthony, but Ruby’s behaviour has been particularly extreme since his return.
Steph has been pushing for a reunion, even springing a surprise family gathering on Ruby on Wednesday. Although Ruby appeared to be warming towards the idea of a reconciliation, outside she suffered a panic attack.
Clearly, there’s something going on there.
It hasn’t been a good week for Ruby (Credit: ITV)
Steph disgusted as Ruby brutally rejects her father
The next morning, Caleb found her, clearly quite upset by the day before. She stood firm in her position that she wants nothing to do with Anthony. And later, Steph walked in as she reiterated how she wouldn’t be remotely bothered if he died.
Ruby’s casual vitriol appalled Steph. And her threats of leaving the village had Caleb worried that Ruby’s vitriol might drive their daughter away again.
There’s clearly more to Ruby’s hatred of her dad than meets the eye – but why hasn’t anyone asked what, exactly?
Anthony’s act isn’t fooling her dad (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale fans frustrated following latest outburst from Ruby
Writing on X as last night’s episode aired, some viewers wondered why no-one had come out and asked what Ruby’s problem actually is. Surely, given her reaction, there must be more than mere bad feeling?
“Why is Caleb ignoring that ruby’s reaction to her dad is way more than just being a bit [CENSORED] off at being kicked out a million years ago. Wouldn’t you just ask… did he do something to you????!” asked one fan.
“You’d think it would cross someone’s mind that Ruby may have been abused, given the level of vitriol she has for her Dad,” pointed out another.
“Doesn’t hearing Ruby talk so harshly about her dad make Steph think that there’s more going/gone on than she knows about? So c’mon Ruby spill the beans!” said a third.
“I mean…it’s got to be obvious that Ruby’s reaction has to be something bigger than just getting kicked out of the house,” another agreed.
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
Visit our Facebook page @emmerdaleinsider for all the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers and let us know what you think! Or find us on Twitter @emmerdaleinside
A new Emmerdale fan theory has predicted that Brenda will leave the village with Anthony now she has split up from Eric Pollard. This follows the events of last night’s episode, in which Brenda ended things with Eric.
Unable to forgive his deception – nor his foolishness – Brenda dumped a heartbroken Pollard. Meanwhile, Anthony considered leaving the village after it became apparent that Ruby has no intention of forgiving him.
One soap viewer has put two and two together to question whether Brenda might meet Anthony at the B&B – and decide to leave the village with her new man.
Brenda ended things with Eric last night (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale fan theory predicts Brenda and Anthony to run off together
Writing on X as the scenes aired last night, one fan laid out their theory as to what Brenda might do now she’s a single woman.
“Brenda is going to move into B&B – where she will get close to Anthony and they will both go off into the sunset!! That will be her leaving storyline,” they wrote.
“Totally paving the way for Brenda’s upcoming exit sadly…” said another viewer of Eric and Brenda’s split.
Ruby wants nothing to do with her dad (Credit: ITV)
What is Anthony hiding?
Meanwhile, Ruby has continued to resist a reconciliation with dad Anthony. Earlier this week, Steph attempted to force the issue with an impromptu family gathering.
Ruby appeared to let bygones be bygones, but suffered a panic attack outside. The next day, she left Steph appalled after telling Caleb how she couldn’t care less if her dad died.
This has left some fans wondering whether there might be more to the situation than meets the eye – including theories of abuse, long-buried family secrets, and the particularly dark suggestion that Steph may, in fact, be Anthony’s daughter.
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
Visit our Facebook page @emmerdaleinsider for all the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers and let us know what you think! Or find us on Twitter @emmerdaleinside
