Emmerdale fans Team Billy as he demands full custody of his and Dawn’s kids

There's only one winner.
Jade Brown

Emmerdale this week saw Billy Fletcher demand full custody of the children he shares with Dawn and fans have chosen their side.

Dawn and Billy recently split after she begun an affair with Joe Tate. Things appeared amicable at first, but when Billy discovered the full truth, he turned nasty.

He then issued Dawn with an ultimatum and Emmerdale fans are here for it.

Billy and Dawn in Emmerdale
Billy demanded custody of the children (Credit: ITV)

Billy demands custody in Emmerdale

Last week, Joe Tate was pushed from a window and left for dead on the ground at Home Farm. Billy was arrested for the crime, but estranged wife Dawn gave him an alibi.

Billy soon discovered that Dawn had been the one to push Joe. The pair soon came up with a plan to keep the heat off Dawn, deciding it would be Joe’s word against theirs.

Billy suggested he move back into Home Farm and that they should pretend to be back together in order to make their story more solid.

All seemed to be going well until Billy overheard a conversation between Dawn and Kim in which Dawn admitted to still wanting Joe. Realising the depths of Dawn’s feelings, Billy lost it.

He questioned how Dawn could want to live with someone who had threatened their daughter and then he informed her he would be seeking full custody of their three children – Clemmie, Lucas and Evan.

Billy threatened to tell the police about Dawn pushing Joe unless she agreed. “If you don’t want to go to prison… I want full custody of our kids,” he demanded, adding that he didn’t want them staying at Home Farm “in this toxic environment”.

Dawn of course put up a fight, but Billy told her that if Joe doesn’t throw her to the wolves when he wakes up, then he will.

Fans are on Billy’s side in custody battle (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale fans are Team Billy

Taking to Facebook, Emmerdale fans have had their say on whose side they are on – and it’s a resounding victory for Billy.

“Billy, he stuck his neck out for her, and still it’s all the other idiot. Na Billy get rid, get the kids and move on,” wrote one fan. While a second fan added: “Team Billy all the way.”

A third viewer said: “Billy. Joe was disgusting to her child so I would never stay in love with someone after that.”

A fourth fan wrote: “Billy all day long, he’ll be better off without Dawn,” with a fifth fan writing: “Definitely Billy. Dawn made her bed, she knew what she was doing.”

Another fan added: “Am on Billy’s side all the way, hope he gets the kids from Dawn and leave her and Joe to it.”

Read more: Joe and Billy ‘will both blackmail Dawn’ – and fans insist it serves her right

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