{"id":37641,"date":"2025-04-27T16:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T15:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=37641"},"modified":"2025-06-03T14:34:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T13:34:35","slug":"ways-soap-can-keep-billy-in-show-following-dawn-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/ways-soap-can-keep-billy-in-show-following-dawn-split\/","title":{"rendered":"6 ways soap can keep Billy in show following Dawn split"},"content":{"rendered":"

Village punching bag Billy Fletcher<\/a> is at a loose end after being dumped by wife Dawn on Emmerdale this week. This came as she made her decision, choosing to end her marriage so she could pursue her romance with Joe Tate.<\/p>

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Making a fool of himself after accusing (and blaming) Ross, Billy packed his bags and left Home Farm. His marriage seemingly over for good, where does that leave Billy? The character has long lacked a a purpose outside of his wife, making his future on the soap uncertain.<\/p>\n

How might the soap keep Billy around following this latest development?<\/p>\n

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Billy and Manpreet are clearly into each other still (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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What\u2019s next for Billy on Emmerdale?<\/h2>\n

1. Relationship with Manpreet<\/h2>\n

Between her making a drunken pass and his obsession with her erotic online presence, Billy and Manpreet have always been drawn to each other<\/a>. This led to friction in his marriage, especially when Dawn learned about his skeevy online activities.<\/p>\n

Manpreet showed that there was still a mutual attraction recently, when she fixed him up after he bashed his leg during a jog. They once again resisted but now he\u2019s a single man, might he and Manpreet pursue their romance once the dust has settled?<\/p>

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