{"id":23399,"date":"2025-01-15T19:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T19:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=23399"},"modified":"2025-01-16T09:46:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T09:46:04","slug":"emmerdale-confirms-stephs-father-and-its-one-twist-too-far-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-confirms-stephs-father-and-its-one-twist-too-far-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale confirms Steph&#8217;s father and it&#8217;s one twist too far &#8211; OPINION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emmerdale fans discovered the truth about<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/15\/what-happened-emmerdale-tonight-steph-dad-revealed-distraught-ruby-lost-everything\/\"> who Steph\u2019s father is in tonight\u2019s episode<\/a>, as Caleb read Ruby\u2019s DNA results.<\/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>Viewers know that Ruby was worried that Steph wasn\u2019t Caleb\u2019s daughter, and could in fact have been fathered by her own dad, Anthony. Because we also know that Anthony raped Steph when she was a teenager.<\/p>\n<p>But surely, we all thought, surely Anthony being Steph\u2019s dad would be a step too far?<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, though, we were wrong.<\/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_21805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21805\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21805 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/14_01_emm_ruby_caleb-e1735896460297.jpg\" alt=\"Ruby hides the DNA results\" width=\"1500\" height=\"980\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruby stuffed the DNA results into her bag but Caleb found them (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The news is out about Steph\u2019s father<\/h2>\n<p>In tonight\u2019s episode, Caleb read the words \u201cZero per cent chance of paternity\u201d and our hearts sank.<\/p><section class=\"widget block-30 widget_block mb-4\"><div class=\"mb-3 stories-slider-container overflow-hidden w-[100%] max-sm:w-[108%] max-sm:ml-[-15px]\" data-items-visible=\"2\">\n  <h3 class=\"w-full text-center mb-5 uppercase\">article continues below<\/h3>  <div class=\"grid md:grid-cols-5 grid-cols-6\">\n          <a class=\"!no-underline col-span-4 mr-5 cursor-pointer mb-3 hover:!bg-[var(--color-v-white)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] block [-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent] uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/category\/spoilers\/\">\n        <h2 class=\"font-[var(--font-v-font)] text-[var(--color-v-primary)] font-bold !text-2xl flex flex-row place-content-baseline !mb-0 max-sm:ml-[10px]\">\n          <span class=\"flex-initial mr-2 transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-1 ease-in-out !leading-[var(--title-line-height)]\">Read all the latest 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Serena's secret exposed and Charity's life in tatters\">\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\">Upcoming<\/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\">Flashforward victim revealed, Serena's secret exposed and Charity's life in tatters<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">3 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\" 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bottom-3 left-3\"> Thu, Jun 25<\/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\">Charity's big confession sees her life fall apart and will Ross get Lewis back?<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">6 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\/flashforward-reveals-dead-body-charity-fights-justice-kev-shocks-robert\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 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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\/stranger-saves-charity-life-kev-steps-up-for-lewis\/\">\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\/06\/DATE-split-2026-06-19T115052.305.jpg\" alt=\"A stranger saves Charity's life and Kev steps up for Lewis\">\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\"> Tue, Jun 23<\/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\">A stranger saves Charity's life and Kev steps up for Lewis<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">7 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\/charity-flees-village-kev-returns-save-lewis\/\">\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\/06\/DATE-split-2026-06-18T145425.410.jpg\" alt=\"Charity flees the village and Kev returns to save Lewis\">\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\"> Mon, Jun 22<\/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\">Charity flees the village and Kev returns to save Lewis<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">1 week 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>Because frankly this hard-hitting, brutal storyline is grim enough, without adding this extra twist.<\/p>\n<p>We were hoping that the very fact of Ruby getting a DNA test would be enough for the truth to come out. We had our fingers crossed that Steph would turn out to be Caleb\u2019s daughter. And we thought he\u2019d twig something was going on and Ruby would reveal the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/12\/13\/emmerdale-fans-demand-justice-ruby-what-happened-to-her-revealed\/\">awful secret she\u2019d been keeping.<\/a><\/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<p>But clearly that\u2019s not happening. Now we know Steph\u2019s dad is also her grandad and it\u2019s so huge we\u2019re struggling to get our heads round it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15877\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15877 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/05_12_emm_caleb_ruby_01-e1732023318143.jpg\" alt=\"Caleb and Ruby\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Caleb support Ruby? (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Grim storyline<\/h2>\n<p>Of course Emmerdale has explored sexual abuse before. Aaron Dingle was abused by his father, Gordon Livesey, when he was a child. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/12\/05\/aaron-and-john-need-to-split-up-fans-insist\/\">Aaron recently opened up to his new boyfriend John Sugden<\/a> about the lifelong scars Gordon\u2019s abuse has left.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a dark subject, there\u2019s no doubt.<\/p>\n<p>Dark enough, in fact.<\/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>Incest and abuse are bleak topics for a soap to cover. We have no doubt Emmerdale will handle this well. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/14\/ruby-fox-miligan-beth-cordingly-emmerdale-star-partner-soap-past-charity-work\/\">Beth Cordingly<\/a>, who plays Ruby, has already proved many times over that she has the acting chops to absolutely nail this story. The Emmerdale writers are experienced in covering tough ideas.<\/p>\n<p>But could this be a case of just because you can, doesn\u2019t mean you should?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18037\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18037\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18037\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-02-at-13.21.54-1024x624.png\" alt=\"Could Steph be pregnant with Ross' baby?\" width=\"1500\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-02-at-13.21.54-1024x624.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-02-at-13.21.54-150x91.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-02-at-13.21.54-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-02-at-13.21.54-1536x936.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-02-at-13.21.54-2048x1249.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It\u2019s only a matter of time before Steph finds out the truth (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure><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<h2>A twist too far?<\/h2>\n<p>Adding Steph into the mix of this story gives it a further twist. One that we think is a twist too far.<\/p>\n<p>Ruby\u2019s spent her life trying to protect her daughter, but of course these secrets never stay secret in soap, so it\u2019s only a matter of time before Steph finds out the shocking truth about her biological dad.<\/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>And that has huge ramifications for her future. Plus there\u2019s the mental trauma involved in Steph having to rewrite her whole family history and her relationship with her mother.<\/p>\n<p>Ruby\u2019s story and its inter-generational impact, has enough to it to be a six-part Sunday-night drama. We\u2019re worried that with the speed and scope of Emmerdale \u2013 as with all soaps \u2013 this enormous, bleak, heartbeaking story won\u2019t have the time and space to be properly explored.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re really invested in Ruby\u2019s story, we want to see Anthony face justice (we\u2019re not on board with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/14\/emmerdale-fans-divided-anthony-foxs-murder-twist-beg-justice\/\">the news that he will be murdered<\/a> \u2013 but our feelings on that twist are for another time!) and we want the Fox-Miligan family to heal.<\/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>But we can\u2019t help feeling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/14\/emmerdale-9-suspects-who-killed-anthony-storyline-revealed\/\">Steph being Anthony\u2019s daughter<\/a> is a twist this already shocking storyline didn\u2019t need.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hk_jWKm-GcM?si=bihvYcyzSOWPMadR&amp;controls=0\" data-consent-required=\"true\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV, with an early release at 7am on ITVX.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Classic Emmerdale usually airs weekdays at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm on ITVX.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow our Facebook page\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Emmerdale-Insider\/61563250212838\/\">@EmmerdaleInsider<\/a>\u00a0for the latest Emmerdale spoilers, news and gossip. 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