{"id":225707,"date":"2025-10-26T02:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T02:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/225707\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T02:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T02:15:12","slug":"emmerdale-andy-sugden-star-confirms-if-hed-return-to-itv-soap-soaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/225707\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale Andy Sugden star confirms if he’d return to ITV soap | Soaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Andy Sugden<\/a>, and, by extension, Kelvin Fletcher<\/a> grew up before Emmerdale fans eyes over the course of his 20 year stretch on the soap, appearing between 1996 and 2016.<\/p>\n

Fans were utterly heartbroken when Kelvin announced that he\u2019d be departing the Yorkshire Dales to focus on a career as a rally driver after two decades of high-octane drama.<\/p>\n

Since his departure, Kelvin has starred in Death in Paradise<\/a>, the Teacher and Moving On, as well as buying a plot of land in Cheshire<\/a> with the hopes of turning it into a farm, resulting in Kelvin\u2019s Big Farming Adventure on the BBC<\/a>, and later Fletchers\u2019 Family Farm on ITV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With the show returning for a new series, Kelvin and his wife Liz found themselves on This Morning<\/a>\u2019s couch to discuss what\u2019s to come, with Alison, of course, enquiring about a possible return\u2026<\/p>\n

20 years of Andy Sugden<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Jack
\n\t\tAndy was immediately folded in to the established Sugden family (Picture: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

Andy (then-Hopwood) initially debuted as the foster child of Jack\u00a0(Clive Hornby) and\u00a0Sarah Sugden\u00a0(Alyson Spiro) and struggled to fit in with the already-established farming family.<\/p>\n

When his birth-father, Billy Hopwood\u00a0(David Crellin) arrived in the village, determined to win his son back, Andy turned away from the Sugden clan and moved in to a caravan with his dad.<\/p>\n

Though he\u2019d promised to change, Billy returned to a life of crime<\/a>, culminating in a robbery of the post office \u2013 and the murder of its owner, Vic Windsor\u00a0(Alun Lewis), <\/p>\n

\t\t\"Andy
\n\t\tOne of his earliest storylines involved him accidentally killing his foster-mum (Picture: ITV\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

The Sugdens imploded following Sarah\u2019s affair with Richie Carter (Glenn Lamont) and, with the farm facing financial ruin, Andy decided to torch a barn for the insurance pay out, unaware that Sarah and Richie were inside. Though Richie survived, Sarah perished in the flames.<\/p>\n

Andy soon became involved with Katie Addyman (Sammy Winward), who\u2019d become his on-off love until her death in 2015 (more on that later), though their initial marriage was scuppered when she began an affair with his brother, Robert Sugden<\/a> (then-Karl Davies).<\/p>\n

Andy later fathered Sarah Sugden by Debbie Dingle<\/a> (Charley Webb<\/a>) and though he and Katie attempted to make things work following the revelation, he later cheated on her and left her for Jo Stiles (Roxanne Pallet).<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Andy
\n\t\tAndy cheated on Katie with her friend, Jo\u2026 (Picture: ITV\/REX)<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Andy
\n\t\t\u2026though he later began to abuse her (Picture: ITV\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

When Victoria Sugden<\/a>\u00a0(Isabel Hodgins<\/a>) learned the truth behind her mums death, Andy was sentenced to prison for manslaughter and he wed Jo while incarcerated. Upon his release, however, he became abusive and violent toward his new-wife and, when his behaviour became public knowledge, she fled the village.<\/p>\n

When Sarah developed fanconi anaemia, Andy and Debbie determined to have a \u2018saviour sibling\u2019 who could provide her with the bone-marrow transplant she desperately needs to save her life, while he later entered into a dramatic love triangle with mother-daughter duo, Amy<\/a> (then-Chelsea Halfpenny) and Kerry Wyatt<\/a>\u00a0(Laura Norton<\/a>) and has a fling with Bernice Blackstock (Samantha Giles), before ultimately reuniting with Katie.<\/p>\n

When Robert (now-Ryan Hawley<\/a>) returned, the feud between the two brothers hit a fever pitch, with Katie equally as involved in trying to bring him down, leading to a final showdown in which Katie discovered Robert\u2019s affair with Aaron Dingle<\/a>\u00a0(Danny Miller<\/a>). Desperate to keep the affair secret, Robert shoved Katie and she fell through the floor, breaking her neck and instantly dying.<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Robert
\n\t\tAndy and Roberts feud eventually gave way to an alliance (Picture: ITV\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

After plotting to murder Robert upon finding out of his involvement in Katie\u2019s death, Andy found himself deeply embroiled with the twisted White family, in particular, Chrissy (Louise Marwood), Robert\u2019s ex-wife.<\/p>\n

Chrissy, the epitome of \u2018hell hath no fury like that of a woman scorned\u2019 tried to frame him for several crimes upon discovering that he\u2019d cheated on her with Bernice.<\/p>\n

With few allies remaining and desperate to avoid prison for crimes he didn\u2019t commit, Andy turned to Robert for help, who sourced a fake passport for him and helped him go on the run.<\/p>\n

Kelvin Fletcher\u2019s return to screen<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Kelvin
\n\t\tKelvin Fletcher and his family (Picture: Instagram\/kelvin_fletcher)<\/p>\n

Kelvin and his wife Liz, alongside their children Marnie, Milo, Mateusz and Maximus, are returning to screens for a new series of Fletchers\u2019 Family Farm, which picks up in the aftermath of a fire that occurred on their farm while the family were on holiday.<\/p>\n

\u2018We took the whole family away and a few days in, we got a call saying the house was on fire. Our first reaction was \u2018thank god we weren\u2019t here\u201d Liz said on the tragedy.<\/p>\n

\u2018It was the stuff of nightmares\u2019 Kelvin added. \u2018Our neighbour called us. She was in a panic and the fire was roaring. The fire brigade was called. It was surreal. We were in another country, there was nothing we could do.\u2019<\/p>\n

Viewers will get to see the aftermath of the blaze and how the Fletcher family rebuild their livelihood in the new series.<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Liz
\n\t\tViewers will get to see Kelvin and Liz continue their farming journey (Picture: 2025 Getty Images)
\nWill Kelvin Fletcher return to Emmerdale?<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Andy
\n\t\tWill we ever see Andy again? (Picture: ITV\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

While interviewing Kelvin, This Morning\u2019s Alison Hammond broached the topic of a potential soap return. \u2018<\/p>\n

There are rumours that your character might be coming back, I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s true,\u2019 she pressed.<\/p>\n

\u2018There always seems to be those rumours,\u2019 Kelvin replied. \u2018I think\u00a0Emmerdale\u2019s in a fantastic place at the minute. And like many, we\u2019re viewers, we\u2019re fans of the show, and it\u2019s always different now to watch the show that I was in for 20 years. I had some amazing memories there, but I think I\u2019d be too busy. I don\u2019t think I can stand that two-hour commute, first and foremost.\u2019<\/p>\n

Sounds more like a \u2018not right now\u2019 than a \u2018never\u2019 to us, but perhaps we\u2019re being too hopeful\u2026<\/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

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