ITV/Comp Emmerdale Insider Share By Carena Crawford Jan 1 2026 By Carena Crawford Jan 1 2026 Is Bear dead? Is Celia dead? Who will rescue Robert and Aaron? 5 questions we need answering after tonight's Emmerdale Ray lashed out and killed his mum Aaron Dingle Bear Wolf Celia Daniels John Sugden Mackenzie Boyd Ray Walters Robert Sugden Share By Carena Crawford Jan 1 2026 By Carena Crawford Jan 1 2026 New Year’s Day in Emmerdale delivered a series of dramatic moments as it looks like Bear and Celia are dead and more lives are under threat as John holds Aaron and Robert hostage. There’s a lot of questions we need answering now – here’s what we want to know. Is Bear alive or dead? (Credit: ITV) 1. Is Bear really dead in Emmerdale? Ray had been tasked with killing April while Celia said she would deal with Bear. But Ray couldn’t go through with it and let April run off. Tonight he confessed to Celia he had not killed April and she was furious. She ordered him to do it today or else it would be his funeral. Ray stood up to her and said no. He also told her Bear would not be dying either. But Celia told him Bear was already dead. She gloated it was painful and he had begged for his life as she watched him slip away. article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Ray sobbed, but we have no body and we did not see it happen. So is he really dead? In a recent interview, Joshua Richards who plays Bear didn’t give much away, but he did say: “ITV can feel justified in saying, yes, we can end this now, because the viewing public are fed up with these people and the terrible acts they are committing. “I thoroughly enjoyed working with Joe Absolom and with Jaye Griffiths who are both great actors and I do miss them now. As they’ve gone. But for the storyline, I think everybody in the village has nothing but benefits from their demise.” He added: “I’ve enjoyed the process. Although it’s been harrowing and it’s ongoing. But everybody from the top to the bottom, has been nothing but supportive and brilliant at what they do. I’m very proud to be a part of it.” As he says it’s “ongoing”, is that a major hint Bear is not dead yet? Has Celia’s reign of terror come to an end in Emmerdale? (Credit: ITV) 2. Is Celia dead in Emmerdale? Celia was very angry at Ray for not killing April. She slapped him, belittled him and pulled apart his beloved grandad who was the only family Ray had ever known. Celia later went to apologise in her own way, and brought him in for a hug. She told him she was the only person who will ever love him. Ray said he was sorry and then stabbed her. She spluttered for breath as she whispered she was “proud” of him and fell to the floor. Is that the end of Celia? Is she really dead? Or is there more to come? Kev persuaded John to let him go in Emmerdale, but has he really fone for good? (Credit: ITV) 3. Has Kev actually gone for good? Kev returned to the village to tip Aaron off about John and then went to see Lewis. Nicola intercepted him and told him to leave. She gave Kev an ultimatum: tell Lewis the truth about being his dad and then stick around and actually be a dad to him. Or leave for good. Kev was seen walking away, but will he really go? There is so much more for him to explore in Emmerdale, we really hope he doesn’t. Lewis will find out the truth one way or another, so we don’t reckon Kev’s gone for ever… Robert and Aaron are being held hostage (Credit: ITV) 4. Who will rescue Aaron and Robert in Emmerdale? After Kev escaped and left him beaten, John resorted to plan B. He waited for Aaron to leave for Weatherfield (!) with Chas and Liam before breaking into the flat. He then meddled with the gas boiler so Robert was slowly being poisoned. John then held Robert at gunpoint, while breathing through an oxygen tank to make sure he didn’t die. But Kev warned Aaron John was back and out for Robert. Aaron raced back to the flat and managed to persuade John to save Robert’s life. He did, but he agreed to do so only on the proviso Aaron, Victoria and Harry would be moving with him to France the next day to start afresh. It leaves them trapped in the flat overnight, so there’s time for them to be rescued. Who will do it? Next week, John is bound and gagged at the flat, so somehow the boys have overpowered him, but what will happen next? We’re careering into Corriedale and John Sugden is a key player as he and Aaron end up driving off together. But while Aaron thinks they are going to the police station, that really isn’t the case… Mack knows and wants to punish Charity (Credit: ITV) 5. What will Mack do next? Charity thought she had put out the Vanessa-shaped fire. Vanessa has promised to keep her baby secret. But when she got so drunk she was sick at Sarah and Jacob’s surprise wedding, Mack helped Tracy take her home. Vanessa drunkenly mumbled to Mack that Charity was a liar and it wasn’t Sarah’s baby, but then passed out. Mack asked what she was talking about, but was she was too comatose to respond. By next week, the scale of the betrayal starts to sink in for Mack. He gets Charity in the car and she ends up confessing the baby might not be Sarah’s. He insists they drive to the airport to catch Sarah and Jacob before they fly off on honeymoon. Mack accelerates the car and before too long, tragedy strikes… Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns Share Good to Know Share By Carena Crawford Jan 1 2026 By Carena Crawford Jan 1 2026 Next Story
