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\n\t\tLaurel Thomas has a new love interest in upcoming Emmerdale scenes \u2013 and it\u2019s not who you might expect (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tLaurel Thomas has a new love interest in upcoming Emmerdale scenes \u2013 and it\u2019s not who you might expect (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n
Laurel Thomas<\/a> (Charlotte Bellamy<\/a>) has been somewhat unlucky in love over the years, and her luck ain\u2019t about to change in Emmerdale<\/a> thanks to a dark character preying on the villagers.<\/p>\n Laurel lost husband Ashley (John Middleton) to Alzheimer\u2019s, her marriage to Marlon Dingle<\/a> (Mark Charnock<\/a>) was short-lived, and her marriage to lying Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson) was a total disaster.<\/p>\n Laurel then had a fling with the vicar<\/a>, Charles Anderson<\/a> (Kevin Mathurin) \u2013 until Jai and Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker) found out and they had to call it a day to spare their feelings.<\/p>\n Laurel is now open to finding a new relationship, and there\u2019s a new man in the village who\u2019s caught her eye \u2013 Ray Walters (Joe Absolom).\u00a0<\/p>\n Now this is very bad news indeed. <\/p>\n Kind-hearted and former vicar\u2019s wife Laurel has no idea that dark and mysterious Ray is rotten to the core<\/a>, having lured teenagers April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan) and Dylan Penders (Fred Kettle) into his lair by using faux niceties.<\/p>\n \t\t He\u2019s then trapped them with fake drug drop robberies that has left them believing they are thousands in his debt.<\/p>\n Ray is painting himself as a reasonable man to the pair to draw them deeper into his clutches, leading them to believe he\u2019s doing them a favour by working off the money they supposedly owe. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\tFollow Metro Soaps on WhatsApp and get all the latest spoilers first!\t\t\t<\/p>\n Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who\u2019s leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale?<\/p>\n Join 10,000 soaps fans on Metro’s WhatsApp Soaps community<\/a> and get access to spoiler galleries, must-watch videos, and exclusive interviews.<\/p>\n Simply\u00a0click on this link<\/a>, select \u2018Join Chat\u2019 and you\u2019re in! Don’t forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we’ve just dropped the latest spoilers! <\/p>\n A relationship with Laurel is exactly what he needs to help solidify his good-guy image and further ingratiate him into the village.\u00a0<\/p>\n But what will happen to Laurel when she becomes no longer of use to the drug king pin?<\/p>\n And will Laurel find out the truth about the danger facing April and Dylan? <\/p>\n Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1 or stream first from 7am on ITVX and YouTube.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a soap or TV story, video or pictures get in touch by emailing us\u00a0soaps@metro.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n Join the community by leaving a comment below and\u00a0stay updated on all things soaps on our homepage<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arrow![\"Ray](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758167828_783_25_09_emm_ray_april_02-1367.jpg\")
\n\t\tLaurel has no idea that Ray is up to no good and targeting April and Dylan (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n
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