{"id":27289,"date":"2025-02-05T14:08:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T14:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=27289"},"modified":"2025-02-05T14:08:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T14:08:46","slug":"no-the-father-of-aprils-baby-in-emmerdale-wasnt-ross-or-anthony-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/no-the-father-of-aprils-baby-in-emmerdale-wasnt-ross-or-anthony-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"No, the father of April&#8217;s baby in Emmerdale wasn\u2019t Ross or Anthony &#8211; here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night\u2019s episode of Emmerdale had fans questioning who the father of April\u2019s baby might be \u2013 as the soap revealed that the missing teenager had fallen pregnant prior to running away from home on Christmas Day 2024. As fans reeled from the bombshell news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/02\/05\/emmerdale-whos-the-father-of-aprils-baby-all-the-fan-theories-so-far\/\">a number of theories soon emerged<\/a> as to who the father might be.<\/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>From the list of suspects, two names proved popular \u2013 recently murdered predator Anthony Fox, and local hardman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/ross-barton\/\">Ross Barton<\/a>. With Anthony\u2019s evil past having recently resurfaced, some have wondered whether he might have victimised young April prior to his own disappearance.<\/p>\n<p>And then there\u2019s Ross, who April bonded with in the days shortly before running away. These facts, combined with April\u2019s obvious trauma, led some to wonder whether either man could have groomed the vulnerable teenager.<\/p>\n<p>Lateral thinking \u2013 but extremely unlikely. Here\u2019s why those particular fan theories might not hold water.<\/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_18885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18885\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18885\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-111005-1024x587.png\" alt=\"Anthony's claim left Ruby reeling (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-111005-1024x587.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-111005-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-111005-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-111005-1536x880.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-111005.png 1839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viewers are wondering whether Anthony could have attacked April (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The timeline doesn\u2019t add up for Anthony<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/anthony-fox\/\">Anthony<\/a> first arrived in the village in November. April disappeared two months later, and gave birth in last night\u2019s episode. 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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>Anthony\u2019s past may have earned him a bashing from Laurel, but he had been on his best behaviour since getting his feet under Ruby and Caleb\u2019s table. Indeed, he seemed far more concerned with tormenting Ruby and making in-roads with Steph than anything else.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s more likely to be Anthony but considering he did nothing to Angel and his abuse seems based on only ruby it also seems less likely,\u201d wrote one fan in a Reddit thread.<\/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>\u201cIf one more person says Anthony is the dad I will lose it,\u201d said another, less diplomatically.<\/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<figure id=\"attachment_24110\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24110\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24110\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-17-at-15.14.36-1024x537.png\" alt=\"Ross and April sit in the graveyard in Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-17-at-15.14.36-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-17-at-15.14.36-1300x682.png 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-17-at-15.14.36-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-17-at-15.14.36-1536x805.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-17-at-15.14.36-2048x1074.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ross struck up a friendship with Ross (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Ross would never<\/h2>\n<p>The timeline for Ross doesn\u2019t add up either, with the village hardman returning to the soap in October. But beyond that, there\u2019s a far more solid reason why it can\u2019t be him \u2013 he would never.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoss is many things but a nonce is not one of them,\u201d wrote one fan.<\/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>\u201cI don\u2019t think Ross would do that. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/31\/ruby-and-caleb-should-pin-anthonys-death-on-cain-as-justice-for-his-treatment-of-ollie-and-jasmine-in-classic-emmerdale-fans-demand\/\">Cain got away with sleeping with a 15 year old girl<\/a>. If that was Ross and April, Ross wouldn\u2019t,\u201d another agreed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18884\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18884\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-110907-1024x577.png\" alt=\"April couldn't hide her devastation from Marlon (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-110907-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-110907-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-110907-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-110907-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-110907.png 1873w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April was keeping secrets from her family (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Who\u2019s the father of April\u2019s baby in Emmerdale?<\/h2>\n<p>Who the father turns out to be remains to be seen. But it\u2019s far more likely that it\u2019s an as-yet unknown figure \u2013 perhaps from April\u2019s school, or a man she met on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Whoever it was, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/02\/04\/emmerdale-who-father-april-baby-dead-next\/\">April has a long road to recovery ahead<\/a>. Can Marlon and Rhona provide their daughter with the support and understanding she needs?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/26\/carl-king-son-tom-9-emmerdale-characters-comeuppance\/\">From Carl King to son Tom, Emmerdale characters that finally got their comeuppance<\/a><\/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>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LYI4gxL6Oak?si=zYCzYFi05IUckg5b]<\/p>\n<p><b>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.<\/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>What do you think of our story? 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