Theory Eli Dingle is Dylan's long-lost dad in Emmerdale

Fans of Emmerdale are convinced that newcomer Dylan could be the secret son of Eli Dingle. As April Windsor becomes further embroiled with her boyfriend...
Carena Crawford
By Carena Crawford

Fans of Emmerdale are convinced that newcomer Dylan could be the secret son of Eli Dingle. As April Windsor becomes further embroiled with her boyfriend and the drugs world, there has been countless suggestions that Dylan already has a connection to the Dingle family.

So could the speculation be correct?

Dylan is the son of Eli Dingle, Emmerdale fans predict

When Dylan first arrived on the scene the predictions began. He has since only mentioned his dad a handful of times, most recently to say he dished out a lot of punches when he was growing up.

Eli didn’t strike us as the type to hit his kids, given his own start wasn’t great, but could he have changed since we last saw him?

Writing on social media fans shared their thoughts on who Dylan’s family might be. And many have wondered whether his dad could be Marlon’s brother.

“Not being funny but dylan COULD pass as Eli’s kid…” wrote one fan on X.

“The word on the street is Dylan is the son of Eli Dingle,” said another.

“Interesting theory that Eli is Dylan’s Dad,” a third agreed,

“Be funny if Dylan ended being long lost Dingle,” a fourth said.

If true, then this could be a very interesting development indeed – making Dylan Marlon’s nephew, and April’s own cousin. Could Dylan really be a long-lost child of the Dingle clan?