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Ray Walters<\/a>\u00a0(Joe Absolom<\/a>) has been pulled in two different directions on\u00a0Emmerdale<\/a>\u00a0in recent weeks. On one side is his adoptive mother, the absolutely terrifying\u00a0Celia Daniels<\/a>\u00a0(Jaye Griffiths<\/a>). And on the other, Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy).\u00a0<\/p>\n When we first met Ray in the village it quickly became clear that he was a manipulative character who used his charm to get people to trust him, and then he got them to work in his and Celia\u2019s\u00a0illicit drugs operation<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n There was already an\u00a0association between Ray and Dylan Penders<\/a>\u00a0(Fred Kettle), who believed that Ray had his best interests at heart. Gradually Dylan has come to realise that\u2019s not the case.<\/p>\n Ray is actually capable of thuggish violence and, as well as being involved in trafficking and dealing drugs, he\u2019s also in charge of the people who are being used as cheap labour on Celia\u2019s farm. <\/p>\n To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web These people,\u00a0who include Bear Wolf\u00a0<\/a>(Joshua Richards), are being kept in squalid conditions and are subjected to violence and even death.\u00a0<\/p>\n As well as all this, there\u2019s another side to Ray. He\u2019s absolutely smitten by Laurel, and it\u2019s clear that his feelings for her are absolutely genuine. <\/p>\n He was devastated when she tried to call a halt to their relationship after he stood her up on what was supposed to be their first date. <\/p>\n \t\t As Jaye Griffiths told us,\u00a0\u00a0\u2018He\u2019s had lots of girlfriends! But this is something else. He is so circumspect around her, he\u2019s so quiet about her\u2026\u00a0he doesn\u2019t brag, he barely speaks about her, and that is a concern. That means she is something real.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n Recognising that Ray\u2019s feelings for Laurel could undermine their whole set-up, Celia invites herself to join him and Laurel for dinner. She decides to wreck things for her son by destroying his chances with Laurel, making him out to be an emotionally distant playboy. Then, job done, she leaves.\u00a0<\/p>\n Laurel is devastated by her words, and tells Ray it\u2019s changed everything about how she views him because she had believed he was genuine. He realises that Celia could have ruined his chances of having a meaningful relationship with Laurel and he\u2019s furious and heads out.\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tCan\u2019t wait for the next twist?\t\t\t<\/p>\n Hi, I\u2019m Calli Kitson, Soaps reporter at Metro.\u00a0I cover Emmerdale, EastEnders, Corrie and more.<\/p>\n If you want to stay up to date on the latest spoilers, sign up to\u00a0our daily Soaps Newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t From the big moments to the gossip you can\u2019t miss, it\u2019s all in your inbox every morning.\u00a0Sign up now<\/a>.<\/p>\n Back at the farm, Bear has a wound on his arm and it\u2019s getting infected.\u00a0Knowing what happened to Anya<\/a>\u00a0(Alia Al-Shabibi), the woman who died previously of her wounds, Ray realises that Bear needs medical treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n Celia forbids this \u2013 but there are stirrings of rebellion in Ray as Celia\u2019s actions with Laurel have made him realise that his mum doesn\u2019t always have his \u2013 or anyone\u2019s \u2013 best interests at heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n Will he risk everything to stand up to Celia and get help for Bear? Could this be the beginning of the downfall of Celia Daniels?\u00a0<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow
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