{"id":318009,"date":"2026-02-26T09:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/318009\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T09:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:02:13","slug":"5-big-moments-tonight-as-gabby-makes-bittersweet-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/318009\/","title":{"rendered":"5 big moments tonight as Gabby makes bittersweet discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/emmerdale\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/emmerdale\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Emmerdale spoilers\" data-node-id=\"3.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Emmerdale spoilers<\/a> follow from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/emmerdale\/a70347396\/emmerdale-spoilers-arthur-laurel-feud-ends\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/emmerdale\/a70347396\/emmerdale-spoilers-arthur-laurel-feud-ends\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Thursday&#039;s episode (26 February)\" data-node-id=\"3.0.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Thursday&#8217;s episode (26 February)<\/a>, which is available to watch now on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"ITVX\" data-node-id=\"3.0.4\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ITVX<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65244257\/coronation-street-emmerdale-change-episode-release-youtube\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65244257\/coronation-street-emmerdale-change-episode-release-youtube\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"YouTube\" data-node-id=\"3.0.6\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YouTube<\/a> but hasn&#8217;t yet aired on ITV1.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Emmerdale&#8217;s Gabby Thomas gets an unwelcome reminder of another failed relationship tonight, as she discovers that her estranged husband Vinny Dingle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/emmerdale\/a70403553\/emmerdale-spoilers-lewis-vinny-passion\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/emmerdale\/a70403553\/emmerdale-spoilers-lewis-vinny-passion\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"has moved on with Lewis Barton\" data-node-id=\"9.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">has moved on with Lewis Barton<\/a>. Meanwhile, Bear Wolf struggles to see a way forward after his recent ordeal.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Read on for 5 teasers from Thursday&#8217;s episode\u2026<\/p>\n<p>1. Bear faces another tough day<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"paddy kirk, bear wolf, emmerdale\" title=\"Paddy Kirk, Bear Wolf, Emmerdale\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4724\" height=\"2658\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/paddy-kirk-bear-wolf-emmerdale-6970891a6ef34.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"20\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Bear turns to alcohol as a crutch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/emmerdale\/a70452292\/emmerdale-charlotte-bellamy-laurel-funeral-dilemma-storyline\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/emmerdale\/a70452292\/emmerdale-charlotte-bellamy-laurel-funeral-dilemma-storyline\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"after visiting Ray in the chapel of rest\" data-node-id=\"20.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">after visiting Ray in the chapel of rest<\/a> yesterday. He tries to return to normality by visiting the caf\u00e9, but is dismayed to hear friends and neighbours talking openly about his trauma.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"24\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Later, Bear goes to see Manpreet and begs for tablets to ease the constant pain in his arm. Bear complains of sleepless nights caused by the injury, but Manpreet refuses to prescribe pills since he&#8217;s already going through withdrawal from the drugs that Ray gave to him.<\/p>\n<p>2. Laurel and Bear continue to bond<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"bear wolf, laurel thomas, emmerdale\" title=\"Bear Wolf, Laurel Thomas, Emmerdale\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4252\" height=\"3310\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/laurel-thomas-emmerdale-6989b6e10fd2e.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"30\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Laurel risks further wrath from Paddy when she continues to involve herself in Bear&#8217;s problems. She confronts Bear for drinking and urges him to see that there&#8217;s another way forward.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"34\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The pair end up having a heart-to-heart over their conflicted feelings regarding Ray&#8217;s death. It&#8217;s an emotional moment as Bear reflects on how Ray even called him &#8220;dad&#8221; during their time on the farm together.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"38\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">But how will Paddy feel when he finds out about this cosy chat?<\/p>\n<p>3. Arthur hears too much<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"arthur thomas, emmerdale\" title=\"Arthur Thomas, Emmerdale\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2428\" height=\"1362\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/arthur-laurel-emmerdale-6903c45e93175.png\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"44\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">As Laurel confides in Nicola about her recent decision to see Ray one last time, Arthur overhears the conversation and demands an explanation.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"48\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">As Arthur was already giving Laurel a hard time over the decisions she made when Ray was alive, this latest development is sure to make everything much worse!<\/p>\n<p>4. Sarah pushes herself forward to help Cain<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"cain dingle, sarah sugden, emmerdale\" title=\"Cain Dingle, Sarah Sugden, Emmerdale\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3272\" height=\"1978\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cain-dingle-sarah-sugden-emmerdale-6977474a0a66c.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"54\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Cain considers more car thefts to help solve his family&#8217;s ongoing financial problems.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"58\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Sarah&#8217;s hurt that Cain seems to be leaving her out of it, despite how much they enjoyed their recent escapades when they stole Joe&#8217;s vehicle. As she pushes to be his criminal co-conspirator, will Cain listen?<\/p>\n<p>5. Gabby makes a discovery<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"gabby thomas, emmerdale\" title=\"Gabby Thomas, Emmerdale\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"5197\" height=\"3466\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/emmerdale-gabby-thomas-68ada160c7a07.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"64\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">At The Hide, loved-up Lewis and Vinny let Mandy know that they&#8217;re now officially an item. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"68\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Mandy is so happy that she immediately lets the news slip to Gabby, forgetting to consider how she might feel after her split from Vinny. Torn between happiness for Vinny and dismay at how things turned out, will Gabby give the new couple her blessing?<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"73\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 8pm on ITV1, and streams on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"ITVX\" data-node-id=\"73.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ITVX<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"77\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/emmerdale\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/emmerdale\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Read more Emmerdale spoilers on our dedicated homepage\" data-node-id=\"77.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more Emmerdale spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"82\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">For exclusive soap star interviews, gossip, spoilers and theories every week, don&#8217;t miss the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@InsideSoapYoutube\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@InsideSoapYoutube\/videos\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Soap Scoop podcast\" data-node-id=\"82.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Soap Scoop podcast<\/a> from Inside Soap magazine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-ZEgomuUie4\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-ZEgomuUie4\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The latest episode\" data-node-id=\"82.5\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The latest episode<\/a> delves into next week\u2019s soap spoilers for EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale &#8211; featuring Carla and Lisa\u2019s baby shock, Clare Bates\u2019 return and more!<br data-node-id=\"82.15.0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emmerdale spoilers follow from Thursday&#8217;s episode (26 February), which is available to watch now on ITVX and YouTube&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318010,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[131124,1105,148269,1107,93,61,60,1135,148268,131123,282],"class_list":["post-318009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-collection-latest-news","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-c5d1136b-1b9b-43c9-bb4d-b98c822557d0","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-5-emmerdale-spoilers-as-gabby-makes-emotional-discovery","tag-subsection-emmerdale","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}