{"id":44814,"date":"2025-08-13T19:45:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T18:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=44814"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:48:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:48:26","slug":"as-april-turns-sixteen-ten-huge-things-that-have-happened-to-her-during-her-time-in-the-dales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/as-april-turns-sixteen-ten-huge-things-that-have-happened-to-her-during-her-time-in-the-dales\/","title":{"rendered":" As April turns 16, 10 huge things that have happened to her during her time in the Dales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April Windsor celebrates her birthday in Emmerdale tonight (Wednesday, August 13), turning sixteen years old. This comes at the tail-end of a difficult year for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/april-windsor\/\">April<\/a>, who followed up being kidnapped last year with a stint of homelessness on the streets of Hotten.<\/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>Not that April\u2019s ever had it easy. Arriving in the village in 2014 as the secret daughter of Marlon Dingle, her life has been beset with pain and tragedy from the off. From the death of her mother to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/april-to-be-arrested-for-abandoning-stillborn-new-emmerdale-fan-theory-suggests\/\">her recent stillbirth<\/a>, she\u2019s suffered more than most\u2026 no mean feat, given her young age.<\/p>\n<p>Here are ten of the biggest things which befell young April over the last sixteen years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44817\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44817\" style=\"width: 2008px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44817 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_editorial_4078499ft.jpg\" alt=\"Marlon looks at little April on Emmerdale\" width=\"2008\" height=\"1289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_editorial_4078499ft.jpg 2008w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_editorial_4078499ft-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_editorial_4078499ft-1300x835.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_editorial_4078499ft-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_editorial_4078499ft-1536x986.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_editorial_4078499ft-180x116.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_editorial_4078499ft-96x62.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_editorial_4078499ft-512x329.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_editorial_4078499ft-192x123.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2008px) 100vw, 2008px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marlon learned he had a daughter in 2014 (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>1. Arrival in Emmerdale and meeting Marlon<\/h2>\n<p>April arrived in the village in 2014, along with mother Donna. She was introduced to her father when he saved her from being hit by Adam Barton\u2019s motorbike, after she\u2019d run into the road.<\/p>\n<p>Learning that his ex was back in town, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/marlon-dingle\/\">Marlon<\/a> was shocked to discover that he had a young daughter. Although he initially wanted nothing to do with Donna or April, Marlon eventually relented, becoming a part of his daughter\u2019s life.<\/p><section class=\"widget block-30 widget_block mb-4\"><div class=\"mb-3 stories-slider-container overflow-hidden w-[100%] max-sm:w-[108%] max-sm:ml-[-15px]\" data-items-visible=\"2\">\n  <h3 class=\"w-full text-center mb-5 uppercase\">article continues below<\/h3>  <div class=\"grid md:grid-cols-5 grid-cols-6\">\n          <a class=\"!no-underline col-span-4 mr-5 cursor-pointer mb-3 hover:!bg-[var(--color-v-white)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] block [-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent] uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/category\/spoilers\/\">\n        <h2 class=\"font-[var(--font-v-font)] text-[var(--color-v-primary)] font-bold !text-2xl flex flex-row place-content-baseline !mb-0 max-sm:ml-[10px]\">\n          <span class=\"flex-initial mr-2 transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-1 ease-in-out 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for revenge on Robert and Todd wants \u00a310k from Charity<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">1 day 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\/bear-could-blow-everything-as-he-takes-to-the-stand\/\">\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\/05\/DATE-standard-2026-05-01T163329.213.jpg\" alt=\"Bear could blow everything as he takes to the stand\">\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\"> Tue, May 5<\/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\">Bear could blow everything as he takes to the stand<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">2 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\/paddy-bear-dylan-face-jury-on-trial\/\">\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\/05\/Emm-Banners-ExclusiveOp-Templates-11.jpg\" alt=\"Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial\">\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\"> Mon, May 4<\/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\">Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial<\/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\/kevs-comeback-dawn-exit-return-sadie-king\/\">\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\/04\/News-split-2026-04-10T172033.421.jpg\" alt=\"Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'\">\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\">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\">Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'<\/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\/joe-exposes-dawn-big-secret-paddy-faces-his-last-night-village\/\">\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\/04\/DATE-split-2026-04-30T131946.383.jpg\" alt=\"Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village\">\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, May 1<\/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\">Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village<\/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<figure id=\"attachment_44822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44822\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44822 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Donna-Emmerdale.jpg\" alt=\"Donna with a tazer on the roof on Emmerdale\" width=\"1500\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Donna-Emmerdale.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Donna-Emmerdale-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Donna-Emmerdale-1300x679.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Donna-Emmerdale-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Donna-Emmerdale-180x94.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Donna-Emmerdale-96x50.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Donna-Emmerdale-512x268.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Donna-Emmerdale-192x100.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donna died protecting April (Credit: ITV\/YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>2. The death of Donna<\/h2>\n<p>Donna died later that year,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-donna-flashback-scenes-leave-fans-feeling-emotional-heartbreaking\/\"> jumping from the roof of a multi-storey cark park<\/a> with a criminal who had threatened to abuse April. Before she died, she told Ross Barton to pass on the message that she loved her very much.<\/p>\n<p>Marlon was forced to break the news to a heartbroken April that her mother had died \u2013 although, crucially, he and Ross didn\u2019t tell her how Donna had killed herself to save April.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44819\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44819\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44819\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Laurel-Emmerdael.jpg\" alt=\"Laurel passed out on the sofa in Emmerdale\" width=\"1500\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Laurel-Emmerdael.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Laurel-Emmerdael-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Laurel-Emmerdael-1300x679.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Laurel-Emmerdael-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Laurel-Emmerdael-180x94.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Laurel-Emmerdael-96x50.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Laurel-Emmerdael-512x268.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Laurel-Emmerdael-192x100.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laurel\u2019s drinking endangered April (Credit: ITV\/YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>3. Laurel\u2019s alcoholism<\/h2>\n<p>In 2015, Marlon\u2019s wife-at-the-time Laurel developed an addiction to alcohol. Although she managed to hide it for a while, young April was caught in the crossfire when she took a sip from her glass.<\/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! 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Laurel tried to bribe April into secrecy, although the truth came out a few weeks later when she and Arthur found Laurel passed out on the sofa, drowning in her own vomit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44820\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44820\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Marlon-prison-Emmerdale.jpg\" alt=\"Marlon crying in his prison cell on Emmerdale\" width=\"1500\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Marlon-prison-Emmerdale.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Marlon-prison-Emmerdale-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Marlon-prison-Emmerdale-1300x679.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Marlon-prison-Emmerdale-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Marlon-prison-Emmerdale-180x94.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Marlon-prison-Emmerdale-96x50.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Marlon-prison-Emmerdale-512x268.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Marlon-prison-Emmerdale-192x100.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marlon was wrongly accused of murder (Credit: ITV\/YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>4. Marlon\u2019s in prison<\/h2>\n<p>In 2020, Marlon was imprisoned for the murder of Graham Foster. During this time, Marlon lied to his daughter, telling her that children aren\u2019t allowed to visit prison. Marlon was released when the real killer was revealed to be Pierce Harris, and the pair were reunited.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44821\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44821\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44821\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cathy-Emmerdale.jpg\" alt=\"Cathy looks sullen on Emmerdale\" width=\"1500\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cathy-Emmerdale.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cathy-Emmerdale-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cathy-Emmerdale-1300x679.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cathy-Emmerdale-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cathy-Emmerdale-180x94.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cathy-Emmerdale-96x50.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cathy-Emmerdale-512x268.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cathy-Emmerdale-192x100.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bully Cathy targeted April (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>5. Bullied by Cathy<\/h2>\n<p>April was trolled by an account posing as her dead mother, who harassed her via social media and text message. April later found out that the culprit was Cathy Windsor, who lashed out, telling her that she wasn\u2019t \u2018special\u2019 just because she had a dead mum. After all, her own mum, Viv Windsor, was also dead.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44824\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44824\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_editorial_12903804ah-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"April gives Marlon a drink following his stroke\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1757\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April helped care for Marlon after his stroke (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>6. Marlon\u2019s stroke<\/h2>\n<p>In 2022, Marlon suffered a stroke after proposing to Rhona. It was April who found her father collapsed on the floor, and called an ambulance.<\/p>\n<p>April helped to care for her father when he returned home, and watched as he managed to walk down the aisle with Rhona later that year. However, as she later revealed, caring for her dad had taken its toll on thirteen-year-old April.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17137\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17137 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Emm-Heath-Crash.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Hope dies in Emmerdale\" width=\"1500\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Emm-Heath-Crash.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Emm-Heath-Crash-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Emm-Heath-Crash-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Emm-Heath-Crash-768x401.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April held herself responsible when Heath died (ITV\/YouTube)<\/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>7. The death of Heath<\/h2>\n<p>April held herself responsible when Heath was killed in a car crash. Having learned that Cathy, Heath and Angelica had planned to steal a car to go to a party in Hotten, April tried to talk the youths out of it. However, she failed to tell anyone else what they had planned \u2013 and felt awful when the car crashed.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Heath\u2019s death, April was inconsolable, and blamed herself.<\/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<figure id=\"attachment_15875\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15875\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15875 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/05_12_emm_april_ross_04-e1732023309107.jpg\" alt=\"April hangs off the roof of a carpark\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1013\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gangsters kidnapped April to get at Ross (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>8. Kidnapped by gangsters<\/h2>\n<p>April was caught in the middle when Jade Garrick targeted Ross. Knowing that Ross was fond of young April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/jade-kidnaps-april-and-viewers-slam-car-crash-of-an-episode\/\">Jade kidnapped the teenager as leverage<\/a> to force him to return money stolen by Mack. Bundling her into the back of a car, Jade then had her thugs dangle April over the same roof where her mother had died.<\/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>Thankfully Mack saw sense just in time, and he and Aaron arrived on the scene in the nick of time. The damage, however, had been done\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24110\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24110\" style=\"width: 2754px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24110 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-17-at-15.14.36.png\" alt=\"Ross and April sit in the graveyard in Emmerdale\" width=\"2754\" height=\"1444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-17-at-15.14.36.png 2754w, 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: 2754px) 100vw, 2754px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ross was one of the only people April trusted (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>9. Learning the truth about her mum<\/h2>\n<p>In the wake of her kidnapping ordeal, April grew close to Ross. It was then that she learned the truth about her mother\u2019s death; discovering that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/donna-windsor\/\">Donna<\/a> had killed herself to protect April.<\/p>\n<p>Realising that Marlon had lied to her for most of her life, April was sent into a spiral.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26647\" style=\"width: 4157px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26647 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EXTRA_04_02_EMM_APRIL_04.jpg\" alt=\"April crying on the streets in Emmerdale\" width=\"4157\" height=\"3053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EXTRA_04_02_EMM_APRIL_04.jpg 4157w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EXTRA_04_02_EMM_APRIL_04-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EXTRA_04_02_EMM_APRIL_04-1300x955.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EXTRA_04_02_EMM_APRIL_04-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EXTRA_04_02_EMM_APRIL_04-1536x1128.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EXTRA_04_02_EMM_APRIL_04-2048x1504.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4157px) 100vw, 4157px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April found herself alone on the streets of Leeds (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>10. Homelessness and stillbirth<\/h2>\n<p>April disappeared on Christmas 2024, walking out of the family home to spend time with friends in the big city. Unfortunately, her plans came to nothing, and she<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/what-happened-in-emmerdale-tonight-aprils-story-was-revealed-including-pregnancy-tragedy-and-peril\/\"> soon found herself alone on the cold streets of Leeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Becoming homeless, she met friends Dylan and Bex, with whom she lived for a while. After becoming separated, April suffered a stillbirth in a local gym, and passed out on a park bench nearby. When she awoke, she had been hospitalised, with Rhona and her father at her side.<\/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>As she filled her dad in on what had happened and what she\u2019d been through, Marlon learned that she\u2019d fallen pregnant after a one-night-stand, and run away out of a sense of shame. April is only just getting herself on an even keel now, but her experiences on the streets of Leeds still weigh heavy on her young mind.<\/p>\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? 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