{"id":51757,"date":"2026-01-19T11:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=51757"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:52:47","slug":"laurel-ray-dark-threat-emmerdale-itvx-early-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/laurel-ray-dark-threat-emmerdale-itvx-early-release\/","title":{"rendered":" Laurel issues Ray a dark threat in Emmerdale\u2019s ITVX early release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*Warning, this article contains spoilers regarding Laurel and Ray from tonight\u2019s episode of Emmerdale. The episode has not aired on TV yet, but is available to watch on ITVX and YouTube.<\/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>Laurel Thomas came face-to-face with Ray Walters once again, as flashback week kicked off in Emmerdale. And it\u2019s safe to say things between them didn\u2019t end well.<\/p>\n<p>Someone killed Ray. And there have been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/ray-dead-but-who-killed-him-all-the-potential-suspects-and-motives\/\">lot of theories on who that could be<\/a>. By the end of the week, viewers will discover the truth. But tonight, all eyes were on Laurel.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51466\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51466\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-51466\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_01-1024x716.jpg\" alt=\"Laurel and Ray argue in Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_01-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_01-1300x909.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_01-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_01-1536x1074.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_01-180x126.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_01-96x67.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_01-512x358.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_01-192x134.jpg 192w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19_01_emm_ray_laurel_arthur_01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ray begged Laurel for another chance (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Laurel issued a dark threat to Ray<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/flashback-week-begins-find-out-what-laurel-hiding\/\">Tonight\u2019s episode<\/a> picks up immediately after Ray killed Celia. And he headed off to the village only to realise Laurel knew everything about what he had done.<\/p>\n<p>Trying to find a way to win her back, Ray managed to get into her house through the back door, just as she was calling Nicola.<\/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          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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\/dont-worry-that-was-not-moira-revenge-joe-emmerdale-spoilers-confirm-real-plan-next-week\/\">\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-2026-04-28T153547.115.jpg\" alt=\"Moira's real plan confirmed after letting Joe live\">\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\">May 4 - 8<\/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\">Moira's real plan confirmed after letting Joe live<\/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 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\/cain-moira-crisis-revelation-leaves-family-distraught\/\">\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-2026-04-28T132835.379.jpg\" alt=\"Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught\">\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\"> Wed, Apr 29<\/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\">Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught<\/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<p>Ray took her phone off her, and demanded that they had a chat. And that\u2019s when things got complicated.<\/p>\n<p>Laurel was completely taken aback when Ray opened up to her about his past, and how he started dealing drugs at the age of 10, but has been in this lifestyle since he was eight years old. While it seemed Laurel was feeling sorry for him, she also wanted to make it completely clear that he was a monster, and issued a dark threat.<\/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>She told Ray: \u201cYou don\u2019t deserve love and you don\u2019t deserve forgiveness. You deserve what is coming to you. It\u2019s going to be brutal and it\u2019s going to hurt. Just like you have hurt so many yourself.\u201d<\/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>While the conversation between them continued, with Ray adamant he can make it work, Emmerdale Insider isn\u2019t going to reveal what happens towards the end of the episode. But it certainly adds to theories on who killed Ray.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51457\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-51457\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EMBARGO_EMMERDALE_2026-1024x710.jpg\" alt=\"Secrets and lies will come out and Paddy will struggle (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EMBARGO_EMMERDALE_2026-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EMBARGO_EMMERDALE_2026-1300x902.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EMBARGO_EMMERDALE_2026-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EMBARGO_EMMERDALE_2026-1536x1066.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EMBARGO_EMMERDALE_2026-180x125.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EMBARGO_EMMERDALE_2026-96x67.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EMBARGO_EMMERDALE_2026-512x355.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EMBARGO_EMMERDALE_2026-192x133.jpg 192w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EMBARGO_EMMERDALE_2026.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Someone killed Ray (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Emmerdale is doing a special flashback week<\/h2>\n<p>This entire week of Emmerdale episodes will be flashbacks to that very day Ray died. He has quite a lot of people who wanted him dead. And so, each night the focus will be on someone else.<\/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>The main suspects have all been keeping secrets for the past two weeks. And in every episode, viewers will learn more and more about what they are \u2013 and why they haven\u2019t wanted anyone to know.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of people are in the frame right now, and by finding Ray\u2019s killer, the police think it will help them put a huge picture together. But who exactly took the final blow? All will be revealed as the week goes on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-joe-tate-death-theory-reasons\/\"><strong>5 reasons Emmerdale fans are convinced Joe Tate is about to die<\/strong><\/a><\/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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"9 huge Emmerdale spoilers for next week (Jan 19-23)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UxLtoOPUMg0?feature=oembed\" data-consent-required=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laurel and Ray came 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