{"id":18652,"date":"2024-12-05T12:37:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=18652"},"modified":"2024-12-05T12:37:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:37:09","slug":"what-happened-between-ruby-and-her-dad-from-abuse-to-pregnancy-all-the-theories-over-why-ruby-is-so-scared-of-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/what-happened-between-ruby-and-her-dad-from-abuse-to-pregnancy-all-the-theories-over-why-ruby-is-so-scared-of-him\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened between Ruby and her dad? From abuse to pregnancy, all the theories over why Ruby is so scared of him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A terrible family reunion continued to unfold for Ruby on Emmerdale this week, as the return of estranged dad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/anthony-fox\/\">Anthony Fox<\/a> continued to play havoc with her emotions.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-1st\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>In last night\u2019s episode (airing Wednesday, December 4), Ruby was ambushed by Anthony and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/steph-miligan\/\">Steph<\/a>, who were determined to have her hear him out. Ruby was stoic as ever, putting up with this impromptu family gathering, and appearing to hear out her dad\u2019s apologies.<\/p>\n<p>However, as the episode ended, a tearful Ruby fled from the house \u2013 pretending that she needed to nip to the shops \u2013 her father\u2019s words reverberating in her head. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/12\/04\/what-happened-emmerdale-tonight-ruby-distress-dad-ross-feared-for-moses\/\">As she suffered a panic attack outside<\/a>, it became clear that there\u2019s more to their animosity than mere bad blood.<\/p>\n<p>But what really happened between Ruby and her father?<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13695\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13695\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19_11_emm_ruby_anthony_steph_02-e1730809185395.jpg\" alt=\"Ruby talking angrily to Anthony in the cafe on Emmerdale\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruby wants nothing to do with her father (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Emmerdale fans predict Anthony abused Ruby<\/h2>\n<p>A prevailing theory, and one that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/ruby-fox-miligan\/\">Ruby<\/a>\u2018s reaction last night would seem to back up \u2013 is that Anthony abused his daughter. 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Joe live<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">4 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/cain-moira-crisis-revelation-leaves-family-distraught\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-split-2026-04-28T132835.379.jpg\" alt=\"Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Wed, Apr 29<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">4 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"story-item mx-auto flex-none md:hidden sm:block w-[300px]\">\n    <div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden dbxgas:mb-0!\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-mpu\"><\/div><\/div>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cI think Ruby has been abused by her dad in the past,\u201d wrote one viewer on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still think ruby been abused by her dad,\u201d said another.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14705\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14705\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14705\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/29_11_emm_anthony_steph_02-e1731405108512.jpg\" alt=\"Steph looks worried; in the background Anthony tells her about his cancer diagnosis\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viewers have predicted a particularly dark twist to Steph\u2019s parentage (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>He\u2019s Steph\u2019s father<\/h2>\n<p>Taking the dark theory one step further, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/20\/emmerdale-steph-not-caleb-daughter-fans-predict-speculate-ruby-abused-by-father\/\">many have wondered whether Steph could be his daughter<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"my-5 boxout\"><div><h2 class=\"!text-2xl p-3 !my-0 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\">Don't miss a single story! 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We have all the latest TV news &amp; schedules to share with our community of loyal readers.\r\n\r\nClick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvguide.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q%3Dtvguide.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26YBpjtwUOaDOV8IYgQAmD\" data-track=\"preferred-source\" data-placement=\"article_body\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and tick\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Uu9xte1Ig7bDiZNlkPjpu\">TVGuide.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cDid Ruby\u2019s Dad abuse her? and is Steph her Dad\u2019s child?\u201d asked one fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRuby dad, is he Steph\u2019s dad too?\u201d asked another.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy heart is breaking for Ruby right now. She\u2019s got so much going on and I don\u2019t trust her dad at all. Actually think her dad is Steph\u2019s dad too,\u201d wrote a third.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7893\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7893\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-18-at-09.52.13.png\" alt=\"Sharon Maughan as Helen in Emmerdale.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-18-at-09.52.13.png 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-18-at-09.52.13-1024x598.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-18-at-09.52.13-150x88.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-18-at-09.52.13-768x449.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruby\u2019s mum also appeared to be a nasty piece of work (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Abused by her mother<\/h2>\n<p>If not Anthony himself, others think that he could have been party to Ruby\u2019s abuse by another \u2013 in this case<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/09\/17\/recognise-ruby-mum-emmerdale-sharon-maughan-famous-husband-soap-past\/\"> her mum, Helen<\/a>. Again, this might make sense given Ruby\u2019s reaction to learning that her mother was dying earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m starting to think she was abused in one way or another by her Mum, and maybe her Dad knew about it?\u201d suggested one viewer.<\/p>\n<p>Ruby clearly has no love for either parent. But why?<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15866\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15866\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15866\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/04_12_emm_anthony_ruby_01-e1732023264897.jpg\" alt=\"Ruby, Anthony, Caleb and Steph together at home on Emmerdale\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruby isn\u2019t ready to confront her past just yet (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<h2>Emmerdale fans predict cover-up between Ruby and Anthony<\/h2><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Recent spoilers have revealed that a flashback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/30\/emmerdale-spoilers-flashback-reveals-what-happened-ruby-dad\/\">will detail exactly what happened between Ruby and her dad<\/a>. This includes the presence of a lad named \u2018Rob\u2019 who might hold the key to Ruby\u2019s trauma.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy theory is that her parents invited someone to her 16th party to sway her from Caleb. She rejects him and he assaults her? Maybe she told her parents but they covered it up because he\u2019s from a \u2018decent\u2019 family or something?\u201d wrote one fan on Reddit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m guessing Anthony doesn\u2019t know what happened to Ruby, maybe \u2018Rob\u2019 abused her after Anthony had set him up with her,\u201d another viewer suggested.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Why do you think Ruby is so frightened of her dad?<\/p>\n<p><b>Read more:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/09\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-complete-guide-exits-returns-newcomers\/\"><b>Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zFPiLYKqBP4?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent]<\/span><\/div><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><b>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Visit our Facebook page<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563250212838\">\u00a0<b><i>@emmerdaleinsider<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>\u00a0for all the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers and let us know what you think! 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