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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The news is out about Tom King – and the residents of Emmerdale have begun to react to the revelation that they have an abuser in their midst.
Belle came clean to Charity about the months of abuse she’d endured at Tom’s hands in recent months – and she was believed without hesitation. Next up, Cain, who resisted the urge to give Tom the beating of his life to lend Belle his unyielding support also.
But would Belle’s friends and neighbours be so quick to believe Belle’s claims?
As it happened, yes. Gullible Jimmy King and Amelia Spencer aside, everyone who has found out so far believes Belle – including Tom’s employers, Rhona and Vanessa.
Rhona has clashed with Tom at work before (Credit: ITV)
Angry Rhona fires abusive Tom
As they discussed Belle’s claims, Rhona reminded Vanessa of the awkward dinner party they’d attended a few months ago. It was obvious to Rhona that Tom has been abusing Belle – and she kicked herself for not noticing the signs sooner.
Tom was in for a rude awakening as he arrived at work. Rhona told him that she wanted him gone, and fired him on the spot.
Visibly shaken, Tom warned her that an unfair dismissal lawsuit could land the vet’s surgery in trouble. But is Tom right?
Rhona remembered Tom’s disastrous dinner party (Credit: ITV)
‘Tom is right,’ warn Emmerdale fans
As the episode aired, fans took to social media to share their thoughts on Tom’s firing. And a few worried that Tom might be right in his threats to sue Rhona and the surgery.
“Tom has a point, unfair dismissal will get him pennies!” wrote one fan.
“He’ll sue for unfair dismissal now or something like that 🙄” said another.
“I was glad to see Rhona and Ness having Belle’s back and firing Tom, but I can definitely see him going down the unfair dismissal route…” suggested a third.
However, another pointed out that Tom may not have a leg to stand on after all. “IIRC in real life, you can only claim unfair dismissal after 2 years service. I feel like they saying he’s only been there 16 months was very much on purpose!”
Emmerdale chef Marlon Dingle could well be in the running for the most-married man in the Dales, if it wasn’t for a certain Bob Hope!
So how many times has he been married? In fact, he’s got five weddings behind him.
Currently in Classic Emmerdale episodes he is in full-wedding planning mode to Donna Windsor – but having dreams about late wife Tricia, which doesn’t bode too well if you ask us!
Meanwhile, in current Emmerdale he is happily (for the most-part) married to Rhona Goskirk.
But who was the real love of his life?
He often looks worried, but is the stalwart of the Dales (Credit: ITV)
Who is Marlon Dingle in Emmerdale?
Fan fave Marlon’s been in the village for so long now we can barely remember a time when Emmerdale existed without him!
He arrived with dad Albert – Zak Dingle’s brother – in a red sports car. Marlon started working in various jobs, even working with Frank Tate for a while.
But it was when he got a job working with Kathy Glover at her wine bar and tea room he found his calling as a chef.
Although he’s a moral, upstanding guy now, he is a Dingle, meaning back in the day he got into his fair share of scrapes and committed some petty crimes. He was even cast out of the Dingle clan at one point after he got Sam beaten up.
Marlon Dingle and his five wives in Emmerdale
Tricia and Marlon were love’s young dream once upon a time (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
1. Tricia Stokes
Marlon was ousted from the tea rooms when Kathy hired chef Carlos Diaz. But by then he was working at the Woolpack and was on his way to meeting first wife, Tricia Stokes.
Marlon and Tricia were clearly made for each other. She was cheeky, kind-hearted and funny. But it wasn’t all plain sailing (when is it ever in Soapland?!) when Tricia agreed to marry Joe Fisher so he could stay in the country with his boyfriend Jason Kirk. the fake marriage caused her and Marlon to split, during which time Marlon dated one Rhona Goskirk. But before long he and Tricia were back together.
This time they made it – even surviving Tricia’s mother, Steph Stokes coming on to her future son-in-law. Tricia and Marlon wed in a surprise ceremony on Valentine’s Day and for a while they were happy.
But when Tricia went off to star in a Bollywood film, Marlon made a very bad move, having a one-night stand with cousin Charity Dingle. Tricia found out and was heartbroken.
She planned to leave the village on New Year’s Eve 2004, but Marlon wrote her a sweet list of all the things he loved about her and she changed her mind.
Just as she was coming back into the pub to tell her husband the good news, though, tragedy struck. In a huge storm, the Woolpack chimney collapsed and Tricia was killed. Marlon had to make the decision to turn off her life-support machine and was left completely heartbroken. Has he ever really got over Tricia? We’re not so sure.
It wasn’t happy ever after for Marlon with Donna (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
2. Donna Windsor
Still grieving Tricia, Marlon grew close to Donna Windsor. Things turned from friendship to love and they started dating. But because Donna was much younger, they took things slowly. Donna’s desire to join the police also didn’t sit well with the Dingle family – for obvious reasons!
When the pair got engaged, both started having doubts about their future. She was caught trying on Tricia’s old wedding dress, which caused Marlon to flip. He then confessed he had been having dreams about Tricia. Donna was seriously concerned they were making a mistake.
But the pair tied the knot and despite some hard times as a couple including caring for Marlon’s cousin Lilith’s children and even hoping to adopt them, and the arrival of Marlon’s dodgy brother, Eli, they remained strong.
Things took a turn however when Donna couldn’t resist her partner PC Ross Kirk – Paddy’s cousin. They had an affair and Marlon and Donna split. They did consider a reunion, but Marlon couldn’t resist drunkenly snogging another cousin – Chas – and he and Donna called it quits for good.
Donna left the village, but returned in 2014 with her daughter, April. Donna was dying of terminal cancer and had brought April home to meet her dad – Marlon. Shocked Marlon soon found himself a full-time dad to April.
Marlon and Laurel look grim in their wedding snap (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
3. Laurel Thomas
Marlon and Laurel had what was deemed an emotional affair when she was married to Ashley Thomas. Given her faith and Ashley’s status as the local vicar, Laurel would not cheat however, and fought her feelings for Marlon despite how much she wanted to be with him.
Marlon and Laurel got married but Laurel’s struggles with alcoholism, just as Marlon was getting to know little April, proved too much for the couple and they split.
Jessie and Marlon surrounded by their friends and family as their surprise wedding (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
4. Jessie Grant
Marlon had a relationship with Carly Hope – Donna’s stepsister – for a while, but Carly left the village with her handsome ex-boyfriend Matt.
Marlon wasn’t single for long when he met son Leo’s headteacher, Jessie Grant. Jessie was still on the rebound from her last relationship, but after a while she and Marlon got together and even married in a surprise Christmas ceremony.
But Jessie’s sons Ellis and Billy, and her ex Al Chapman then turning up, all caused friction. Marlon and Jessie’s marriage just wasn’t strong enough and Jessie left for a new job in Dubai.
Rhona waited at the altar for Marlon, who had been learning to walk again (Credit: ITV)
5. Rhona – first, second and third time!
After their 2001 dalliance, Rhona and Marlon got back together when she returned for good in 2010. However Rhona soon fell for Marlon’s best friend Paddy.
It caused trouble, especially as Rhona was pregnant with Marlon’s baby. But the three of them eventually found a way to co-parent Leo happily.
Paddy cheated on Rhona and they split. She then married evil Pierce Harris and we all know how that ended. She went on to have relationships with Pete Barton and Graham Foster.
But eventually in 2021 she and Marlon rekindled their romance. They were hit by many a hurdle, but seemed to remain strong.Â
Their biggest test came in 2022 when Marlon suffered a stroke. He and Rhona had just proposed to each other when he collapsed at home. The road to recovery was long and tough for the couple, but Rhona stayed by his side throughout and they eventually married in August 2022.
They were again tested when Rhona found out her ex, Gus, had used her frozen embryos to have a baby with his new wife, Lucy. When Lucy died in childbirth, Rhona felt she was the right person to look after the daughter she deemed hers.
A fight with Gus over baby Ivy left her relationship with Marlon in tatters. Thankfully, they came through it and are now focused on their future as a family of five.
Mandy and Paddy are soon to get married, but it seems that union will be based on lies as next week’s Emmerdale spoilers reveal she is not being honest with her husband-to-be.
Rhona knows what’s going on and encourages Mandy to tell Paddy. But can she bring herself to ‘fess up?
Mandy is a panic, but will Rhona’s advice help? (Credit: ITV)
Mandy in trouble in Emmerdale spoilers
With the salon quiet, Mandy has been complaining of late about her lack of customers. But it seems she’s not telling the full story because the low numbers of clients mean no money coming in. And it turns out Mandy has wracked up the debt.
She keeps her money worries to herself though, not wanting to tell Paddy how bad things have got.
Mandy does end-up confiding in new BFF Rhona, however. Rhona offers advice about coming clean, but Mandy is not one to listen to advice. She wants a solution, fast.
Later in the week, the financial problems are getting worse, but she still doesn’t tell Paddy. He’s happily taking her for lunch in the Woolpack and planning their big day without a care in the world.
How much longer can Mandy keep this a secret? And can she find a way to solve her problems and get back in the black?
Mandy is lying to Paddy (Credit: ITV)
How did Mandy get into so much debt?
Mandy has been hinting for a while that things at the salon have been tough. But she hasn’t really been honest about the extent of the struggle. With few clients and Mandy continuing to spend in the same manner, she’s got herself into a right mess.
She acted suspiciously the other week when Paddy mentioned setting the date for their big day. It seemed like she didn’t want to get married at all, insisting there was no rush and showing very little interest in his wedding planning and bridal magazines.
But now it’s becoming clearer – she can’t afford to get married. And it seems she doesn’t want to be a financial burden to her new husband and let him pay for everything.
Although she hinted at the time the salon was quiet, Paddy didn’t cotton on to the reality. Will he realise before too long? Or is he oblivious in her wedding planning bliss, just wanting to remarry the woman of his dreams?
Things didn’t go well for the pair last time they were wed, so is a marriage based on lies a good idea for a fresh start second time round?
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
It’s been a complicated week in Emmerdale as we review everything that’s gone one. Things have been looking bleak for Matty in prison, Dawn is struggling to cope with Evan’s illness, and Lydia made an awful realisation.
But there has been one unexpected moment of fun in among all the misery.
Here’s what’s been going on.
Dawn forgot Clemmie’s birthday because of all her moaning (Credit: ITV)
Dawn and Billy’s anguish
It’s been tough seeing Dawn and Billy coping with baby Evan’s leukaemia diagnosis. This week things got even trickier for the pair when Billy broke the protective ‘bubble’ at Home Farm and the little lad ended up back in hospital with a temperature.
It’s not been easy for Dawn and Billy – and it’s not easy for us viewers either! In fact, this whole storyline feels like a slog. Dawn’s a devoted mum, doing her best, but she’s being a bit, well, annoying. Surely it’s unrealistic to expect a whole family to put their lives on hold for what could be years? Kim can’t run weddings at Home Farm, putting a big dent in their income. Billy can’t do his personal training, even Clemmie and Lucas are being half-heartedly home-schooled, by people who don’t know what a fronted adverbial is or how to calculate 10 per cent of something.
And by the end of the week, Dawn had even forgotten Clemmie’s birthday (which seems unlikely, to be honest, as she loves her daughter fiercely), giving Rose a chance to save the day, while Kim was out in the cold.
Sadly we feel Dawn’s constant whining is making us far less sympathetic to what should be a heart-wrenching story.
Amy dropped Matty right in it (Credit: ITV)
Matty’s torment
There’s not much happiness in the Dales this week and Matty’s prison horror is heaping misery on the misery. This week, his wife Amy accidentally landed him in it when she inadvertently revealed he was trans to prison bully Robbo.
The next thing we saw was poor Matty battered and bruised in the prison infirmary. Though shockingly, he admitted he’d asked his cellmate Les to beat him up as hospital was the only place he feels safe. It’s a tricky situation for Matty, there’s no doubt. He’s determined to stay put in the cell, but frankly we reckon if it was us in that situation, we’d be running to that isolation wing as fast as our legs would carry us.
And there is a bright side to Matty’s torment – at least while he’s banged up, he doesn’t have to listen to Dawn whining, eh?
Samson is more scared of Josh than he is of Moira, which frankly seems a bit stupid (Credit: ITV)
Kidnap!
Meanwhile ferocious mum Moira was on the warpath, trying to force the truth out of Samson. She even went as far as kidnapping the lying lad – with some help from brother Mack – in an attempt to get him to admit Matty didn’t stab him.
But no, Samson’s staying schtum for now at least. In fact, he even managed to persuade Moira he was going to confess and instead he dropped her right in it with the police! What a snake!
We can’t help thinking Samson’s not being especially savvy. Is he really more scared of Josh than he is of Moira? Moira who killed Emma Barton and let her son take the blame? That Moira? Foolish choice, Samson. Foolish!
Lydia’s on to Samson now, though, and she can be just as fierce as Moira, though a lot less handy with her fists, so we reckon it’s only a matter of time before Samson fesses up. Which is good news for those of us who are finding new, evil bestie Josh, intensely annoying!
Mandy and Rhona have become firm friends overnight! (Credit: ITV)
I’ll tell you what I want
Rhona and Mandy’s odd feud seemed a bit forced at first and we weren’t totally on board with it. BUT! What we were totally on board with was the making up. The pair were set up by barmaid Gail after Marlon and Paddy begged her to sort out the beef between them.
And it worked! Before long, the women were necking drinks and sharing stories, and heading into town. In fact, we didn’t see them again until they were staggering home in the early hours – crossing paths with Moira and Mack who’d been at the cop shop.
When Rhona woke up at Paddy and Mandy’s later, she was in a bad way! She even discovered she had a sore back. “What did I do?” she asked. What she did – apparently – was get a tattoo of a Spice Girl! Possibly, Posh. Maybe Sporty. Mandy wasn’t sure. Either way, it was some much-needed light-relief in the midst of all this week’s misery!
Zig-ah-zig-ah, indeed.
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
Meanwhile, Moira finds out about Samson’s travel plans and all hell breaks loose. Also, Billy’s mistake causes a health scare for Evan.
Get ready for an action-packed week!
Matty’s wife Amy talks to Robbo, thinking it’s Les (Credit: ITV)
1. Amy’s big slip-up
Amy visits Matty in jail and is pleased to find him much more upbeat. Things aren’t looking too bad: he’s been honest with Les, who has accepted him and is like his prison guard dog.
However, when Amy mistakenly believes Robbo is Les, she reveals Matty’s secret. Unaware she’s put her husband in terrible danger she swans off home to report the good news to Moira that Matty is doing better.
Matty is in a dangerous situation (Credit: ITV)
2. Matty is threatened in Emmerdale spoilers
Back in his cell, Les pops off to see his solicitor, leaving Matty all alone. And that’s when Robbo pounces. He reveals he knows the truth and Matty is clearly terrified.
Trapped in his cell, can anyone save Matty – or will Robbo strike?
Determined to get to the bottom of everything, Moira confronts the Dingles over Samson’s travel plans (Credit: ITV)
3. Moira’s heated confrontation
Just when you thought Moira couldn’t get any more angry, she explodes again when she finds out Samson and Josh are planning to flee. They have brought their travel plans forward and it’s clear they’re intending to skip the trial.
She confronts Sam, who defends Samson – but also had no idea what his son was planning. As Moira vows to clear Matty’s name and expose Samson for the lying rat he really is, help might not be too far away.
Finally Lydia has opened her eyes! (Credit: ITV)
4. Lydia cottons on in Emmerdale spoilers
At last Lydia realises something isn’t right when she witnesses Josh and Samson in a heated debate. Josh is pressuring Samson to stick to their story and continue lying to the police.
As Lydia can see Samson is lying she meets Moira, who begs for her help. Will Lydia betray Samson to clear Matty’s name? She’s certainly always done the right thing before…
Evan is in danger as Billy ignores his responsibilities (Credit: ITV)
5. Billy’s mistake leads to Evan’s health scare
When Billy offers to give Evan his meds, Dawn agrees, but it’s clear she’s nervous. Evan spits up the medication, leaving Dawn making it clear she doesn’t trust Billy.
Fed-up, Billy meets Nate and they have socially distanced beers. But Billy gets so bladdered Kim has to cover for him and send him to bed.
When Evan wakes up with a temperature and a cough, Dawn is quick to blame Billy, sure his hangover is actually an illness. Kim continues to cover for him and takes the blame. But it’s not long before her actions leave her excluded from the family – and Rose in the inner circle.
The separation is hitting Jai hard (Credit: ITV)
6. Jai struggles post-separation
Jai has a hard time dealing with his split from Laurel. She is concerned he isn’t taking her decision for them to break-up seriously. Will she change her mind? Or will Jai finally get the message?
Can Gail help to to reunite Mandy and Rhona? (Credit: ITV)
7. Gail’s peacekeeping plan in Emmerdale spoilers
Gail tries to smooth things over between Rhona and Mandy with a new peace plan. Will it succeed?
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
![As visiting time ends, Amy’s [NATALIE ANN-JAMIESON] glad Matty Barton [ASH PALMISCIANO] is more positive. As she watches him go, she’s approached by Robbo [JOHN O’NEILL], who she mistakes for Les.](https://tvguide.co.uk/emmerdale-insider/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/08_07_emm_matty_amy_robbo_03.jpg)
![When Josh [OSIAN MORGAN] threatens Samson, putting pressure on him to continue lying to the police, Lydia observes their interaction](https://tvguide.co.uk/emmerdale-insider/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/12_07_emm_samson_josh_lydia_01.jpg)
