{"id":54528,"date":"2026-04-21T13:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=54528"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:05:21","slug":"emmerdale-fans-slam-soap-over-ross-labour-scenes-have-some-originality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-fans-slam-soap-over-ross-labour-scenes-have-some-originality\/","title":{"rendered":" Emmerdale fans slam soap over Ross twist: &#8216;Have some originality&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ross Barton saved the day for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/charity-goes-into-labour-but-gets-stuck-lift-only-ross-can-save-her\/\">Charity Dingle in Emmerdale<\/a> last night (Monday April 20) as he got her to the hospital when she went into labour. And tonight he goes one step further and delivers the baby safely himself as they are stuck in a lift.<\/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>It should be all smiles and joy at the new arrival, except that Ross is really the baby\u2019s father and Sarah and Jacob, who think they are the little one\u2019s parents, have no idea.<\/p>\n<p>For fans of Emmerdale it\u2019s all a little too convenient. They have made it very clear they think the soap needs to buck up its ideas and do something more original.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54122\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54122 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20_04_emm_mack_charity_ross_03.jpg\" alt=\"Ross drives by and is forced to help get Charity to hospital (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20_04_emm_mack_charity_ross_03.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20_04_emm_mack_charity_ross_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20_04_emm_mack_charity_ross_03-1300x867.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20_04_emm_mack_charity_ross_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20_04_emm_mack_charity_ross_03-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20_04_emm_mack_charity_ross_03-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20_04_emm_mack_charity_ross_03-96x64.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20_04_emm_mack_charity_ross_03-512x342.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20_04_emm_mack_charity_ross_03-192x128.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ross drove by and was forced to help get Charity to hospital (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>Ross the hero as Charity goes into labour in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>Feeling all the guilt as she knows the surrogate baby she\u2019s supposed to be carrying is in fact her own child, Charity threw herself head first into organising a baby shower for Sarah earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>She and Mack had to go and pick up the cake, but needed to stop off in the woods for a quick wee. However, then Mack\u2019s car wouldn\u2019t start and it turned out neither of them had brought their phones. 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secret\">\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 11<\/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 has surgery and Dr Todd lets slip she knows a secret<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">4 hours 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\" 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  <\/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 struggles to cope and Vanessa has a realisation over Dr Todd<\/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\/dr-todd-strikes-again-leaving-jacob-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\/05\/DATE-split-2026-05-06T121823.719.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Todd strikes again leaving Jacob 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\"> Thu, May 7<\/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\">Dr Todd strikes again leaving Jacob distraught<\/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\/jacob-trapped-dr-todd-mandy-makes-big-confession\/\">\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-split-2026-05-05T124904.081.jpg\" alt=\"Jacob trapped by Dr Todd and Mandy makes a big confession\">\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, May 6<\/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\">Jacob trapped by Dr Todd and Mandy makes a big confession<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">3 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-sets-out-hammer-revenge-robert-todd-wants-10k-from-charity\/\">\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\/News-split-2026-04-30T115615.768.jpg\" alt=\"Cain sets out with a hammer for revenge on Robert and Todd wants \u00a310k from Charity\">\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 11 - 15<\/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 sets out with a hammer 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\">4 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>Thankfully it wasn\u2019t long before another car drove by. And who should be behind the wheel? Well Ross Barton, of course. Who would have guessed it?!<\/p>\n<p>Ross was at first reluctant to take them to the hospital, having been fooled by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/top-6-moments-from-tonight-emmerdale-fans-beg-more-please\/\">Charity\u2019s fake labour<\/a> a few weeks ago. He soon gave them a lift, albeit begrudgingly.<\/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>When they got to the hospital and got in the lift, things took another turn as it broke down.<\/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<figure id=\"attachment_54125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54125\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54125 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21_04_emm_charity_birth_01.jpg\" alt=\"Ross is the man of the moment as he delivers the baby in Emmerdale spoilers (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21_04_emm_charity_birth_01.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21_04_emm_charity_birth_01-1024x923.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21_04_emm_charity_birth_01-1300x1171.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21_04_emm_charity_birth_01-768x692.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21_04_emm_charity_birth_01-1536x1384.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21_04_emm_charity_birth_01-180x162.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21_04_emm_charity_birth_01-96x87.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21_04_emm_charity_birth_01-512x461.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21_04_emm_charity_birth_01-192x173.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ross is the man of the moment as he delivers the baby in Emmerdale spoilers (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Fears for Charity as she gives birth<\/h2>\n<p>Tonight (Tuesday April 21) Charity, Mack and Ross are still stuck in the lift. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/charity-life-line-after-baby-delivered\/\">Mack is having flashbacks<\/a> to being trapped in the bunker with John Sugden, so it\u2019s down to Ross to get help.<\/p>\n<p>With Charity\u2019s contractions getting more painful, Ross is forced to deliver the baby himself. The midwife talks him through everything over the intercom and Charity gives birth to a healthy girl.<\/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>However, soon Ross notices a pool of blood forming and it\u2019s clear something is up. As Charity slips into unconsciousness, will they get the lift doors open and save her life?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54133\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54133 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22_04_emm_ross_mack.jpg\" alt=\"Ross and Mack are waiting for news on Charity (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22_04_emm_ross_mack.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22_04_emm_ross_mack-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22_04_emm_ross_mack-1300x731.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22_04_emm_ross_mack-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22_04_emm_ross_mack-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22_04_emm_ross_mack-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22_04_emm_ross_mack-96x54.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22_04_emm_ross_mack-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22_04_emm_ross_mack-192x108.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ross was too involved for some fans\u2019 liking (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Emmerdale fans slam soap over Ross twist<\/h2>\n<p>Despite Ross being the hero of the hour, Emmerdale viewers weren\u2019t keen on the fact he was involved at all.<\/p>\n<p>Among many sighs of: \u201cOf course it\u2019s Ross,\u201d followed by eye rolling emojis, others have called it \u2018unoriginal\u2019 and \u2018predictable\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cI\u2019m sorry but this Charity storyline is so boringly predictable. Like, who didn\u2019t know that <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Ross<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> would be involved in some way?\u201d one said on social media.\u00a0<\/span><\/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>Another agreed: \u201cOf course both Charity and Mack had to be without their phones and of course the car had to break down! It had to be Ross driving by and it was a cert that the hospital lift would break. FFS could this be any more contrived?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course the lift has broken with Mack and Ross in it\u2026very soap convenient for this storyline,\u201d shared another.<\/p>\n<p>A fourth said: \u201cYeah of course it\u2019s Ross. 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