{"id":41315,"date":"2025-06-13T16:11:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=41315"},"modified":"2025-06-13T16:11:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:11:34","slug":"emmerdale-ryan-hawley-fuels-theory-john-is-fake-not-related-to-robert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-ryan-hawley-fuels-theory-john-is-fake-not-related-to-robert\/","title":{"rendered":" Emmerdale star Ryan Hawley fuels fan theory that John is a fake Sugden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emmerdale star Ryan Hawley<\/a> recently returned to our screens as Robert Sugden \u2013 and he has fuelled a long-running fan theory that John may be hiding another huge secret.<\/p>

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Emmerdale made a lot of viewers happy two weeks ago when Robert Sugden<\/a> made a surprise reappearance on the show. And then it was confirmed he was coming back for good.<\/p>\n

One things fans want is for him to play a part in the takedown of his half-brother John. But with all the secrets and lies John has going on, some fans didn\u2019t believe he was even a Sugden. And Ryan Hawley has just fuelled that flame.<\/p>\n

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When John first appeared on our screens last August, fans instantly didn\u2019t believe he was actually a Sugden. Before we knew about his murderous ways, many viewers thought he was a fake<\/a>, and scamming the rest of the village somehow.<\/p>\n

The two biggest theories at the start were that he is a fake or he is a serial killer. But over time that theory faded, as we began to learn more and more about John Sugden<\/a>. And as time went on, we realised neither were true.<\/p>

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