{"id":55038,"date":"2026-05-12T15:21:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=55038"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:48:08","slug":"surprise-new-romance-ross-confirmed-show-producer-dalliance-with-laurel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/surprise-new-romance-ross-confirmed-show-producer-dalliance-with-laurel\/","title":{"rendered":" Surprise new romance for Ross confirmed by show producer as he has a &#8216;dalliance&#8217; with Laurel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emmerdale show boss Laura Shaw has revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/emmerdale-spoilers-ross-risks-losing-steph-forever-lying-secret-fling-manpreet\/\">Ross Barton is getting a new love<\/a> interest and it\u2019s really going to surprise everyone when he has a \u201cdalliance\u201d with Laurel Thomas.<\/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>With Gabby also eyeing up Ross, we\u2019re set for a love triangle with a rather strange twist.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54183\" style=\"width: 1720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54183 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-standard-2026-04-09T095253.800.jpg\" alt=\"ROSS IN EMMERDALE (CREDIT: ITV)\" width=\"1720\" height=\"978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-standard-2026-04-09T095253.800.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-standard-2026-04-09T095253.800-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-standard-2026-04-09T095253.800-1300x739.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-standard-2026-04-09T095253.800-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-standard-2026-04-09T095253.800-1536x873.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-standard-2026-04-09T095253.800-180x102.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-standard-2026-04-09T095253.800-96x55.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-standard-2026-04-09T095253.800-512x291.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-standard-2026-04-09T095253.800-192x109.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1720px) 100vw, 1720px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A new romance ahead for Ross\u2026 (CREDIT: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Ross and Laurel romance in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>In a new interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/inside-soap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inside Soap<\/a>, Laura teased what\u2019s coming up this summer in Emmerdale. When asked about Ross and his romantic future she revealed what\u2019s next for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know he loves an older woman,\u201d she said. \u201cSo there\u2019s going to be a little dalliance between Ross and Laurel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Laura continued: \u201cBut what we\u2019re also seeing is Gabby beginning to become a little bit smitten with Ross. 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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\/moira-struggles-cope-vanessa-realisation-over-dr-todd\/\">\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\/Fan-theory-Split-40.jpg\" alt=\"Moira struggles to cope and Vanessa has a realisation over Dr Todd\">\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 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 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\">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\/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\">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>Well this all sounds a little bit, erm, odd!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_55041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55041\" style=\"width: 1621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-55041 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_3529996pb.jpg\" alt=\"Ross and Laurel have a complicated history (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)\" width=\"1621\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_3529996pb.jpg 1621w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_3529996pb-865x1024.jpg 865w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_3529996pb-1098x1300.jpg 1098w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_3529996pb-768x910.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_3529996pb-1297x1536.jpg 1297w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_3529996pb-152x180.jpg 152w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_3529996pb-81x96.jpg 81w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_3529996pb-432x512.jpg 432w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_3529996pb-162x192.jpg 162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1621px) 100vw, 1621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ross and Laurel have a complicated history (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/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><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<h2>History of Ross and Laurel in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>The news comes as more than a little bit of a surprise as Laurel and Ross\u2019 first ever encounter was far from romantic. In fact, Ross\u2019 arrival in Emmerdale came when he carjacked Laurel.<\/p>\n<p>She was tending to baby Leo at the side of the road when Ross jumped in the car and ordered her to drive. She refused and they struggled. Laurel managed to get out of the car with Leo and Ross sped off with her vehicle.<\/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! 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>Laurel later tracked him down and threatened him with a pair of scissors. She told him she wanted him to feel as scared as she did when he attacked her.<\/p>\n<p>But Ross realised she wasn\u2019t actually going to do anything so called her bluff. Fortunately Cain Dingle came to the rescue just as Ross was about to attack Laurel for a second time.<\/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_55043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55043\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-55043 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_13068630aa.jpg\" alt=\"Kit came between Gabby and Laurel before, will Ross do the same? (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_13068630aa.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_13068630aa-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_13068630aa-1300x867.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_13068630aa-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_13068630aa-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_13068630aa-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_13068630aa-96x64.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_13068630aa-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_editorial_13068630aa-192x128.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kit came between Gabby and Laurel before, will Ross do the same? (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Romantic pasts<\/h2>\n<p>Ross had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-fans-feel-sick-as-they-slam-forced-manpreet-and-ross-storyline\/\">fling with Manpreet<\/a> last year, so he definitely likes an older woman!<\/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>And it\u2019s not the first time Laurel and Gabby have been in a love triangle with a man either. In 2022 Gabby met a man named Chris on a dating app and who she started seeing.<\/p>\n<p>But she had no idea that Laurel\u2019s new boyfriend, called Kit, was actually the same man! Kit was Marlon\u2019s physio when he had a stroke and hit it off with Laurel.<\/p>\n<p>However when both women discovered he was seeing the other, they quickly dumped him. Laurel\u2019s ex, Jai, punched him and Kit\/Chris left with his tail between his legs never to be seen again.<\/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>Will Ross be in for the same treatment?<\/p>\n<p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-2025-complete-guide-departures-returns-new-arrivals\/\"><b>Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale? 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