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  • Michael Parr confirms fresh relationship status as Ross Barton has fans swooning

    Michael Parr confirms fresh relationship status as Ross Barton has fans swooning

    Ross Barton has returned to Emmerdale and is already causing trouble, but thankfully for actor Michael Parr, and his relationship status, things are far more settled off-screen.

    As Ross sets pulses racing with fans again during his shirtless appearances on-screen, it seems Michael is all loved-up in real life.

    Isabel and Mike dated during his first stint in Emmerdale (Credit: SplashNews.com)
    Isabel and Mike dated during his first stint in Emmerdale (Credit: SplashNews.com)

    Michael Parr and his relationship with Emmerdale co-star Isabel Hodgins

    During his initial stint playing Ross, Michael found love with his on-screen sister-in-law Isabel Hodgins, who plays Victoria Sugden.

    The pair kept their relationship a secret but went Instagram official in 2015 on a romantic trip to Paris. However, as Hello reports, a year later, he was quizzed on his ‘secret’ girlfriend and if she would miss him, following his soap exit.

    “Maybe. But I’m not saying who she is. It’s no one else’s business. Social media for relationships can be detrimental.

    “We’re happy so we don’t need to show off. But if we were to break up it would only be worse when the papers get hold of it,” he told The Mirror.

    In 2019, Michael and Isabel split after three years of dating. A source at the time told The Sun: “They drifted apart and felt it was better to be mates.

    “He has been throwing himself into his social life and has just been on a lads’ hol and she is focusing on work, they’re both young and want to follow their dreams.”

    Ross is back and already setting hearts aflutter (Credit: ITV)
    Ross is back and already setting hearts aflutter (Credit: ITV)

    Emmerdale return for Ross Barton

    As he returns to Emmerdale, Mike has certainly been a hit with fans all over again! His big entrance was as the Billy Fletcher’s boxing opponent and Mack was furious when he discovered Ross had brought his young son with Charity, Moses, to watch the fight.

    As Mack whisked Moses away, Ross got distracted leaving Billy free to deal the final blow and win the match. Something which is set to have huge consequences for them both.

    But fans aren’t bothered about the storyline as much as they are thrilled to have Ross back on screens again!

    “I fancy Ross even more now he has come back as a total [bleep],” shared a second viewer.

    Another agreed: “Bringing THE Ross Barton back was the best decision he is exactly what we needed thank you.”

    “Ross, your hand in marriage please. I’ll lick every one of your wounds clean,” a fourth saucy social media user commented.

    A fifth added: “Ross can bang on my door any time he likes.”

    Michael Parr has confirmed he is in a relationship (Credit: SplashNews.com)
    Michael Parr has confirmed he is in a relationship (Credit: SplashNews.com)

    Emmerdale star Michael Parr confirms relationship status

    Although Ross is well and truly single now he’s revealed he and Rebecca split up and she then died in a tragic incident during routine surgery, the same can’t be said for actor Michael.

    He has revealed he is happily in a relationship, telling The Mirror in a recent interview: “I’m in a very happy relationship. She’s amazing and has been very supportive.”

    Although Michael did not name his girlfriend in the chat, it is believed he’s in a relationship with Isabelle Du Plessis. The couple went public in a sweet Instagram post from July this year by posing during a holiday to Santorini.

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  • ‘Victoria has a good old nosy through John’s van’ Isabel Hodgins tells us what she finds!

    ‘Victoria has a good old nosy through John’s van’ Isabel Hodgins tells us what she finds!

    In Emmerdale, Victoria Sugden is delighted to have discovered a new half-brother, John. But John’s prickly nature and love of keeping secrets isn’t going down well with family-loving Vic.

    We caught up with Isabel Hodgins, who plays Victoria, to find out how she’s feeling about the new member of her family.

    “I think she’s very happy,” Isabel tells us. “I think she’s been on her own for quite a while. Emmerdale can be a lonely place when you haven’t got any family. So I think she’s thrilled that she’s finally got another Sugden around.”

    Victoria and John outside church in promo shot
    Victoria’s desperate to get to know John (Credit: ITV)

    Slow burner!

    Though John was initially desperate to leave the village, he seems to be settling in. Does that mean he’s starting to warm to his new-found sister?

    “I think ever so slightly,” laughs Isabel. “He’s a slow, he’s a slow burner that one. So it’s taken a while, but he’s starting to come around. But he really doesn’t care about the Sugdens. He’s very much thinking that he’s staying in the village until he can drive off in his van.”

    And Victoria is the opposite! “She doesn’t care what’s going on as long as he stays,” admits Isabel. “I think that leaves her open to getting hurt. She’s not that bothered, actually, if he’s a good guy or not, or, you know, how he receives her because he’s not that warm. He’s not that friendly, but he’s a Sugden and he’s there. And that’s all that matters.”

    John and Victoria look strained as they speak
    John’s not giving anything away (Credit: ITV)

    Family secrets

    But Victoria is nothing, but not determined!

    “So on this particular day, Vic’s kind of twisted John’s arm already to get him in the pub to show him some old pictures,” explains Isabel. “And she’s going through it, he’s really not interested and he’s really not bothered.  And she’s getting nothing from John. He’s not interested. So she grabs his phone. She completely disrespects his boundaries, standard. And she sees that there’s quite a few texts off Aaron. And she sees that one is of a particular nature!”

    So how does Vic feel about that?

    “She’s very shocked to see that!” says Isabel. “So she asks him what’s going on, why is Aaron messaging you like that? I think she’s shocked because she’s now got this relationship with Aaron where it’s back to Victoria and Aaron rather than Aaron being with Robert. First and foremost at the minute, Aaron is her friend. So there’s a little sense of betrayal there as in how could he be doing this to me when he’s my friend?”

    And she adds that there is another layer to how Vic is feeling. “Aaron has been involved with Robert and Aaron is a bit of a liability,” Isabel tells us. “If John and Aaron continue to see each other and it goes wrong, John’s going to leave the village. And that’s the last thing that she wants.

    “She wants to get to know him and she’d love for him to open up to her. And I just think it’s like blow after blow after blow of going, oh, he really doesn’t consider me as family because he doesn’t confide in me. So I just think it’s constant frustration that she’s not really getting anywhere with him.”

    John Sugden's dog tag with the name Aidan Moore
    John’s dog tag has the name Aidan Moore (Credit: ITV)

    Emmerdale: John’s keeping more secrets from Victoria!

    John’s been keeping secrets already – he didn’t tell Vic he’d been in the army, then didn’t tell her he was a medic until it was revealed during the fire. And so, Victoria ends up snooping round his van…

    “I swear it is an accident,” laughs Isabel. “Because of how she behaved in the pub. So she goes to his van to find him and apologise, and would you believe the doors open? And she has a little snoop. And, you know, I’m a little sister in real life and we snoop. It’s what we do! She comes across some of his belongings and she has a good old nosy and she finds a dog tag with Aidan Moore on it.”

    But of course, this is Emmerdale so as soon as Vic finds the tag, John arrives.

    John finds Victoria snooping in his van
    John’s angry with Vic when he finds her in the van (Credit: ITV)

    Emmerdale: John angry at Victoria!

    “He is angry with her, but she is suspicious because she’s just either been drip fed or found everything out by accident. And so I just think she wants the chance to be able to have a  frank conversation.”

    And what if John’s done something terrible? Would Victoria still want to know him?

    ” I think so,” Isabel muses. “Because, you know, Andy did questionable things. Robert did questionable things and she stood by them through whatever. So I think she’d be the same in John’s case.”

    So is Isabel pleased to have another Sugden in the village? “It’s been really nice because obviously when I first came into it, there were so many of us and it was always seen as all around the table having breakfast and stuff. And as the years have gone on, the numbers have dwindled. So it’s nice to try and re-establish the Sugden family and the Sugden connection, really. So I’ve really enjoyed it.”

    Read more: Guess who’s coming home for Christmas: All the theories as Iain MacLeod teases ‘huge’ arrival


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