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\n\t\tThere\u2019s more to Ray Walters than his drug dealing (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tThere\u2019s more to Ray Walters than his drug dealing (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n
A couple of weeks ago in Emmerdale, we discovered that Ray Walters<\/a> (Joe Absolom) is Celia Daniels<\/a>\u2019 (Jaye Griffiths<\/a>) son.<\/p>\n The local farmer was confirmed as the person in charge of the drug dealing operation that April Windsor<\/a> (Amelia Flanagan<\/a>) and Dylan Penders<\/a> (Fred Kettle<\/a>) are a part of. <\/p>\n Ray isn\u2019t Celia\u2019s biological son,<\/a> she found him on the streets when he was younger, took him in, and raised him in a world that makes interacting with criminals seem like the norm.<\/p>\n \u2018I think he\u2019s had a bit of a troubled life\u2019, star Joe Absolom told us recently, reflecting on his character\u2019s upbringing.<\/p>\n \u2018And I think he\u2019s got an interesting set up with his mum.<\/a> I think when he comes to Emmerdale, the village, he finds characters that challenge that and make him question that. I think that makes him more human at times.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t During a handful of occasions, we\u2019ve seen a different side to Ray when he chats to Laurel Thomas<\/a> (Charlotte Bellamy) in The Hide. The dealer uses this location so he can subtly speak to Dylan and April <\/a>without raising any suspicion. Because he visits often, he\u2019s often approached by employee Laurel.<\/p>\n \u2018I think when he meets Laurel, there\u2019s something that brings a side out to him that he didn\u2019t know he was going to have, but the writers did!\u2019, Joe explained.<\/p>\n \u2018I like it because it has a different side of him, it\u2019s more human. What\u2019s good about being on soap in many ways is if you do one show, you kind of just do those episodes and that\u2019s it. But in this you couldn\u2019t. <\/p>\n \u2018Since I\u2019ve arrived, I\u2019ve been paying kids to deliver drugs, I\u2019ve been delivering drugs myself, I\u2019ve been pimping out other characters. And I\u2019ve taught Dylan how to drive. There\u2019s a real gamut of opportunity for the Dales.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t Joe went on to reveal that when Ray interacts with Laurel, he\u2019s reminded of the different way he lives his life, and the possibility of having it changed by a new relationship.<\/p>\n \u2018I think he sees a family, he sees her with her kids and sees a family life that he never had because he was adopted very early on by Celia when he was eight.<\/p>\n \u2018I think to Ray, he\u2019s interested in the fact Laurel is this kind of woman who has a business, a family and children. She lives in a nice house as well. I think it\u2019s attractive to Ray in lots of different ways.\u2019<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Emmerdale](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_253231570_c01270.jpg\")
\n\t\tCelia Daniels is Ray\u2019s adoptive mother (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n![\"Ray](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30_10_emm_ray_laurel_01-ff5a.jpg\")
\n\t\tRay enjoys chatting to Laurel (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n![\"Ray](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/25_08_emm_ray_dylan_01-3df3.jpg\")
\n\t\tWith Ray exploiting Dylan and April, what hope does he have of living a normal life?<\/p>\n
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