When Nate's body will be found in Emmerdale as Moira confirms the lake will be dredged

Nate's body is about to resurface... along with John's secrets

A horrified John Sugden learned that the lake is set to be dredged in tonight’s Emmerdale (Friday, May 23) – meaning that Nate’s body won’t be staying hidden for much longer.

This came as Belle returned from the Shetland Isles. Armed with the news that Nate had never turned up for his new job, she was determined to report Nate as a missing person. John’s pre-wedding good mood soon turned to panic as he learned what Belle had planned.

John stops Belle from ringing the police
Sneaky John stopped Belle from calling the police(Credit: ITV)

John talked Belle out of calling the police

John managed to talk Belle around with Tracy’s help. He suggested to her that maybe Nate didn’t want to be found – and perhaps Frankie would be better off without a father. After all, he’d turned out just fine, so why wouldn’t she?

Learning of Belle’s plan to report Nate as missing, he took her to see Tracy. The poison dripped in her ear, Tracy was having none of it, and begged Belle to leave Nate under whatever rock he might be hiding. Given food for thought, Belle backed off and agreed to get back to wedding planning… for now.

Later, at The Woolpack, John celebrated a job well done. However, there was worse news to come. Just as he was leaving, Moira shared the news that the water company plan on dredging the lake tomorrow. Cut to another shot of the lake, where Nate floats under the surface.

But when exactly will Nate’s body resurface? And what will this mean for the wedding?

John looks panicked on Emmerdale
Will John manage to tie the knot? (Credit: ITV)

Water company to dredge up Nate’s body in Emmerdale spoilers for next week

News of the dredging continues to hang over John and Aaron’s wedding in Emmerdale spoilers next week. As John suffers a series of pre-wedding nightmares, his many secrets come back to haunt him.

“We know that Nate’s body is still in that lake,” teased Emmerdale boss Laura Shaw. “And I can reveal Nate is not going to stay in the bottom of that lake forever. So when John finds out the lake is being dredged and he knows the body is going to come up, will he make it to his vows? Is he going to be arrested?

Meanwhile, the mysterious Aidan Moore also shows signs of life, having awakened from his coma last week. Will Aidan come to his senses in time to crash the wedding?

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