Eric and Kerry in Emmerdale Share By Jade Brown Dec 24 2025 By Jade Brown Dec 24 2025 As Kerry marries Pollard, Eric's five former wives revisited Pollard walked down the aisle for the sixth time. Eric Pollard Kerry Wyatt Val Pollard Share By Jade Brown Dec 24 2025 By Jade Brown Dec 24 2025 A wedding took place in Emmerdale on Christmas Eve – with Kerry Wyatt and Eric Pollard surprisingly beating Sarah and Jacob down the aisle. As Jacob and Sarah shared their shock, Eric explained that it is purely a financial agreement rather than anything romanic. This relates to Kerry discovering that Eric had opened a bank account in her name in order to protect his assets. Although Jacob and Sarah know the wedding is a sham, Eric and Kerry tried their best to convince the other villagers that it was legit – though they weren’t very convincing, especially when forced to share a kiss. Eric is no stranger to marriage, with Kerry joking that he is like Henry VIII seeing as she is his sixth wife. Here are the other five women who said I Do to Eric Pollard. And Kerry makes wife no.6 (Credit: ITV) Wife number 1: Eileen Pollack Eric and Eileen were married before he joined the show. They married in 1964 and sadly had a stillborn son. They soon split, with Eric moving to the Dales in 1986. article continues below Read all the latest spoilers It wasn’t until after Eric had married again that Eileen arrived in the Dales. Having read about his second wife’s death in the paper, she threatened to expose him as a bigamist. Eric paid Eileen off and the pair finally divorced after 30 years. There were rumours that Pollard killed his second wife (Credit: ITV/YouTube) Wife number 2: Elizabeth Feldmann Elizabeth moved to the Dales in 1990 and soon drew attention from both Alan Turner and Eric. Ultimately it was Eric she chose and they married in 1992 – though the marriage is technically void due to previously mentioned bigamy. Marital bliss didn’t last long and things soon turned sour between the couple. Elizabeth threatened to report Eric to the police for cheque fraud, but she never got the chance to as she was killed in the devastating plane crash. There was speculation that Eric had killed her, but this ultimately turned out not to be true. Pollard was typically horrible to third wife Dee (Credit: ITV/YouTube) Wife number 3: Dee de la Cruz Eric flew to the Far East looking for love and was delighted to meet Filipino student Dee de la Cruz. He proposed just two weeks later. When she arrived in the Dales, the locals were shocked when she revealed who she was. Despite village gossip, the pair got married in 1997 – though it did not last long. Eric became jealous and paranoid, resulting in some controlling behaviour – such as hiding letters from her family in which it was claimed Dee’s mother was seriously ill. Eric believed they were lying to try and con money out of him, but it turned out to be true. Dee did not find out until after her mother’s death, missing the chance to say goodbye. A devastated Dee left Eric and the village soon after. Gloria played Pollard at his own game (Credit: ITV) Wife number 4: Gloria Weaver Gloria first appeared as a member of the congregation at church and initially it seemed like her and Eric were ideally matched. But deep down she was power hungry. After marrying Eric in 2002, she pushed him to become mayor, and even told him to sleep with councillor Glynis to secure her nomination. But when the scandal became public, Gloria twisted things to make herself look like the wronged wife. Gloria later had a fling and was finally dumped by Eric at the end of 2003. When her car and shoes were found it was believed she was dead, but she later sent Eric a video of herself sipping a cocktail saying she was glad to be rid of him. Val was the love of Pollard’s life Wife number 5: Valerie Lambert As Kerry pointed out, Valerie was the love of Eric’s life and no one can replace her. The pair bickered constantly, but were a match made in heaven. The pair married in 2008. In 2011, the couple clashed over Amy’s decision to have Kyle adopted. And while away from Emmerdale, Eric started a relationship with Brenda. Val and Eric eventually reunited, but Val soon received the devastating news in 2014 that she was HIV positive following a holiday fling in Portugal. Actress Charlie Hardwick decided to leave the soap in 2015 and Val was killed off when the helicopter crashed into the summer fete. Will he have more luck with his sixth wife? Also in Emmerdale tonight While Kerry and Eric's wedding and Sarah and Jacob's non-wedding took up most of the episode, there was also drama elsewhere. Kev made his intentions clear to Robert and Aaron, while Celia issued April with a threat. Kev sent a bullet in the post After the fire, Aaron wanted to call the police but Robert remained reluctant, telling Aaron they just needed to concentrate on their bid to get Seb. After a pep talk from Victoria, Aaron apologised to Robert. But while chatting, a shot was fired into the tree next to them. Believing it to be Kev, they did tell the police this time, but Kev was no where to be seen. Later, Robert opened an envelope to find a wedding ring and a bullet. Kim pushed everyone away Joe tried his best to get Kim back on side, even using the children to try get her to agree to having Christmas dinner with them. But Kim was firm in her refusal. Lydia also tried to be there for Kim, making her a trifle and trying to be friends again. Bur Kim tipped the trifle onto the floor, resulting in Lydia calling her an "ungrateful mare". Lydia hit out at Kim, telling her she should forgive her and Sam as she herself had done far worse in her time. Lydia warned Kim she'd end up alone. The words seemed to hit home as once on her own, Kim broke down in tears. Celia took charge of April again April tried to appeal to Celia's better side, forgetting that she didn't have one. After Celia refused to let Marlon and Rhona off with weekly payments, April told Celia she'd work for her again if she would just leave her dad and Rhona alone. Celia told April she is the one who calls the shots and made an underhand threat about Dylan. April was quick to say Dylan wasn't going to grass, leading to Celia revealing that her and before telling April her and Ray are leaving soon anyway. April wrongly assumed this meant she'd never see them again, but Celia informed April: "You will be coming with us." After April said Marlon would call police if she went missing, Celia said that April wouldn't be disappearing – instead she'd tell her dad she was leaving of her own free will. Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? 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