{"id":23711,"date":"2025-01-17T19:55:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T19:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=23711"},"modified":"2025-01-17T14:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T14:35:01","slug":"emmerdale-ruby-abuse-trauma-gripped-marlon-too-much-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-ruby-abuse-trauma-gripped-marlon-too-much-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby&#8217;s abuse trauma has us gripped, but Marlon&#8217;s too much &#8211; OPINION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our Emmerdale review this week is mostly about just one thing, because the revelation that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/15\/emmerdale-confirms-stephs-father-and-its-one-twist-too-far-opinion\/\">Ruby Fox-Miligan\u2019s dad, Anthony, is the father<\/a> of her daughter, Steph, has made every other story pale into insignificance.<\/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>We\u2019re still reeling about this huge storyline and we\u2019re wondering what will happen next.<\/p>\n<p>So here\u2019s what we thought of everything that happened this week in our Emmerdale review.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23538\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23538\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-121636-1024x578.png\" alt=\"Ruby couldn't face opening the results and decided she was better not knowing (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-121636-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-121636-1300x734.png 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-121636-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-121636-1536x867.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-121636.png 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruby couldn\u2019t face opening the results and decided she was better not knowing but Caleb found them anyway (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Ruby Fox-Miligan\u2019s torment in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>Can we take a moment to appreciate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/17\/emmerdale-fans-praise-phenomenal-performances-ruby-confronts-anthony-chas-truth\/\">absolute brilliance of Beth Cordingly<\/a> (who plays Ruby) this week? Her performance has been amazing. And that goes hand in hand with Nicholas Day, who plays Anthony, as the creepiest, most sinister villain to ever walk the streets of the village.<\/p>\n<p>When Anthony was watching Ruby sleep in the B&amp;B we were almost weeping with the tension of it all. And when Ruby woke up, terrified, we felt even worse! And then she stood up to her abusive father, and we were cheering. There\u2019s no doubt this storyline is a rollercoaster of emotions!<\/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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confession\">\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, May 6<\/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\">Jacob trapped by Dr Todd and Mandy makes a big confession<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">10 hours 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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class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">23 hours 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\/bear-could-blow-everything-as-he-takes-to-the-stand\/\">\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\/05\/DATE-standard-2026-05-01T163329.213.jpg\" alt=\"Bear could blow everything as he takes to the stand\">\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, May 5<\/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\">Bear could blow everything as he takes to the stand<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">1 day 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\/paddy-bear-dylan-face-jury-on-trial\/\">\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\/05\/Emm-Banners-ExclusiveOp-Templates-11.jpg\" alt=\"Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial\">\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, May 4<\/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\">Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial<\/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\/kevs-comeback-dawn-exit-return-sadie-king\/\">\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\/News-split-2026-04-10T172033.421.jpg\" alt=\"Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'\">\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\">Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">5 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\/joe-exposes-dawn-big-secret-paddy-faces-his-last-night-village\/\">\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-2026-04-30T131946.383.jpg\" alt=\"Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village\">\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\"> Fri, May 1<\/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\">Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">5 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>Ruby telling Caleb was also a masterpiece. The way she held it together as he was gently asking questions, before completely breaking down, really tugged at our heartstrings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/16\/ruby-dna-results-branded-too-much-by-heartbroken-fans\/\">We\u2019re heartbroken for Ruby<\/a>, and for Steph when she inevitably finds out about her real parentage, and we want to see Anthony face justice. Which sort of leads to the second point of our Emmerdale review\u2026<\/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_21810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21810\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21810 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/15_01_emm_caleb_ruby_02-e1735896511667.jpg\" alt=\"Caleb finds the DNA results\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1109\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Of course Caleb\u2019s made this all about himself (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Caleb making it all about him \u2013 again<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThis is not your battle,\u201d Ruby warned Caleb as she stopped him hunting down Anthony. Ruby\u2019s spent her whole life trying to protect daughter Steph from her rapist father, and she isn\u2019t planning to stop any time soon. She knew that if Caleb went storming out into the village, shouting about what Anthony did, the repercussions would be enormous.<\/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! Add us as a Preferred Source in Google for all your Emmerdale news<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"p-3 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\/50 text-base\">It's important to us that you never miss our articles when searching for stories! 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>So what did Caleb do? Oh he just got himself a gun. Brilliant. What on EARTH are you thinking, Caleb. Seriously, is there one man in Emmerdale who isn\u2019t oozing with toxic masculinity and totally self-obsessed?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19642\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19642 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Anthony-Emmerdale-1.jpg\" alt=\"A smug Anthony points in Ruby's face on Emmerdale\" width=\"1500\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Anthony-Emmerdale-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Anthony-Emmerdale-1-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Anthony-Emmerdale-1-768x401.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We want Anthony to pay for what he did to Ruby in Emmerdale \u2013 but in court (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>What\u2019s next for Ruby and Anthony in Emmerdale?<\/h2>\n<p>Anyway, Caleb\u2019s massive mistake aside, we find we are slightly worried about what\u2019s going to happen next. We know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/14\/emmerdale-fans-divided-anthony-foxs-murder-twist-beg-justice\/\">Anthony\u2019s going to end up dead,<\/a> which we\u2019re not totally happy about. We\u2019d much rather he faced justice and the consequences of his actions.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re very worried about how Steph will react. We\u2019re worried this huge, grim, awful storyline won\u2019t be given the attention it deserves. But most of all we can\u2019t wait to see next week\u2019s episodes!<\/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_21800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21800\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21800 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/13_01_emm_rhona_marlon_02-e1735896402913.jpg\" alt=\"Marlon and Rhona on the sofa\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marlon\u2019s just being horrible to everyone (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Emmerdale review: Marlon\u2019s too much<\/h2>\n<p>Though the enormity of Ruby\u2019s story is all we can think about right now, there were some other things happening in the village this week.<\/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 of course, the biggest one is that April is still missing. And we get that her dad Marlon is worried about her. We do. We understand. But OMG does he need to be SO horrible about it? We\u2019re not sure we can cope with much more of this. He is being AWFUL and we\u2019re not enjoying it. We wouldn\u2019t blame Rhona one bit if she packed up Leo and Invisible Ivy and went off to be with April instead.<\/p>\n<p>And while we\u2019re on the subject of April\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23672\" style=\"width: 1503px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23672\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-at-16.27.27-1024x535.png\" alt=\"Emmerdale Mary in the pub\" width=\"1503\" height=\"785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-at-16.27.27-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-at-16.27.27-1300x679.png 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-at-16.27.27-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-at-16.27.27-1536x802.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-at-16.27.27-2048x1069.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1503px) 100vw, 1503px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary could be useful if she didn\u2019t spend all her time on the nursery run (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>Give Mary something to do!<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to remember now that all she does is pick up Ivy from nursery, make sandwiches and call people \u2018poppet\u2019 but when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/15\/emmerdale-mary-annoying-fans-suzy-romance-revisited\/\">Mary<\/a> first arrived, she had a backstory. And that backstory was that she had been a hotshot, hard-hitting journalist.<\/p>\n<p>And we\u2019re thinking, that maybe \u2013 just maybe \u2013 this could be handy. What with April being missing. Possibly Mary could put some of those journalist skills into use now, perhaps call up a few former colleagues, drum up a bit of interest in April\u2019s story?<\/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>No? Oh well, just an idea. Now if you could pick up Ivy from nursery, Mary, that would be great.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23532\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23532\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23532\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-at-12.15.59-1024x512.png\" alt=\"Wendy at the doctor surgery\" width=\"1500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-at-12.15.59-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-at-12.15.59-1300x650.png 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-at-12.15.59-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-at-12.15.59-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-15-at-12.15.59-2048x1024.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23532\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don\u2019t let the door hit you on your way out, Wendy (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Emmerdale review: Wendy\u2019s gone!<\/h2>\n<p>We have hated Wendy Posner since she first arrived in Emmerdale (no reflection on Susan Cookson, who played the fake nurse \u2013 she\u2019s terrific). So we are very<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/16\/wendy-emmerdale-exit-cant-come-soon-enough-7-things-wont-miss\/\"> glad to see the back of her<\/a>. Her departure from the village was, well, uneventful, and she\u2019s off to fake her way into a new nursing job elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Emmerdale has a chequered history with nurses. There\u2019s been Emma Barton, who kidnapped her ex-husband and killed her own son. Meena Jutla, the Dales\u2019 serial killer, and now whiny Wendy, who granted wasn\u2019t as evil as Emma or Meena, but who wasn\u2019t actually a real nurse.<\/p>\n<p>Is it wrong that we\u2019re a bit excited to find out what dramas will arrive along with the next nurse to move to the village?!<\/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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hk_jWKm-GcM?si=yY9z-I_bhNol5P1E&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><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><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. Or find us on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EmmerdaleInside\">@EmmerdaleInside.<\/a>\u00a0Tell us who you think kills Anthony!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Beth Cordingly has been amazing this week <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734181,"featured_media":23779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Emmerdale Ruby","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Ruby has us gripped over her abuse trauma, but Marlon's too much in Emmerdale - OPINION","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Our Emmerdale review this week is mostly about just one thing - the revelation that Ruby Fox-Miligan's dad, Anthony, is Steph's father.","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"Ruby's abuse trauma has us gripped, but Marlon's too much in Emmerdale - OPINION","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_schema_page_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_schema_article_type":"","_secondary_title":"","secondary_post_title":"","dbc_origin_post_id":0,"dbc_origin_site_url":"","homepage_headline":"","excerpt":"","dbc_special_tags":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"1362","slider_placement":"","_slider_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[1663,1662],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-23711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-april-goes-missing","tag-rubys-abuse"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.4 (Yoast SEO v25.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ruby has us gripped over her abuse trauma, but Marlon&#039;s too much in Emmerdale - OPINION<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Our Emmerdale review this week is mostly about just one thing - the revelation that Ruby Fox-Miligan&#039;s dad, Anthony, is Steph&#039;s father.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-ruby-abuse-trauma-gripped-marlon-too-much-opinion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ruby&#039;s abuse trauma has us gripped, but Marlon&#039;s too much in Emmerdale - OPINION\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our Emmerdale review this week is mostly about just one thing - the revelation that Ruby Fox-Miligan&#039;s dad, Anthony, is Steph&#039;s father.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-ruby-abuse-trauma-gripped-marlon-too-much-opinion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Emmerdale Insider for spoilers, breaking news, first-look pictures, previews and fan theories\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563250212838\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-17T19:55:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Review-of-the-week.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1980\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kerry Barrett\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Ruby&#039;s abuse trauma has us gripped, but Marlon&#039;s too much - OPINION\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@EmmerdaleInside\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@EmmerdaleInside\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kerry Barrett\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-ruby-abuse-trauma-gripped-marlon-too-much-opinion\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-ruby-abuse-trauma-gripped-marlon-too-much-opinion\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kerry Barrett\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/#\/schema\/person\/e1524d5b1dd8938e75df0e5104835b14\"},\"headline\":\"Ruby&#8217;s abuse trauma has us gripped, but Marlon&#8217;s too much &#8211; 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