{"id":60111,"date":"2025-08-11T21:56:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/60111\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T21:56:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:56:11","slug":"itv-emmerdale-fans-work-out-real-identity-of-newcomer-mike-and-vinny-dingle-should-be-worried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/60111\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV Emmerdale fans &#8216;work out&#8217; real identity of newcomer Mike and Vinny Dingle should be worried"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emmerdale&#8217;s Vinny Dingle has been confiding in his online friend Mike about his sexuality crisis, and viewers are convinced they have worked out who he really is<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_ECR_040825_mike.jpg\" alt=\"Mike\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Emmerdale fans think they know who Mike really is in huge twist  (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Emmerdale&#8217;s Vinny Dingle, portrayed by Bradley Johnson, has been confiding in his new online friend Mike, played by Macaulay Cooper. However, fans are speculating about Mike&#8217;s true identity as concern for Vinny grows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In recent episodes of the popular <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/latest\/itv\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ITV<\/a> soap, Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham) has been busy planning her wedding to Vinny. However, Vinny is grappling with questions about his sexuality after attempting to kiss Kammy Hadiq (Shebz Miah).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Seeking understanding, Vinny turned to the internet and struck up a conversation with a man named Mike. As their friendship deepens, Vinny finds solace in Mike&#8217;s support, particularly as he continues to grapple with his feelings for Kammy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In upcoming <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/latest\/emmerdale\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Emmerdale<\/a> episodes, Gabby takes a spa break, and Mike turns up at Vinny&#8217;s doorstep revealing that his wife has thrown him out.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Mike-Emmerdale.jpg\" alt=\"Mike in Emmerdale\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Vinny Dingle has been opening up to new friend Mike about his sexuality(Image: ITV)READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/tv\/itv-emmerdales-victoria-sugdens-exit-35711951\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35711951\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ITV Emmerdale&#8217;s Victoria Sugden&#8217;s exit plot &#8216;exposed&#8217; as star announces pregnancy<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/tv\/huge-emmerdale-star-leaves-itv-35711769\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35711769\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Huge Emmerdale star &#8216;leaves ITV soap after just one year&#8217; with explosive exit scenes<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">While Gabby visits Charles (Kevin Mathurin) and plans a surprise for her future husband, Vinny tries to be there for Mike, reports <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/news\/tv\/emmerdale-mike-real-identity-vinny-32245939\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Belfast Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However, when Mike hints at an underlying attraction between them, Vinny denies having any feelings for him, leading to a tense situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Fans of Emmerdale are now theorising that Mike could actually be the real John Sugden, as questions about the character&#8217;s past continue to linger despite his presence in the village since last year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_ECR_300725_vinnydingle.jpg\" alt=\"Vinny Dingle\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Bradley Johnson plays Vinny Dingle in Emmerdale(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Given that the current John (Oliver Farnworth) is a murderer, viewers are also suspecting that Mike could be a dangerous individual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Could Mike indeed be the real John Sugden? And if so, could he also be a killer?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">One viewer shared their thoughts on X, writing: &#8220;I wonder if this Mike that Vinny is talking to is the real John Sugden? #Emmerdale.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_ECR_040825_vinnymike.jpg\" alt=\"Vinny and Mike\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Vinny thinks he&#8217;s found a friend in Mike but Emmerdale viewers are concerned (Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Another fan expressed concern, tweeting: &#8220;#Emmerdale Oh dear&#8230;. getting bad vibes off this bloke&#8230;&#8230;be careful Vinny.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A third speculated about John&#8217;s fate, saying: &#8220;Since he is living soon and can&#8217;t a divorce for a year be easy if he isn&#8217;t the real John or he dies #Emmerdale #Robron.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">One more chimed in with a potential plot twist: &#8220;It would be a brilliant twist if as well as being a murderer he wasn&#8217;t even John Sugden.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Emmerdale airs weekdays on ITV and ITVX<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emmerdale&#8217;s Vinny Dingle has been confiding in his online friend Mike about his sexuality crisis, and viewers are&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60112,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[1608,96,347,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-60111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-emmerdale","tag-entertainment","tag-itv","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}