{"id":42708,"date":"2025-07-04T16:13:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T15:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=42708"},"modified":"2025-07-04T16:13:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T15:13:24","slug":"emmerdale-joe-absolom-reveals-lie-he-told-bond-ryan-hawley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-joe-absolom-reveals-lie-he-told-bond-ryan-hawley\/","title":{"rendered":" Emmerdale newcomer Joe Absolom reveals the \u2018lie\u2019 he told to bond with Ryan Hawley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emmerdale recently introduced Joe Absolom<\/a> as new bad-guy Ray. But it turns out off-screen Joe was desperate to make a good first impression with his co-stars.<\/p>

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Joe comes from a hugely successful acting background, so it seems strange to think he may get nervous going onto a new show. But that seems to be exactly what happened. And he wanted to make friends so much that he even lied so that he could bond quicker.<\/p>\n

One of the first people Joe met on the Emmerdale set was Robert Sugden actor Ryan Hawley \u2013 who has just recently returned<\/a>. And when Ryan asked Joe questions about his life in Cornwall, Joe was so desperate to bond that his answers were mainly lies.<\/p>\n

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Joe Absolom \u2018lied\u2019 to Ryan Hawley<\/h2>\n

Appearing on Loose Women on Wednesday (July 2) Joe was asked about his first few days on set.<\/p>\n

On his second day, he was working with Ryan<\/a>, who was trying to make him feel welcome and get to know him.<\/p>

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