4 Spoilers for New Year's Day in Emmerdale: Ruby hits the bottle and Jacob makes amends

Things are spiralling for Ruby
Carena Crawford
By Carena Crawford

After the dramatic flashforwards of New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day kicks off in Emmerdale tonight and spoilers reveal it’s a quiet one for Moira and Cain. Ruby, on the other hand, can’t stop drinking as she clearly continues to struggle.

Elsewhere, Jacob and Sarah try to get back on track and Bob breaks down. Here’s everything going on in Emmerdale spoilers for tonight.

The new year doesn't start well for Ruby (Credit: ITV)
The new year doesn’t start well for Ruby (Credit: ITV)

1. Ruby can’t cope

Ruby has been struggling with her dad’s presence ever since he arrived. Viewers know why after a flashback revealed he had sexually abused her as a child. He is also potentially Steph’s father. However, no one in Emmerdale knows the truth and she is battling to keep it hidden.

But now he’s announced he’s staying, and he’s moving into The Mill with the family. Anthony knows about Ruby’s hook-up with Cain and so can pretty much do what he likes or else he will reveal all. The villagers all think he’s wonderful after he donated £5000 to the fund to find missing April and Ruby is completely trapped.

So she does what only she can do: downs Champagne to block it all out. But will it help?

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2. A quiet one for Cain and Moira in Emmerdale spoilers for tonight

Facing an uncertain future, Cain and Moira want to have a quiet lunch together. She has a hospital appointment tomorrow to go over her radiotherapy treatment.

Both hiding their nerves, they book a quiet meal just the two of them ahead of the appointment. Will Cain be able to hide his guilt through it though?

Sarah is forgiving as Jacob apologises (Credit: ITV)
Sarah is forgiving as Jacob apologises (Credit: ITV)

3. Jacob and Sarah try again

After their aborted lunch date thanks to Leyla’s meddling, Jacob realises he has to put things right. He apologises to Sarah for standing her up.

The pair reconcile and she agrees to another date. But will Leyla step in and ruin this one too?

It's been a year since Bob lost Heath (Credit: ITV)
It’s been a year since Bob lost Heath (Credit: ITV)

4. The anniversary of Heath’s death hits hard in Emmerdale spoilers

It’s been one year since Heath Hope went joyriding with his sister Cathy and friend Angelica King. Angelica was driving and crashed the car, leaving Heath dead. Angelica has just been released from serving her time for causing his death.

As Heath’s anniversary arrives, it hits Bob hard. Especially with April still missing, he is unable to cope. Breaking down, will anyone support him?

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