In tonight’s Emmerdale spoilers, Victoria wants answers after finding Aidan Moore’s dog tags hidden in John’s caravan. Unfortunately her brother doesn’t want to tell her – or anyone – who Aidan is, and shows Vic the door.
Elsewhere in Emmerdale on Monday September 23, Belle bravely returns to Dale Head. Inside she discovers the remnants of Tom’s hidden cameras and realises her evil ex was spying on her. Will Belle report him to the police?
Get ready for another week of drama!
Victoria realises John has been lying to her (Credit: ITV)
John is lying to Victoria in Emmerdale spoilers
1. John is a bit of a mystery
John is keeping us all guessing about his past – and the identity of this mysterious Aidan Moore.
Back in the summer, viewers learnt that John was harbouring a secret when he was seen clutching army dog tags belonging to an ‘Aidan Moore’. Everyone is desperate to know who Aidan is. Fans have been giving their theories, ranging from Aidan being a past lover, to John himself!
Whatever the case, John doesn’t want anyone knowing about Aidan. He was clearly on edge when Victoria caught a glimpse of the tags – even though she didn’t clock Aidan’s name. And when Vic tried to question John about his time in the army he shut her down.
Victoria shows John some pictures from the Sugden family album, but he’s more interested in looking at his phone. Hurt by his rudeness, Victoria snatches John’s phone out of his hands to see what’s got his attention.
She’s shocked to find he’s been texting Aaron and realises their affair must be back on.
Later, Victoria confronts John in The Woolpack about his secret relationship. But as usual, John doesn’t want to discuss it and storms out of the pub. What else is he hiding? Well, Victoria is about to find out…
John is furious with Victoria for invading his privacy (Credit: ITV)
3. Victoria makes a shocking discovery in Emmerdale spoilers
Later on, Victoria heads over to John’s van to apologise. She knocks, but there’s no answer.
Unable to resist temptation, Vic decides to let herself in for a quick snoop around. It’s not long before she finds the tin containing the dog tags, and this time she sees they’re stamped with ‘Aidan Moore’.
As Victoria reels, John suddenly arrives and catches her red-handed. He’s furious at her invasion of privacy and throws Victoria out. Will she be able to get the truth out of him?
Lydia is by Belle’s side as she makes a sickening discovery (Credit: ITV)
Lydia supports Belle in Emmerdale spoilers
4. Belle revisits her painful past
Belle receives a phone call from Kim to say Dale Head has been turned upside down.
She’s reluctant to return to the place of such misery, but Lydia offers to go with her. Supported by her sister-in-law, Belle enters the property and finds it’s in disarray.
She knows at once Tom must have been there, but nothing prepares her for what she’s about to find.
Will Belle tell the police about Tom’s stalking? (Credit: ITV)
5. Belle realises Tom has been stalking her
While sorting through the mess Belle notices a screw lying on the floor.
Her blood runs cold as she realises it’s from a mini secret camera, which means Tom must have been spying on her. The discovery leaves Belle deeply shaken and left with a decision to make.
Will she go to the police and report Tom for stalking?
John Sugden is harbouring a secret, and in next week’s Emmerdale spoilers Victoria is on to him when she finds his ‘Aidan Moore’ dog tags. Are we finally going to learn who this mysterious Aidan is?
Victoria wants to know why John has Aidan Moore’s dog tags (Credit: ITV)
John is hiding something in Emmerdale spoilers
He’s been in the village a good few weeks now, but we still know very little about John.
Victoria was overjoyed to discover she had a half-brother she never knew existed and wanted to learn John’s backstory. But unlike excitable Vic, John isn’t an open book. He’s been very reluctant to give any details about his past, which has made it look like he’s got something to hide.
Last month, Victoria discovered a tin box amongst John’s possessions, containing an army dog tag. She questioned John and he admitted he’d been in the forces, but wouldn’t say any more. Later, it was revealed the dog tag had the name ‘Aidan Moore’ inscribed on it. But who is Aidan?
There have been several theories shared amongst fans – these include Aidan being John’s ex-lover, or John himself! But we could be one step closer to learning the truth when Victoria makes a shocking discovery…
John catches Victoria red-handed (Credit: ITV)
Victoria rumbles John and Aaron’s affair
Victoria wants John to know more about his heritage and digs out the old family photos to show him. But John couldn’t be less interested and keeps his eyes on his mobile.
Sick of his rude attitude, Vic snatches John’s phone out of his hands to find out what’s more important. She’s shocked to see her brother has been sending texts to Aaron and realises they’re still sleeping together.
Vic previously caught John and Aaron in a passionate clinch, but both of them swore to her it was a one-off. Now she’s found out John and Aaron have been lying to her and she’s not happy.
In The Woolpack, angry Victoria grills John about his affair with Aaron. But when John storms out of the pub, Vic starts to wonder what else he could be hiding.
John refuses to tell Victoria who Aidan Moore is (Credit: ITV)
Victoria finds out about Aidan Moore
Later that day, a calmer Victoria goes to find John at his van to apologise for her earlier outburst.
She knocks on the vehicle, but when she doesn’t get a response she decides to let herself in. John’s not going to thank her for invading his privacy!
Inside, Victoria comes across the dog tags and reads the name ‘Aidan Moore’ on them. She’s baffled why John would have something belonging to another man.
Moments later, John arrives back and catches Victoria red-handed. He’s furious and wastes no time in chucking his sister out. Will Victoria be able to get the truth out of John and solve the mystery of who Aidan is?
Emmerdale spoilers next week reveal that Tom King returns from his hiding place – and springs a trap on Belle. Holding her hostage, sinister Tom reveals his plan.
What will Tom do next?
Elsewhere, Victoria learns about ‘Aidan Moore,’ and Laurel and Charles share a steamy rendezvous. And, as Tom makes his plan, Amelia starts acting shady. Meanwhile, John thinks on his feet to save Pollard from an angina attack.
Here are 11 massive Emmerdale spoilers for next week.
Belle’s haunted by Tom in Emmerdale spoilers
Lydia and Belle talk (Credit: ITV)
1. Belle makes a discovery
This week, Belle gets a call from landlord Kim telling her that the house has been left in a mess. She and Lydia drop by to investigate. Inside the trashed house, Belle notices a screw on the floor. Horrified, she recognises it as a mini secret camera – and realises that Tom has been secretly filming her.
Belle is grateful for Lydia’s support (Credit: ITV)
2. Lydia supports Belle
The next day, Lydia encourages Belle to go to the police over Tom’s hidden cameras. She is concerned when Belle refuses to report her ex-husband – out of fear of reliving her traumatic experiences.
Belle then asks Lydia about experience reporting Craig to the police. While Belle’s given food for thought, Lydia is upset after bringing her painful memories back to life.
Tom looks at Belle with a sinister glint in his eye (Credit: ITV)
3. Tom drops by
Amelia arranges to meet privately with Belle to talk about Tom. However, Belle is left horrified when Tom turns up instead. What does he have planned?
Tom looms over Belle who is terrified (Credit: ITV)
4. Tom takes Belle hostage
With Belle blocked in, Tom corners her in the Dingle house, locking the door behind him. How much danger is Belle in?
Victoria wants the truth about John in Emmerdale spoilers
Victoria is confused when she sees the dog tags (Credit: ITV)
5. Victoria does some digging
Victoria shows John some family photos but is annoyed when John is more interested in his phone. Feeling neglected, she snatches John’s phone away. She is shocked to find he’s been texting Aaron. When she questions John about his secret love affair, he storms off, out of the pub. But what else is he hiding?
John grabs the dog tags back, annoyed (Credit: ITV)
6. John’s furious with Victoria
Later, Victoria goes to apologise. Finding his van empty, she lets herself in. There she finds John’s dog tags, branded with the name ‘Aidan Moore.’ Catching her mid-snoop, John is furious at her invasion of his privacy – and throws her out.
Passion strikes Laurel in Emmerdale spoilers
Claudette, Manpreet and Charles share a drink in the Woolpack (Credit: ITV)
7. Charles and Laurel are at loggerheads
Charles and Claudette bicker with Laurel about her thoughts for the upcoming harvest festival. He is further enraged when he discovers that that Laurel has gone ahead with her own ideas without consulting him and he finally snaps.
Laurel Thomas and Charles Anderson share a passionate kiss (Credit: ITV)
8. Anger turns to passion
Charles and Laurel’s anger at each other turns into passion, and the pair end up kissing. Shocked at what has just transpired, they enjoy some aggressive flirting before heading upstairs.
Manpreet wants a reconciliation (Credit: ITV)
9. Caught in the act?
Manpreet encourages Jai to tell Laurel how he feels about her. Having given herself food for thought, she considers doing the same with Charles. Heading over to tell Charles, Manpreet arrives at Woodbine. Will she catch them in the act?
Also in Emmerdale spoilers next week…
Amelia is furious with everyone around her (Credit: ITV)
10. Amelia is hiding something
Amelia explodes at Belle and Chas after catching them apparently talking about Tom. Doing some digging of their own, Amy and Kerry begin to suspect that Amelia is still in contact with Tom.
John gives Pollard his angina spray in time to save him (Credit: ITV)
11. Emmerdale spoilers: John gets a job
When Pollard suffers an angina attack, John acts quickly. Impressed Liam offers him a job at the Surgery. John awkwardly accepts.
In tonight’s Emmerdale spoilers, there’s calamity at Home Farm when Kim’s beloved horse is stolen. Will fears his anonymous blackmailer is behind the theft, but how can he tell his wife that?
Elsewhere in Emmerdale on Friday September 13, Amelia confronts Belle over her accusations against Tom. And Victoria receives a piece of welcome news. Meanwhile, the Dingles are still reeling following Moira’s diagnosis.
Things are going from bad to worse for Will (Credit: ITV)
Will is under attack in Emmerdale spoilers
1. Will’s nightmare continues
The identity of Will’s blackmailer remains a mystery, but they’re certainly a persistent individual. The anonymous tormenter has been threatening to ruin Will’s life by exposing his affair with Rose.
In exchange for the silence, the blackmailer demanded £10k. Will agreed to pay up, but was secretly planning to use the money as bait to reel his stalker in. A time and date was arranged, but Will missed the drop after getting caught up in the barn fire at Butlers Farm.
His blackmailer warned Will this wasn’t the end of it. And it seems they’ve stayed true to their word when Kim finds herself the victim of a shocking crime.
Kim is devastated by Ice’s disappearance (Credit: ITV)
2. Kim is the victim of a theft
There’s fresh panic for Will when Kim reveals her horse has been stolen from the stables. He knows at once this is a targeted attack – it’s too much of a coincidence for it not to be!
So what on earth is Will going to do now? Will he be forced to confess and risk losing Kim forever? Or is Will going to try and appease his blackmailer? And after all this, is it going to turn out that Kim is Will’s secret stalker?
We wouldn’t put anything past clever Kim!
Amelia can’t see Tom for the bully he is (Credit: ITV)
The naive young mum has fallen under Tom’s spell and is refusing to believe he’s an abuser. Amelia confronts Belle, wanting to know why she’s trying to tarnish her boyfriend’s reputation.
Can Belle get Amelia to realise the truth before it’s too late?
Victoria needs a bit of luck (Credit: ITV)
Victoria receives good news in Emmerdale spoilers
4. Victoria finds a reason to smile
It’s been a traumatic week in the village with the terrifying events at Butler’s barn.
In the aftermath of the blaze, the locals are struggling to get back to normal life. Meanwhile, Victoria is boosted when she receives some positive news. About time too! We think the poor lass could do with a bit of a luck after the year she’s had.
Moira’s diagnosis
5. Moira processes her news
After surviving the barn fire, Moira was blindsided by the news she has a mass growing on her brain. The shock came after weeks of odd behaviour, which culminated in her starting the fire in the barn and almost killing Ruby.
As Moira struggles to process what the future holds, will Cain be there to support her through?
Keepers Cottage in Emmerdale is one of the village’s most iconic locations. So many Dale icons have lived there from Paddy Kirk to Betty Eagleton and Laurel Thomas.
Now it’s owned by Victoria Sugden, who’s just persuaded new-found half-brother John to move in too.
Which left us scratching our heads a bit because Keepers really isn’t that big! So how many bedrooms does it have and who lives there?
Vic’s wondering where everyone is going to sleep (Credit: ITV)
How many bedrooms does Keepers Cottage have in Emmerdale?
We’ve done a bit of digging and we’ve discovered that Keepers is a three-bedroom cottage.
So that left us even more confused!
Laurel was one of Seth and Betty’s lodgers (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Where is Keepers Cottage?
The little cottage is next door to the cafe on Main Street in Emmerdale.
The past residents of Keepers Cottage
In 1995, Seth Armstrong and Betty Eagleton moved into Keepers. They lived there until 2003, and because they took in lodgers, lots of Emmerdale characters lived there, too.
Paddy lived there for a while, so did Laurel Thomas, Sandy Thomas, Alan Turner and Terry Woods.
Victoria lived there with Betty and when dad Jack died, she used her inheritance to buy the cottage. When Betty left Emmerdale, Vic’s then-husband Adam moved in.
And when Adam left, Vic was joined by friend Rebecca White.
Betty moved away from Emmerdale and Victoria moved husband Adam into Keepers Cottage (ITV/Shutterstock)
Who lives there now?
After Rebecca moved away, Victoria rented a room to Amy Wyatt and her mum, Kerry.
Amy’s now married to Matty Dingle and they both live at Keepers, and when Kerry returned from her stint on the cruise ship, she also came back to the cottage.
Hmm, it’s already feeling a bit snug! Plus, of course, there’s Victoria’s four-year-old son, Harry.
And now John, too!
So, we’re assuming Victoria has her own room, and she mentioned Harry’s room when she was talking to John, so that makes two. One for newly weds Amy and Matty, and another for Kerry and that’s four… Plus now there’s John to consider.
Has Keepers magically sprung a couple of new bedrooms, Hogwarts-style? Is this another mystery John Sugden’s brought with him?!
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Victoria Sugden in Emmerdale is getting on the nerves of viewers who have said the way she is acting towards new half-brother John Sugden is irritating.
John isn’t interested in building a relationship with his sister. In fact he wants to get out of the village as soon as he possibly can. But Vic has seized the opportunity to smoother him in sibling love – and he’s not keen.
Fans have also had almost as much as they can take of her. Here’s what they’re saying..
Victoria is following John everywhere he goes (Credit: ITV)
Victoria smoothers John in Emmerdale
From the second she found out John was probably her half-brother, Victoria was like a puppy. She fawned over him, excitedly introduced herself and was crestfallen when he really wasn’t interested.
She gave the guy a break, she did go in all guns blazing at his mother’s funeral after all, but when he turned up in the village and still didn’t want to get to know her, she took action. Victoria decided to kill him with kindness.
Vic then insisted he stay with her, made him tea and toast, was at his beck and call and even fought his battles for him when she confronted Aaron and Mack. Yet still, John is not giving her anything back.
She even tried to find out more about his past when she handed him a pair of dog tags yesterday. She’d found them stashed in Harry’s room. But he clammed up again and told her he didn’t talk about that time in his life. So clearly he has something to hide.
Will Vic let it go? Of course she won’t, expect more probing and pushing in tonight’s Emmerdale (Wednesday August 14)
Her behaviour is getting on John’s nerves – and fans’ too!
Fans fed-up
Those watching at home don’t blame John for not wanting to chat to Victoria – they think she’s being very annoying!
One asked on social media after the episode aired on Tuesday August 13, “Is Victoria doing anyone else’s head in?”
“She really bugged me tonight,” one agreed and another added: “YESSSS!!!!!! I was cussing!! He’s not even being nice to you and you’re flying around this title of half-brother and coming down on your friends…..get a life lol.”
“She’s like a puppy following that creep about. Think they are really running out of what to write!!” said one more.
A fifth added: “I kept saying to the screen ‘Victoria please just [bleep] OFF!!..She’s like an irritating fly that keeps flying around you when you’re trying to eat dinner…Poor John…”
“She’s everywhere like a bad smell that won’t go away,” said one more.
Someone else compared her to a stalker! “Victoria is basically Martha from Baby Reindeer. Weirdo”
Another wrote: “Next scene will be John trying to go to the bog only to suddenly find Victoria standing beside him saying ‘Hi. What are you doing now?’”
We’ve established two things about John Sugden since his arrival in Emmerdale: he’s moody and he doesn’t like other people. Is that really what the village needed, though?
Recently we’ve lost several ‘nice’ men. Ethan Anderson, good guy lawyer, who sometimes made mistakes, Nicky Miligan: family troubles forced him into doing bad things, but on the whole, a good guy and Suni Sharma – happy-go-lucky good guy.
So why has Emmerdale replaced them with another brooding bad lad? We already have Aaron filling that role – and clearly this village ain’t big enough for the both of them!
Newcomer John is a secret Sugden (Credit: ITV)
John Sugden arrives in Emmerdale
Let’s take a look at everything John’s done since he arrived in the Dales…
Aaron got jiggy, then got robbed! (Credit: ITV)
1. ‘Robbed’ Aaron
Okay, so he didn’t officially rob him, but he slept with him in his van on the side of the road, then drove off with all his stuff – keys, wallet and don’t forget that beloved hoodie. Aaron’s crime? Meeting someone on a dating app, being taken in by his torso, not finding out his name and sleeping with him within seconds of meeting. Didn’t really deserve to be robbed, did he?
2. Been stroppy with Victoria and Sarah
You know, Victoria Sugden can be a tad annoying. She’s nice and all, but we can totally see how her OTT reaction to finding out she had a secret half-brother was somewhat unnerving. She’s a bit like an excited puppy – clearly John does not like puppies either. But he could have given her something. And his adopted niece Sarah, he was awful to her. A smile or a thank you every now and then wouldn’t go a miss.
John made it clear he wasn’t a man to be messed with (Credit: ITV)
3. Attacked Aaron and Mack
Aaron was quite annoyed to have had his stuff taken and when he found out John was a secret Sugden, he thought the whole thing had been a set-up. Determined to get to the truth, Aaron confronted him with the only tactics he knows how: his fists. But ex-army man John got the upper hand. And, when they had another aggressive confrontation, John won again. He even got the better of Mack. And then threatened them both when they plunged his van into a lake. And we don’t think Aaron and Mack have any idea just how much he’s capable of yet…
4. John doesn’t like cake
What sort of person does not like cake?! Well, John Sugden apparently, who told Nicola in no uncertain terms he doesn’t like cake and he doesn’t need smiles or friendliness from the locals. Can you trust anyone who doesn’t like cake?! We’re not so sure…
Aaron was outsmarted, but do we need another broody bad boy? (Credit: ITV)
Emmerdale fans not here for villain John Sugden
It’s fair to say making friends is not John’s strong point. But then that runs in the family given both dad Jack and half-brother Robert were also sullen so and sos. But fans aren’t loving there being yet another miserable and brooding man in town.
“Please not another wannabe villain. I can’t cope with all the bad people in the storylines it’s getting absolutely way out of hand!!!” sighed one on social media.
A second raged: “Can we have new characters that don’t have any issues or hidden agendas etc please. Love the lighthearted storylines it gives us all an escape from this tough world!! Emmerdale tell your writers to change tactics please and have more giggles and happy people!! So much nicer to watch rather than having to record and fast forward most of an episode!!”
“Why couldn’t John come in and just be normal instead of most of the new characters coming in with issues,” added one more.
A fourth wrote: “Great….another angry young man, angrier than angry Aaron in the village, ugh.”
“The writers are getting ridiculous with all these angry men storylines. They brought Aaron back angry at the world and now instead of John meeting Victoria at the funeral and finding out they are related and have them get aquatinted they bring him back angry with a bad attitude,” said a fifth.
Bear is horrified to realise Mandy is a secret financial dominatrix in tonight’s Emmerdale spoilers. The discovery leaves Bear facing a dilemma over whether to tell Paddy the truth about his bride-to-be.
Also in Emmerdale on Tuesday August 13, John is cagey when Victoria presses him about his past. While Nicola and Jimmy receive news about incarcerated Angel.
Emmerdale spoilers: Mandy is caught out
Bear discovers Mandy is a secret sex worker (Credit: ITV)
It’s the day of Mandy’s hen do, but before she can party she’s got a chat scheduled with her next findom client – and a beard trim to do on Bear.
Knowing she can’t be in two places at once, Mandy’s passes over Bear’s appointment to Amelia. She then sneaks off to entertain her admirer in the back room.
But Mandy forgets to turn off her karaoke speakers, meaning Bear overhears every word of her saucy conversation.
Bear overhears Madame Diamante Dales in action (Credit: ITV)
2. Bear reels over Mandy’s betrayal
The sound of his future daughter-in-law flirting with another fella leaves Bear fuming. While not fully understanding the nature of what’s going on, Bear knows Mandy is lying to Paddy. And he’s very troubled by the betrayal – particularly given the couple are set to marry within days!
When Mandy re-enters the salon, Bear struggles to compose himself. He makes a few barbed comments, which leave Mandy feeling uneasy. But will she realise that he’s on to her?
3. Will Bear tell Paddy the truth?
Returning home, Bear gets out his laptop and tries to educate himself about findom.
He wants to know what Mandy is up to, but then Paddy and Marlon interrupt him and it’s all rather awkward.
When the lads decide to throw Paddy an impromptu stag, Bear is left feeling conflicted. Should he keep quiet about what he knows? Or is Bear going to ruin Mandy’s dream wedding day by telling Paddy everything.
Mack attacks John in Emmerdale spoilers
No one messes with John Sugden as Mack is about to find out (Credit: ITV)
4. John shows Mack who’s boss
Mack is on a mission to drive new enemy John Sugden out of the village. Battle lines were drawn after Mack drove John’s beloved campervan into a lake as revenge for him robbing Aaron.
Now Mack decides it’s time to let his fists do the talking. He makes a swing for the newcomer, but is thwarted by John’s professional moves. This guy is ex-army after all!
Cain witnesses the tussle and intervenes before telling Mack he’s given John a job at Butlers whilst he’s in the village. How will Mack react to the news?
Victoria tries to discover more about John’s mysterious past (Credit: ITV)
5. Victoria probes into John’s past
When news of John’s new job reaches Victoria she’s delighted her big brother is staying a little longer. Vic is desperate to get to know the sibling she never knew existed, even if the feeling isn’t mutual.
Meanwhile, Chas urges Aaron to open up to her about what’s going on between him and John. But will he spill the beans?
Later, the mystery surrounding John’s past deepens when Vic returns his army dog tags. She’s keen to know more about his days in the forces, but John is rattled by his sister’’ questions. What exactly is he hiding?
Jimmy and Nicola receive shock news in Emmerdale spoilers
Jimmy and Nicola get a phone call about Angel (Credit: ITV)
6. Nicola and Jimmy get an update on Angel
Also, Nicola and Jimmy receive a worrying call regarding Angelica.
The couple’s daughter is currently serving time in a Young Offender’s Institute for causing the car crash that killed Heath. And they receive the news they’ve been dreading when they learn Angel has been fighting with another inmate.
But who started the violent brawl? Has Angel’s time behind bars turned her into a thug?
Aaron Dingle thought with his pants in this week’s Emmerdale when he bedded his internet date on the side of the road without even finding out his name. The guy then drove off with Aaron’s keys, wallet and beloved hoodie.
As if all that wasn’t bad enough, when Aaron did find out his name, it turned out to be John Sugden. And yes, he’s a real Sugden, half-brother of Aaron’s ex, Robert. Oops.
But it’s not the first time Aaron’s love-life has been complicated. Let’s take a look at his romantic history.
Victoria was Aaron’s first girlfriend (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Aaron and Victoria Sugden
Turns out, Robert and John aren’t the only Sugdens Aaron’s been with – he actually lost his virginity to Victoria. When Aaron first arrived in Emmerdale he hadn’t yet realised he was gay (or at least was trying to pretend he wasn’t). He and Victoria got together and had sex.
But when he found out she’d also slept with her foster brother, Daz Eden, Aaron dumped her.
He then turned his attentions to Holly Barton, but when he tried to blackmail her for sex it really put paid to any chance he might have had!
Aaron’s attraction to men first came to light when he and Adam Barton were involved in a car crash. Adam pulled away and Aaron immediately insisted Aaron had misunderstood and was imagining things. To prove it, he managed to get Holly to be his girlfriend after all.
Adam was not impressed given Holly was his sister. He tried to tell everyone what happened, but no one believed him. Angry Aaron confronted him about spreading rumours, but Adam insisted he wasn’t, he just didn’t want Aaron dating his sister when he’s gay. Holly and Aaron broke up soon after.
Jackson’s story ended tragically (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Jackson Walsh: Aaron’s first love in Emmerdale
Jackson was Aaron’s first true love. The pair met at a gay bar in Hotten but Aaron was still struggling with his sexuality. When Paddy worked out what was really going on between Aaron and Jackson Aaron beat him to a pulp.
Still, Paddy stood by him and encouraged him to accept his sexuality. But Aaron would not. However he continued to see Jackson.
Aaron then violently punched Jackson and got charged with assault when he thought Jackson was about to out him to the village. Aaron was sentenced to community service and eventually revealed he was gay. He and Jackson then got together properly.
Tragedy struck when Jackson told Aaron he loved him and then drove off, upset, when Aaron didn’t say it back. Aaron called him, Jackson tried to answer his phone and crashed. He got stuck on a railway line. He was horribly injured when a train hit a van which then smashed into his car.
Jackson was paralysed from the neck down. He and Aaron broke up briefly and Aaron went on dates with a man called Flynn Buchanan, but could not forget about Jackson. They reconciled and pledged their love for one another.
However, Jackson could not come to terms with his new state. He made the difficult decision to end his life. Reluctantly, Aaron and Jackson’s mum, Hazel, agreed to help. Hazel brought the drugs to Jackson, but couldn’t give them to her son. So instead, Aaron was the one who handed them over. Jackson took the pills and passed away.
In a video message, played at his funeral, he told the mourners that his death was his own choice. That meant Aaron and Hazel didn’t get into trouble for it.
Romance blossomed with Ed (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Ed Roberts – the man Aaron left Emmerdale with
Rugby player Ed brought a minibus to the garage for Aaron to fix. After confusion over Aaron and Adam’s relationship, Ed and Aaron shared a kiss. However their first date was soured when Ed discovered Aaron helped Jackson to die.
Ed left, but later let Aaron explain himself. Aaron also showed him his self-harming scars. The couple spent the night together.
But things moved very fast for the pair when Ed revealed he was signed to a French rugby team and was leaving in four weeks. He asked Aaron to go with him.
At first Aaron said no, reluctant to leave his family. However after Adam started a fire at the garage, Aaron took the blame for his mate and fled to France with Ed in 2012 to escape prison.
When Aaron returned to Emmerdale in 2014, he and Ed had split up, but remained on good terms. And that’s when he met Robert Sugden.
It was toxic, but fans loved Robron! (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)
Robert Sugden – Aaron’s true love?
At first, their relationship was horribly toxic. Robert was engaged to Chrissie White when he called Aaron to a layby to fix his car and then kissed him passionately. Robert later visited him at the garage and they had sex. However, Robert then firmly told Aaron he was straight!
Robert refused to leave Chrissie, but continued his affair with Aaron. Katie Sugden then got suspicious and Aaron, angry at Robert’s lack of commitment, engineered it so she would catch them kissing. However, the set-up led to Katie’s death.
Things got incredibly difficult between them after that. They were off and then on again and then off and then on, Aaron began over-exercising, running himself into the ground, and at one point Robert held him hostage and pointed a gun at him.
But after Robert was shot by Ross Barton things changed. It was Robert who got Aaron to confess his sexual abuse from his dad as a child. And Robert stood by him during the trial. He also helped Aaron get to know half-sister Liv Flaherty.
Though the pair still had their ups and downs – not least Aaron going to prison and Robert having a one-night stand with Rebecca White which resulted in him becoming a dad to little Seb – they married and settled down.
But their life together came to an end when Robert’s sister Victoria was raped by Lee Posner. Robert attacked her rapist, who died. Robert was sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2019 and divorced Aaron to ‘set him free’. Robron were no more.
Lee’s brother Luke later confessed that he also attacked Lee on the same day he died, and Victoria thought that would be enough to see Robert free. But sadly, Rob decided not to pursue the case and he’s still in prison.
Ben was easily forgiving (Credit: ITV)
Aaron’s next love: Ben Tucker
Aaron began hooking up with random guys on dating apps in order to blot out the pain of the split. But by late 2020 Aaron was almost ready to move on. Coincidentally that’s when he reconnected with old school friend Ben Tucker. We say ‘friend’ but actually Aaron had bullied Ben and waged a campaign of homophobic abuse against him, so they weren’t really friends.
However, Ben forgave his former bully and the pair started a romance.
Liv – Aaron’s sister – caused a few troubles for the couple. Ben’s dad was an alcoholic and when Liv was struggling with drink, Ben didn’t want to be around her.
And the romance ended in tragedy when Ben became a victim of Emmerdale serial killer Meena.
John and Aaron wasted no time (Credit: ITV)
Aaron and John Sugden in Emmerdale – a replacement Robert?
On Wednesday (August 7), Aaron went off to meet an internet date. But he was stopped in a layby – incidentally the same layby he first hooked up with Robert in – by a man with a broken down van.
Talk about coincidence, the guy was only Aaron’s date! So rather than go to the hotel, the pair just got down and dirty in the van by the side of the road, without even knowing each other’s name.
He certainly seems to be Aaron’s type – moody, brooding, somewhat aggressive, oh, and he’s also a Sugden! That’s Aaron completing the Sugden hattrick then!
John Sugden is the half-brother of Victoria and Robert – and this makes things really rather awkward indeed.
However, even when Aaron confronted John and asked what he was playing at, and then got a punch in the stomach for it, it seemed pretty clear there was plenty of sexual tension between them. So how long before they can’t fight that attraction any more – and this becomes very complicated indeed?
Emmerdale tonight revealed who John Sugden really is and while Victoria was full of the joys of spring about it, Aaron was not. Not at all. Well, you wouldn’t be would you?
Meanwhile, Moira continued acting strangely and we still don’t know why, but we don’t like it. And Caleb has a new target in yet another plot of his.
Here’s a recap of Emmerdale on Thursday August 8.
John’s not really interested in the family thing (Credit: ITV)
John Sugden met Victoria tonight
Victoria drove Eric to a funeral of an old friend and outside the church got chatting to a young man. After a severe case of foot-in-mouth, the man introduced himself to Eric as John Sugden. Vic looked shocked as the cogs started whirring and Pollard confirmed he could well be her half-brother.
When Vic introduced herself to John, he said he knew Jack was his dad and made it clear he wanted nothing to do with the Sugdens. He wasn’t interested in family life or Victoria and refused to accept her number. Cheery soul is John – and very like half-brother Robert: miserable and moody.
John then broke down again and called a garage to fix it. Obviously it was Mack who arrived and he towed John back to Emmerdale – where Aaron was waiting. Turned out John hadn’t officially robbed him, he’d just driven off without giving his things back. Thank goodness Aaron got his beloved hoodie back.
And Victoria was thrilled to see him again. She immediately revealed Aaron was Robert’s ex-husband and things got very awkward indeed. We love awkward.
John went back to Victoria’s and her very perky full-on behaviour really put him off. But he did begrudgingly agree to stay for one night.
Meanwhile, Aaron was convinced John was up to something. And he got a punch in the stomach for his questioning. Is this a feud? It is sexual tension? Is it the next great love story? Who knows.
We still don’t know what’s wrong with Moira (Credit: ITV)
Moira, Moira, give us an answer, do
If, like us, you’re getting a bit fed-up of Moira’s weird behaviour, tonight’s Emmerdale wouldn’t have filled you with joy. She was acting like nothing had happened yesterday as Matty confronted her over her comments. She seemed to almost have forgotten she’d been so cruel, then claimed it just came out wrong.
She said she was sorry and blamed it on always working, cooking or washing. Matty forgave pretty easily.
But later she laid into Cain again, saying she was keeping the family afloat. She said he wasn’t earning enough to support his kids and left it all to her. Ouch.
Moira continued to give him a hard time, she was under pressure and felt he never had her back. He then advised she talk to Liam as she “might need some pills”. Subtle as a brick, but he does have a point. And he left Moira staring into space. We are now as confused as Cain.
Moira then fell asleep on the sofa and Matty woke her up. She seemed confused and unable to remember what had really happened.
Cain later confided in Sam, while Moira poured herself a whiskey at home, before taking the bottle with her. Is it alcohol causing her to act strangely? Or is that what she’s using to feel better and something else is really wrong? Either way, Emmerdale needs to answer quick smart before they ruin Moira like they did Chas.
Poor Rodney took the blame (Credit: ITV)
Caleb plotted against Jimmy in Emmerdale tonight
Rodney was tasked with driving a lorry for Jimmy, something he was very excited about, while Jimmy was not. Two boxes of goods went missing between packing the van and delivery, leaving furious Jimmy accusing Rodney of flogging them on the side.
Turned out Caleb actually had them. He now has Jimmy in his sights as his latest target as he sets up his empire. Caleb was trying to make Home James Haulage look useless, so he could take over. He needs trucks apparently and Jimmy is collateral damage.
Caleb also thinks his dimples will get him everything he wants – he does have nice dimples to be fair.
Mandy needs money, quick (Credit: ITV)
Also in Emmerdale tonight…
Charity was not happy to hear that Amelia and Noah had split especially as Esther is still set to inherit all of Noah’s trust fund. Noah then confessed why and Charity realised what he had done. HE BROKE THE DINGLE CODE.
Charity couldn’t believe it and Noah told her he was jealous. Charity called her son a ‘prawn’ and promised to keep quiet.
A random chat with Gail led Mandy to look into becoming a financial dominatrix. Gail tried to persuade her she’d be great at insulting men for cash. But things didn’t go well when Gail tried to demonstrate on Eric – turns out he’s not the kinky type.
Mandy was nervous and unsure, but when she got home and got an offer to pop Paddy’s blisters, she realised it might not be the most disgusting thing she’d done all day and decided to go for it.
