{"id":51395,"date":"2026-01-05T20:55:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=51395"},"modified":"2026-01-05T21:11:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:11:37","slug":"corriedale-confirms-the-end-of-john-sugden-but-is-this-isabel-hodgins-maternity-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/corriedale-confirms-the-end-of-john-sugden-but-is-this-isabel-hodgins-maternity-exit\/","title":{"rendered":" Corriedale confirms the end of John Sugden but is this Isabel Hodgins\u2019 maternity exit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Corriedale has aired the end of the John Sugden reign of terror as his sister Victoria appears to have murdered him.<\/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>We all knew that John Sugden would be back. So, when he rocked up during the Christmas period, it wasn\u2019t that surprising. He had one goal \u2013 kill Robert and Kev so that he could live a life with Aaron.<\/p>\n<p>That, however, didn\u2019t go to plan. Kev got away and warned Aaron that John was back. But by the time Aaron got home, John had Robert in his grasps.<\/p>\n<p>But tonight (January 5) saw Emmerdale and Coronation Street merge in a historic soap event. During which, we said our final goodbye to John Sugden.<\/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_51201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51201\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-51201\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/05_01_corriedale_aaron_john_02-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron and John are caught up in the smash in Corriedale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/05_01_corriedale_aaron_john_02-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/05_01_corriedale_aaron_john_02-1300x844.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/05_01_corriedale_aaron_john_02-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/05_01_corriedale_aaron_john_02-1536x997.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/05_01_corriedale_aaron_john_02-180x117.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/05_01_corriedale_aaron_john_02-96x62.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/05_01_corriedale_aaron_john_02-512x332.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/05_01_corriedale_aaron_john_02-192x125.jpg 192w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/05_01_corriedale_aaron_john_02.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron and John were in the crash (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What happened to John Sugden in Corriedale?<\/h2>\n<p>Aaron made John believe that it was him who he wanted to be with. 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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>However, by the time they got to his car, Aaron grabbed the gun off John, and gained the upper-hand. In the car, Aaron was forcing John to drive them to the police station for him to confess to everything. But in true John nature, that was never going to happen.<\/p>\n<p>When John realised he lost Aaron for good, he stopped paying attention to the road. And suddenly their vehicle was involved in a huge crash.<\/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>John got out and ran through the woods. Whenever Robert eventually found Aaron, the pair took a moment to get engaged (romantic timing). But then Robert decided to hunt John down himself.<\/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! 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We have all the latest TV news &amp; schedules to share with our community of loyal readers.\r\n\r\nClick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvguide.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q%3Dtvguide.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26YBpjtwUOaDOV8IYgQAmD\" data-track=\"preferred-source\" data-placement=\"article_body\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and tick\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Uu9xte1Ig7bDiZNlkPjpu\">TVGuide.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>In the woods, the Sugden brothers wrestled for the gun, which ended with Cain Dingle being shot. But later, Robert appeared back in the hospital with Aaron.<\/p>\n<p>The camera then ended on John\u2019s lifeless body, with his sister, Victoria, standing above him, looking horrified at what she had done.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47390\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47390\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13_10_emm_aaron_robert_victoria_03-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria looks horrified in Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13_10_emm_aaron_robert_victoria_03-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13_10_emm_aaron_robert_victoria_03-1300x731.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13_10_emm_aaron_robert_victoria_03-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13_10_emm_aaron_robert_victoria_03-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13_10_emm_aaron_robert_victoria_03-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13_10_emm_aaron_robert_victoria_03-96x54.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13_10_emm_aaron_robert_victoria_03-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13_10_emm_aaron_robert_victoria_03-192x108.jpg 192w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13_10_emm_aaron_robert_victoria_03.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Victoria will be leaving soon (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Is this Isabel Hodgins\u2019 maternity exit?<\/h2>\n<p>A few months ago, Victoria actress, Isabel Hodgins announced she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/cast\/emmerdale-stars-isabel-hodgins-amy-walsh-baby-bumps-charity-event\/\">expecting her first baby<\/a>, with her husband, after their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/cast\/emmerdale-inside-isabel-hodgins-relationship-marries-partner\/\">gorgeous wedding recently<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There have been quite a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-victoria-sugden-exit-theories-isabel-hodgins-pregnancy\/\">lot of theories<\/a> on how Victoria would temporarily bow out of the show. But now that Corriedale has confirmed she killed John. Could this be what drives her away.<\/p>\n<p>It still doesn\u2019t confirm to us whether she goes to prison. Or maybe she goes on the run. But either way, her time in the village is officially running out.<\/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>Of course, if she confides in Aaron and Robert about what happened with John, they would without even thinking, help her cover it up.<\/p>\n<p>But if Victoria does go to prison, could Robron take in her son, Harry? There has been quite a lot of focus on his relationship with the pair in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>While Corriedale may be over, it\u2019s safe to assume the drama will last quite a long time\u2026<\/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: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-complete-guide-departures-returns-new-arrivals\/\"><strong>Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale in 2026? 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