{"id":34746,"date":"2025-03-22T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=34746"},"modified":"2025-03-21T12:38:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:38:22","slug":"emmerdale-who-is-bradley-riches-playing-from-tj-woods-to-joes-secret-love-child-all-the-fan-theories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-who-is-bradley-riches-playing-from-tj-woods-to-joes-secret-love-child-all-the-fan-theories\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale fan theories on who Bradley Riches is playing &#8211; From TJ Woods to Joe\u2019s secret love child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ITV announced this week that a new face will be joining Emmerdale in the coming weeks \u2013 but who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/bradley-riches\/\">Bradley Riches<\/a> playing? Heartstopper star Bradley, 23, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/03\/19\/heartstopper-star-bradley-riches-joins-emmerdale\/\">announced his casting on social media as the news broke<\/a>, describing himself as \u201cbeyond excited\u201d in a statement through the soap\u2019s Instagram page.<\/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>However, neither Bradley nor the soap\u2019s producers have revealed who he will be playing, with producer Laura Shaw instead mentioning a \u201cnew character\u201d and Bradley saying \u201cI can\u2019t spill too much just yet!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What we do know from a video posted to Instagram, is that his character will be called Lewis (maybe) and that he\u2019s related to\u2026 someone (maybe).<\/p>\n<p>Who could Bradley Riches be playing on Emmerdale?<\/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_34184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34184\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34184\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"Emmerdale's Bradley Riches promo pic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3-1300x860.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3-1536x1016.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-3.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bradley is Emmerdale bound (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Emmerdale fans share their theories on who Bradley Riches is playing<\/h2>\n<p>Writing on social media as the news dropped, fans shared their theories as to who Bradley might be playing. 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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\">Cain death shock, Charity in Dr Todd revenge and 3 heartbreaking exits<\/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\/cain-may-finally-have-gone-too-far-lewis-kidnapped\/\">\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-2026-06-16T131450.703.jpg\" alt=\"Cain may finally have gone too far and Lewis is kidnapped\">\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, Jun 19<\/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 may finally have gone too far and Lewis is kidnapped<\/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>\u201cI wonder where he\u2019ll fit in? Maybe a new staff member behind the bar at the Woolpack? And a new love interest for Arthur?\u201d speculated one fan on Reddit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the video posted he hints that his character is called Lewis and is related to someone already on the show. Another long lost child?\u201d observed 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<p>All reasonable theories, but who exactly?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2506\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2506\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Featured-image-Caleb-ruby-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"Caleb looking serious, Ruby looking at him with concern while leaning on a car in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Featured-image-Caleb-ruby-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Featured-image-Caleb-ruby-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Featured-image-Caleb-ruby-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Featured-image-Caleb-ruby-1200x627.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Featured-image-Caleb-ruby.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We wouldn\u2019t put it past notable love rat Caleb (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Love child of Joe or Caleb<\/h2>\n<p>Many wondered whether \u2018Lewis\u2019 might be the love child of one of the characters. And for many, it was between two men \u2013 Caleb Miligan and <a href=\"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/tag\/joe-tate\/\">Joe Tate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith how it\u2019s become the Caleb show lately I expect this will be one of his many illegitimate children I\u2019m sure exist,\u201d wrote one fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe\u2019s secret love child,\u201d suggested 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>\u201cI\u2019m guessing he\u2019ll be somebody\u2019s long lost son \u2013 Caleb? Liam? Another [expletive] Dingle?\u201d asked a third.<\/p>\n<p>If true, that would make him either a Tate or both a Dingle <em>and<\/em> a Tate. Good heritage.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5778\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5778\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5778\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/30_01_emm_bully_marshall_arthur_02_0-scaled-e1673952589801-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Emmerdale's Arthur is smiling\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/30_01_emm_bully_marshall_arthur_02_0-scaled-e1673952589801-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/30_01_emm_bully_marshall_arthur_02_0-scaled-e1673952589801-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/30_01_emm_bully_marshall_arthur_02_0-scaled-e1673952589801-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/30_01_emm_bully_marshall_arthur_02_0-scaled-e1673952589801.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Bradley be playing Arthur\u2019s new beau? (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>Love interest for Arthur<\/h2>\n<p>If there was a consensus, it\u2019s that Bradley will likely serve as Arthur\u2019s new love interest. Aside from lying about John, Arthur hasn\u2019t seen much action since first love Marshall in 2023. Could all that change with the arrival of \u2018Lewis\u2019 ?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArthur\u2019s new boyfriend I bet,\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 think this new guy will be Arthur boyfriend. He definitely has a lot of personality,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34747\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34747\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34747\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dawn-Terry-Emmerdale-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"Dawn cradles newborn TJ while Terry looks on shocked\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dawn-Terry-Emmerdale-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dawn-Terry-Emmerdale-1300x679.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dawn-Terry-Emmerdale-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dawn-Terry-Emmerdale.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TJ was the son of Terry and Dawn (Credit: ITV\/YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Bob\u2019s grandson, TJ<\/h2>\n<p>However, others wondered whether the name \u2018Lewis\u2019 might be a red herring, and that we might have already met Bradley\u2019s character\u2026 kind of. A prevailing theory suggests that he could be playing an all-grown-up TJ Woods, <a href=\"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/2025\/01\/22\/emmerdale-what-happened-dawn-son-tj-now-perfect-time-return\/\">son of Dawn (not that one) and Terry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If true, that would make him Bob\u2019s grandson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he is a grown-up child from Emmerdale\u2019s past he could plausibly be playing TJ Woods \u2013 coming to live with his granddad Bob. Not a bad idea to build up Bob\u2019s family a bit, now that Heath and Wendy are gone,\u201d wrote one viewer on Reddit.<\/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 thoughts turned to TJ, I\u2019d guess his character has family on the show and building up Bob\u2019s family seems a good choice,\u201d agreed another.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12524\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12524 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Emmerdale-Nicky-Smiling-1-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"Nicky Miligan in Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Emmerdale-Nicky-Smiling-1-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Emmerdale-Nicky-Smiling-1-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Emmerdale-Nicky-Smiling-1-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Emmerdale-Nicky-Smiling-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicky\u2019s tenure on Emmerdale was short-lived (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Bradley Riches could be playing Nicky Miligan, fans claim<\/h2>\n<p>Many have noticed a resemblance between Bradley and Caleb and Ruby\u2019s son, Nicky. Nicky hasn\u2019t been seen since leaving in 2024 with lover Suni, after just over a year on the soap.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/2025\/01\/22\/emmerdale-fans-beg-nicky-miligan-return-ruby-abuse-storyline-all-know-potential-comeback\/\">Nicky\u2019s return being overdue in his family\u2019s time of need<\/a>, many have wondered whether the role might have been recast with Bradley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecast Nicky I bet ya,\u201d said 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>\u201cHe could be the new Nicky,\u201d agreed another.<\/p>\n<p>The name of the actor who played the original Nicky? None other than\u00a0<em>Lewis\u00a0<\/em>Cope. Coincidence, or a hint that there\u2019s a new Nicky on the block?<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think Bradley will be playing?<\/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><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/2025\/03\/05\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-2025-complete-guide-departures-returns-new-arrivals\/\">Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale in 2025? A complete guide to departures, returns and new arrivals in the Dales<\/a><\/strong><\/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>What do you think of our story? 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