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\n\t\tEnd 2025 with drama, and start 2026 with it (Picture: ITV\/Metro)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tEnd 2025 with drama, and start 2026 with it (Picture: ITV\/Metro)<\/p>\n
A secret explodes. A fight to the death. Several major characters in mortal danger. Happy 2026, Emmerdale!<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been quite a year in the Dales. People trafficking. Love triangles. A serial killer. Secrets, lies and a limousine crash. As another New Year dawns, the biggest stories of the year reach their climax, with deadly consequences for some beloved fan favourites in danger.<\/p>\n
To paraphrase the great Walter White \u201cWho is the danger?\u201d<\/p>\n
First up is everyone\u2019s favourite car-crash couple, #Robron<\/a>. Aaron Dingle<\/a> (Danny Miller<\/a>) and Robert Sugden<\/a> (Ryan Hawley<\/a>) have had a rocky relationship this year thanks to the arrival of Robert\u2019s secret prison husband, Kev Towsend (Christopher Coghill). <\/p>\n To say Kev is a little bit unhinged is like saying fellow Dales resident Bear Wolf<\/a> (Joshua Richards<\/a>) has a little bit of facial hair. After a failed attempt at winning Robert back ended with the crazed ex-con attacking him and Aaron with a sword, Kev ran from the police and fled Emmerdale. But is he gone for good\u2026 or merely biding his time?<\/p>\n To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web That\u2019s not the only threat that faces #Robron. Since Kev\u2019s departure, the couple have solidified their bond and decided to have more of a relationship with Robert\u2019s infant son Sebastian White, a result of his fling with the late Rebecca White (Emily Head). This does not go down well with Ross Barton<\/a> (Michael Parr), Rebecca\u2019s former partner and the closest thing baby Seb ever had to a dad.<\/p>\n So the finger of suspicion will fall squarely upon the Baddest Barton when Aaron\u2019s windscreen is smashed and the trees outside the flat are set on fire. <\/p>\n Whilst Ross claims to have an alibi, is this merely part of his plan? Or is Aaron and Robert\u2019s mystery attacker someone far more sinister?<\/a> One more suspect springs to mind. Someone with a serious score to settle\u2026<\/p>\n That\u2019s right. I\u2019m talking about the murderous medic. The one. The only. Big Bad John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth). A serial killer with a twisted hero complex, John\u2019s traumatic experience serving in the British army compelled him to place people in fatal situations \u2013 just so he could swoop in and save them. Not only is the sociopathic Sugden Robert\u2019s half-brother, but Aaron\u2019s ex-husband. <\/p>\n \t\t Twice the grudge, twice the revenge! John was last seen on the run early in the year after Caleb Milligan (William Ash) helped him escape a murderous Cain (Jeff Hoardley), who wanted revenge for the murder of his son Nate (Jurrell Carter.) <\/p>\n Whilst Emmerdale bosses have not given any indication that this killer is making a comeback, eagle eyed Coronation Street viewers spotted that Sugden\u2019s face on a wanted posted on the notice of the Weatherfield police station; a possible hint that John will make an appearance in the much-anticipated Corriedale crossover. Is Big Bad John coming home in time for New Years\u2019 in time for a fatal showdown?<\/a><\/p>\n Speaking of fatal showdowns, Charity Dingle\u2019s (Emma Atkins) baby bombshell is set to blow for the New Year. Since agreeing to be Sarah (Katie Hill) and Jacob\u2019s (Joe-Warren Plant) surrogate, Charity has been keeping the secret that \u2018their baby\u2019 may be a result of a one-night stand she had with Ross Barton \u2013 mainly so her husband Mackenzie (Lawrence Robb) doesn\u2019t find out. Emmerdale has teased that a \u2018secret explodes\u2019 and \u2018the truth is delivered.\u2019 \u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t What else could it be? \u00a0Ross has already smelled a rat and started an unlikely bromance with MacKenzie just so he could keep an eye on Charity. Whilst the devious Dingle was able to throw him off the scent for now, she\u2019s confided her dilemma in old flame Vanessa (Michella Hardwick)\u2026 and guess who\u2019s coming to Christmas dinner? <\/p>\n Secrets, exes and mulled wine are a potentially explosive cocktail. If the secret comes out, will the \u2018fatal showdown\u2019 be Ross versus MacKenzie?<\/p>\n Finally, there\u2019s Ray (Joe Absolom) and Celia (Jaye Griffiths.) The mother and son criminal team have been causing misery since they set foot in the Dales, grooming April and Dylan into county lines drug dealing whilst forcing Bear Wolf into domestic slavery on Butler\u2019s farm. But the police are already onto them. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\tCan’t wait for the next twist?\t\t\t<\/p>\n Hi, I\u2019m Maisie Spackman, a Soaps reporter at Metro. I cover all the latest spoilers and gossip from Weatherfield to Walford.<\/p>\n If you want to stay up to date on the biggest storylines and news from your favourite cast members, sign up to\u00a0our daily Soaps Newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t From shocking twists to fan-favourite theories, it\u2019s all in your inbox every morning.<\/p>\n Sign up now<\/a>.<\/p>\n With the net closing in, Celia wants to run and start again elsewhere. <\/a>However, Ray has a reason to stay \u2013 Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy). \u00a0She\u2019s everything he never had, representing the stability and warmth that you just don\u2019t get from an ice-cold gangster mama. The emotional connection between this unlikely pair is so real that Ray can\u2019t bear to depart<\/p>\n Emmerdale without having a fake Christmas lunch with \u2018Laurel.\u2019 If Celia finds out her son is showing signs of weakness, she\u2019s not exactly going to approve of her son\u2019s new girlfriend. We already know that Jaye Griffths is set to depart Emmerdale at the end of December. Will the son kill the mother\u2026 or vice versa?<\/p>\n One thing\u2019s for sure. There\u2019s never a dull moment in the Dales!<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow
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