{"id":175747,"date":"2025-09-28T18:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T18:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/175747\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T18:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T18:22:10","slug":"emmerdale-fans-in-for-a-ride-in-robert-sugden-twist-as-star-to-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/175747\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale fans &#8220;in for a ride&#8221; in Robert Sugden twist as star to exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria is set to depart the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emmerdale<\/a> village soon as Hodgins goes on maternity leave, and the actress has teased viewers will &#8220;be in for a ride&#8221; as the storyline continues.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/09\/28\/emmerdale-star-isabel-hodgins-teases-great-twist-robert-story-ahead-maternity-leave-24279969\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Metro<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/cureushersyndrome.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cure Usher<\/a> Ball, Hodgins admitted she isn&#8217;t sure just how Victoria will leave the village, explaining: &#8220;It&#8217;s still a surprise. They&#8217;re still cooking something up and we&#8217;ll see!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Though plenty more drama lies ahead, and Victoria is once again in the middle of it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/emmerdale-robert-victoria-20e1527.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria looking at uneasy Robert in Emmerdale\" data-item-name=\"Victoria looking at uneasy Robert in Emmerdale\" title=\"emmerdale-robert-victoria\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 0.6666666666666666;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466.66666666666663\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Victoria has questions for Robert\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n<p>As teased in next week&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/emmerdale-spoilers-next-week-robert-sugden-mystery-visitor-caught-out\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">spoilers<\/a>, Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) is blindsided by the arrival of Kev, but it soon becomes clear that Kev is an acquaintance from Robert&#8217;s time in prison. But when Victoria arrives home and sees Robert holding hands with a man who isn&#8217;t Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller), she is left confused.<\/p>\n<p>Once Robert gets rid of Kev, he braces himself for a grilling from his sister.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a great twist to the story,&#8221; Hodgins told the publication. &#8220;It&#8217;s a great character. I&#8217;ve really enjoyed working with them, and the audience are going to be in for a ride!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Whether John will be part of this twist is yet to be determined, with the character fleeing from the village after a tense showdown with Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/emmerdale-robert-victoria-john-row-9dea979.jpg\" alt=\"Injured Victoria stands between Robert and John in Emmerdale\" data-item-name=\"Injured Victoria stands between Robert and John in Emmerdale\" title=\"emmerdale-robert-victoria-john-row\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 0.6666666666666666;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466.66666666666663\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Victoria finds Robert and John mid-showdown.\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n<p>After being blackmailed over Anthony&#8217;s body, Caleb Miligan (William Ash) was forced to help John flee, but instead of driving John out of the country, Caleb stopped in the woods and aimed a shotgun at him \u2013 before revealing that Cain was there and ready to take revenge for John killing his son Nate.<\/p>\n<p>But as Caleb grew fearful of John&#8217;s blackmail, he had no choice but to continue with John&#8217;s plan and he was dropped off at a service station in Rotterdam.<\/p>\n<p>It hasn&#8217;t been confirmed if this is the last audiences have seen of John, so there could be plenty more trouble ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1. 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