{"id":52893,"date":"2026-02-24T14:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=52893"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:00:44","slug":"evan-makes-a-long-awaited-return-but-frustrated-fans-spot-one-huge-flaw-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/evan-makes-a-long-awaited-return-but-frustrated-fans-spot-one-huge-flaw-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":" Evan makes a long-awaited return, but frustrated fans spot one huge flaw in his comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emmerdale viewers were treated to a rare sighting of Evan Fletcher last night, Dawn and Billy\u2019s son. It\u2019s been an age since we last saw the now two-year-old, but one thing is baffling fans.<\/p>

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Little Evan is no longer the babe in arms we last saw, he\u2019s now a full-grown toddler. But what about his leukaemia?<\/p>\n

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Dawn was by her son\u2019s side for some of his battle (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Evan\u2019s leukaemia battle<\/h2>\n

Evan was born to Billy and Dawn Fletcher<\/a> on December 21 2023. It was all smiles when he arrived in a water birth at Home Farm.<\/p>\n

But things quickly turned bad when Evan was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in May 2024. At just five months old, Evan spent the rest of the year in and out of hospital as he underwent chemotherapy and fought off various infections.<\/p>\n

To protect him, Home Farm and its residents had to go into isolation. Siblings Clemmie and Lucas were pulled out of school and home schooled and Billy couldn\u2019t even go for a pint with his mates.<\/p>

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