ITV Share By Carena Crawford Jul 29 2025 By Carena Crawford Jul 29 2025 Emmerdale congratulated over 'last minute' Mary scene: 'Fantastic' It came home and Mary and Bob were thrilled Bob Hope Mary Goskirk Share By Carena Crawford Jul 29 2025 By Carena Crawford Jul 29 2025 As the country cleaned up from celebrating on Sunday night after the Lionesses won the Euros, so to was Mary Goskirk in Emmerdale. And the moment was highly praised by fans who thought the soap had done the ladies proud. The scene was filmed in advance in the hope that England would beat Spain in the final. And when they did, Emmerdale quickly added it so it was in and ready for the morning episode to be released on ITVX. Producer Laura Shaw said of the addition: “With the nation getting behind the Lionesses, we knew the fictional characters in Emmerdale would’ve been doing just the same. It felt right and proper that we should reflect this result on the show.” Mary was super proud of the Lionesses (Credit: ITV) Mary and Bob celebrate England win in Emmerdale The episode, which aired on Monday July 28 saw Mary cleaning up the debris in the Woolpack from the England celebrations the night before. Bob then came in and saw her, commenting he was surprised she was up and about after all the gin she drank! Mary said her hangover was worth it – “I’m so proud of those brilliant girls,” she exclaimed. article continues below Read all the latest spoilers “There’s no stopping them now,” said Bob. “You know what Lionesses do?” “They roar!” both shouted as they waved England flags and roared themselves! Mary and Bob celebrated with flags and roaring (Credit: ITV) Fans loved the reference On social media viewers commented how well Emmerdale had done. They thought it was a perfect tribute to a team who had overjoyed a nation! “Brilliant for putting that in, the Lionesses deserve to be shouted about,” said one in reaction. Another agreed: “Congratulations Emmerdale, was really good of you to include this in Monday’s episode.” “Loving how they brought up the Euros while the excitement is still fresh. Go Lionesses,” said a third. A fourth added: “This was fantastic. Well done Emmerdale!” However some were still smarting from all the disruption the football has caused their soap viewing. One commented: “I don’t care ! We have the soap moved for football now you’re sticking it in the show too. FFS not everyone is a football fan.” EastEnders got in on the action too! Over on the BBC, EastEnders didn’t miss out on the action either. In a scene between Eve Unwin and Peter Beale they also discussed the brilliance of the Lionesses. However they had already acknowledged the tournament, adding something in to celebrate the semi-final previously. Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns Share Good to Know Share By Carena Crawford Jul 29 2025 By Carena Crawford Jul 29 2025
