{"id":26253,"date":"2025-01-30T20:25:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T20:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=26253"},"modified":"2025-01-30T14:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T14:03:06","slug":"what-happened-emmerdale-tonight-aaron-confessed-ruby-confession-anthony-real-killer-was-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/what-happened-emmerdale-tonight-aaron-confessed-ruby-confession-anthony-real-killer-was-exposed\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened in Emmerdale tonight: Aaron confessed, but Ruby made an even bigger confession as Anthony&#8217;s true killer was exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emmerdale tonight was a huge twist in the Anthony murder storyline when it turned out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/28\/exclusive-aaron-did-not-kill-anthony-emmerdale-viewers-overwhelmingly-believe\/\">Aaron didn\u2019t kill him after all.<\/a> Of course, viewers had suspected all along someone else had finished the job \u2013 and it turned out that someone was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/24\/ruby-killed-her-dad-caleb-covered-up-clues-they-were-behind-anthony-death-emmerdale\/\">Ruby. With Caleb\u2019s help<\/a>.<\/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>But as Aaron, John, Ruby and Caleb came up with a plan to cover everything up, the foursome look set to be derailed after Laurel decided to confess to the police.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything that happened in Emmerdale tonight, Thursday January 30.<\/p>\n<h2>The truth about Anthony\u2019s murderer was revealed<\/h2><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26275\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26275\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123504-1024x571.png\" alt=\"Unable to cope with the guilt Aaron told Ruby everything (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123504-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123504-1300x726.png 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123504-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123504-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123504.png 1876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unable to cope with the guilt Aaron told Ruby everything (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Aaron confessed<\/h3>\n<p>Aaron was overwhelmed as John gave him a pep talk about keeping it together. He couldn\u2019t stop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/29\/aaron-spirals-anthony-death-emmerdale-fans-fear-self-harm-relapse\/\">thinking about self-harming<\/a>. So he went to see Ruby, who was desperate to avoid talking to him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m scared I\u2019m going to do something really bad,\u201d he told her. He confessed he had a history of self-harming and was getting the urges to do it again. Ruby tried to talk him down telling him not to dwell on the past. He told her about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/23\/emmerdale-aaron-dingle-truth-abuse-dad-gordon-suspect-anthony-murder\/\">Gordon hanging himself<\/a> and apologised for taking justice away from Ruby.<\/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 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alt=\"Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear\">\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\"> Thu, Apr 30<\/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\">Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear<\/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>\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>Aaron then confessed: \u201cI killed him, Ruby, I killed your dad.\u201d<\/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_26276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26276\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26276\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123049-1024x575.png\" alt=\"It turned out Ruby was hiding a massive secret too (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123049-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123049-1300x731.png 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123049-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123049-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123049.png 1865w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It turned out Ruby was hiding a massive secret too (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Ruby confessed who had really killed Anthony in Emmerdale<\/h3>\n<p>As he recounted what had happened, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/16\/ruby-fox-miligan-emmerdale-ruthless-wife-mother-abusive-past\/\">Ruby<\/a> begged him to stop, but then she stopped him with her own bombshell: \u201cYou didn\u2019t kill him. I did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/29\/opinion-emmerdale-limit-flashbacks-special-episodes-before-lose-effect\/\"> flashed back (again)<\/a> as Ruby told Aaron what had happened. She had found Anthony in a bad way, but still alive. She was going to leave him, but then when he touched her she snapped, grabbed a rag and suffocated him to death.<\/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>Aaron was shellshocked that she then allowed him to think he had killed someone. She insisted she had been going to the police, but she couldn\u2019t bring herself to tell her children everything. Ruby told Caleb, who said he would make it all go away.<\/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>Caleb went to the depot to clean up, but found out John and Aaron had got there first. Aaron was devastated that they didn\u2019t say anything to him and were trying to frame him.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26273\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26273\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123308-1024x566.png\" alt=\"Aaron realised Caleb had framed him (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123308-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123308-1300x718.png 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123308-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123308-1536x848.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123308.png 1885w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron realised Caleb had framed him (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Caleb played bad cop<\/h3>\n<p>Mid-conversation, Caleb returned and discovered Ruby had confessed and Aaron thought he has been set up for murder.<\/p>\n<p>Caleb played bad cop and said if Aaron reported them all roads led back to him so he\u2019d be landing himself in it. But Ruby broke down and begged Aaron not to go to the police, revealing the truth about Anthony being Steph\u2019s real dad.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26274\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26274\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123416-1024x577.png\" alt=\"The foursome thought they had it all sorted... (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123416-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123416-1300x733.png 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123416-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123416-1536x866.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123416.png 1889w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The foursome thought they had it all sorted\u2026 (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<h3>The cover-up completed<\/h3>\n<p>Aaron called John and the four of them laid out their next plan. John was obviously furious, but Caleb pointed out they were all culpable and needed to work together to get their stories straight.<\/p>\n<p>John assured them Anthony\u2019s body would not be found. Their story is he\u2019s a free spirit who\u2019s gone off to blow his fortune before he dies.<\/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>The only remaining worry was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/28\/emmerdale-tell-steph-beg-fans-cant-take-where-art-thou-grandad-routine\/\">Steph searching for her grandad.<\/a> But Caleb assured she would give up eventually.<\/p>\n<p>However, then Chas walked in and had overheard the last part of the conversation, so wanted answers. Aaron was adamant he was going to tell Chas the truth. But would she agree to the cover-up?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23240\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23240 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/30_01_emm_laurel_nicola_03-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"The guilt is eating away at Laurel so she made a big decision in Emmerdale tonight (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The guilt is eating away at Laurel so she made a big decision in Emmerdale tonight (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>Laurel ruined everything in Emmerdale tonight<\/h2>\n<p>Laurel was still wittering on. Kerry reported to Nicola she\u2019d seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/28\/emmerdale-laurel-drinking-relapse-after-anthony-attack-fans-predict\/\">Laurel with a bottle of vodka<\/a>, so Nicola went to search Laurel\u2019s recycling.<\/p>\n<p>Laurel insisted there was only one bottle and she poured it down the sink. She doesn\u2019t want to go to meetings, she doesn\u2019t want to talk to anyone, she wants to tell her secret. For goodness sake, Laurel, just give it a rest.<\/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>She sees it as a decision between confessing and going to prison or starting to drink again.<\/p>\n<p>Nicola found out from Chas that Anthony had supposedly been seen and had just left of his own accord, but she was too late to inform Laurel who was at the police station, confessing she had killed someone.<\/p>\n<p>So she is about to ruin everything for everyone. Bloomin\u2019 Laurel.<\/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_23245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23245\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23245 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/30_01_emm_cathy_bob_01-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bob dealt with his grief (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bob dealt with his grief (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Eric and Bob helped each other in Emmerdale tonight<\/h2>\n<p>Kerry was still trying to get through to Eric, but he was reluctant to engage with her. He was acting suspiciously and it didn\u2019t take Kerry long to find his stash of arson equipment and realise what he was planning.<\/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>Eric insisted it was a victimless crime, but Kerry then confessed she<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/29\/frank-clayton-remembered-emmerdale-this-week-how-amy-kerry-responsible-death\/\"> started the fire that killed Frank.<\/a> Pollard was still determined to go ahead with his plan, just saying he wouldn\u2019t be so stupid as to let anyone get hurt.<\/p>\n<p>Pollard went to visit Val\u2019s gravestone to talk things through, but there he encountered Bob, sobbing. Bob had been avoiding going to see Heath\u2019s headstone due to his overwhelming grief. The two had a heart to heart as Eric encouraged Bob to accept Heath was gone and try to celebrate his life.<\/p>\n<p>Bob later returned home to offer his support to Cathy and told her he was ready to see Heath\u2019s headstone. Together he and Cathy took all of Heath\u2019s favourite foods and celebrated Heath\u2019s life at the graveyard.<\/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>It seemed his chat with Bob had helped Eric too as he realised nothing was going to bring Brenda back to him. He was not going to burn down the shop. Fortuntately.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26272\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26272\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123221-1024x566.png\" alt=\"Things are rosey for Amy and Matty who are pursuing adoption (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123221-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123221-1300x719.png 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123221-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123221-1536x850.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-123221.png 1862w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Things are rosey for Amy and Matty who are pursuing adoption (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Also in Emmerdale tonight\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Matty returned home to apologise to Amy. He explained his reservations over having kids. But then he told her he wanted them to adopt.<\/p>\n<p>They then told Kyle what they were planning and he was on board with it \u2013 as long as it\u2019s a sister.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/01\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-2025-complete-guide-departures-returns-new-arrivals\/\"><b>Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns<\/b><\/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>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CLANbaQVxes?si=D5rOLJ07UKF4O3AE\" data-consent-required=\"true\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\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><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><i>Visit our Facebook page<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563250212838\"> <b><i>@emmerdaleinsider<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> for all the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers and let us know what you think! 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