In next week’s episodes of Emmerdale, Gennie Walker (Sian Reese-Williams) has driving lessons from her father-in-law, Rishi Sharma (Bhasker Patel) however, when her husband Nikhil finds out, there’s set to be some tension between the couple…

And that is of course because Nikhil (Rik Makarem) believes his dad Rishi is baby Archie Breckle’s dad, when in fact, he’s Jai Sharma’s son. But as fans will know, Rishi claimed it was he who’d fathered the child in order to save Jai’s marriage to Charity.

But the whole debacle has split the Sharma family, and as of right now, Nikhil wants nothing to do with his dad, but Gennie isn’t as harsh… Read more & comment »

As we reported earlier, Kerry Wyatt (Laura Norton) is set to become the victim of a hit and run incident after drunken friends Adam Barton and Robbie Lawson leave her for dead at the side of the road after ploughing into her on a country lane…

However, as soon as Kerry is rushed to hospital, her next of kin, daughter Amy (Chelsea Halfpenny) is informed, and she and Kerry’s anxious ex Andy Sugden (Kelvin Fletcher) race to the hospital.

Once there, they’re horrified to learn that Kerry is in intensive care and in a critical condition, and among the first questions Amy and Andy ask the medics is about the baby that they think Kerry’s carrying… Read more & comment »

Given that Adam Barton (Adam Thomas) hates Cain Dingle’s guts, nobody could blame Cain if, when Adam needed help, he simply turned his back…

However, as we’ll see in next week’s dramatic episodes of Emmerdale, when Cain (Jeff Hordley) learns that Adam has been involved in a hit and run incident, he’ll put his own liberty at risk to help his girlfriend’s son.

The drama begins on Monday, June 10 when a fed up Adam goes on the lash with his new best mate Robbie Lawson (Jamie Shelton). As the pair talk about their shared hatred of the Dingle family – Robbie of course hates Debbie and Adam’s not a fan of Cain’s – they end up stealing the keys to Cain’s car… Read more & comment »

It’s been revealed today that Emmerdale character Laurel Thomas is set to be “brutally attacked” in a vicious car-jacking incident in an upcoming episode!

The drama begins when Laurel, who’s played by Charlotte Bellamy, learns of – and becomes embroiled in – Rhona Kirk’s addiction to painkillers, which will see the troubled vet seeking out drug dealers as her addiction worsens.

The Daily Star reports, “In scenes to be screened later this summer, Laurel is pounced on by a thug.” Read more & comment »

Alicia Gallagher hasn’t been very lucky in love, given that she split from her husband Justin and then fell for her sister’s former fiancé, David Metcalfe (Matthew Wolfenden) who at first, didn’t reciprocate her feelings…

However, over the last few weeks, David has realised that he’s in love with Alicia, but he is of course set to wed Priya Sharma (Fiona Wade).

So in a bid to put the love triangle behind her, Alicia has been dating Dom Andrews (Wil Johnson) and in next week’s episodes, they’re set to potentially become closer when he and his teenaged daughter Gemma move into a cottage in the village. Read more & comment »

In the hour-long episode of Emmerdale that airs on Tuesday 4 June, ruthless and vengeful Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb) is set to step up her campaign of retribution against Robbie Lawson (Jamie Shelton) as the pair continue to wage a mind-games war against each other…

However, her actions are set to put into motion a chain of events that will have tragic consequences!

As mentioned, the drama begins next Tuesday when we’ll see that Debbie has arranged for Robbie to shift more of the dodgy booze they’ve been flogging. Read more & comment »

Fans of Emmerdale will know that vet Vanessa Woodfield has been secretly providing her friend Rhona Kirk (Zoe Henry) with medications that are only feeding Rhona’s addiction to painkillers…

However, though Vanessa’s actions were of course intended to help Rhona wean herself off the pills before anyone else found out about it – and in the hope that she’d soon be over the issue – Michelle Hardwick, who plays Vanessa, has told the Radio Times that she thinks her character “should’ve put a stop to it from day one!”

Stunning Michelle – who formerly played the role of Lizzie Hopkirk in ITV drama, The Royal – said, “Vanessa feels as though she is being the best friend she can be to Rhona… Read more & comment »

In next week’s episodes of Emmerdale, the romance between Alicia Gallagher and Dom Andrews (Wil Johnson) moves on apace as Dom and his teenaged daughter Gemma (Tendai Rinomhota) move into a cottage in the village…

However, it quickly becomes apparent to Alicia (Natalie Anderson) that Gemma is a force to be reckoned with in that she’s not about to share her dad’s time and affection with anyone else, if she can possibly help it!

So to that end, in the double-bill of episodes that air on Thursday, 6 June, Gemma lulls Alicia into a false sense of security in order to set her up for a fall. The drama begins when, as the pair are sitting looking through a photo album, Gemma suddenly turns on the waterworks when Dom enters the room, and she tells him that Alicia wanted to see pictures of her mum… Read more & comment »

In next week’s episodes of Emmerdale, wanderer Diane Sugden (Elizabeth Estensen) is back, however, soon after arriving, she had a bombshell to drop on her family and friends; she’s emigrating to Australia and selling her share of The Woolpack!

But who will she sell to? Her ambitious daughter Bernice (Samantha Giles) or her friend and current business partner, Chas Spencer?

Well, in the episode that airs on Wednesday, June 5, we’ll see Diane explaining that she’s decided to move to Australia – which comes just as her sister Val Pollard (Charlie Hardwick) is similarly planning a mover abroad to set up home in Portugal – and, as mentioned, is therefore selling the pub… Read more & comment »

As we reported recently, Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb) and Robbie Lawson (Jamie Shelton) are playing dangerous games with each other in the battle to get one over on the other…

However, in the double-bill of episodes that airs on Thursday, June 6, Debbie’s set to be horrified to be informed that a social worker is going to call in on her as social services have had an anonymous call saying that Debbie is neglecting the children… Read more & comment »

As fans of Emmerdale will know, vet Rhona Kirk (Zoe Henry) is battling with her addiction to painkillers, but so far, the only person who knows the truth about her plight is her friend and colleague Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick), but she keeps pestering Rhona to tell her husband Paddy the truth…

And after a weekend away becomes a disaster thanks to Rhona, she’s forced to do just that, but at the last moment, she claims she’s an alcoholic rather than a prescription drug addict!

The drama begins on Monday, June 3 when a withdrawing Rhona spots Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) taking Sandy (Freddie Jones) his prescription… Read more & comment »

In next week’s visits to Emmerdale, Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb) and Robbie Lawson (Jamie Shelton) are both playing dangerous mind games with each other, however, they could have disastrous results for both of them…

The drama begins on Monday, June 3 as Charity (Emma Atkins) quizzes Debbie about what she’s going to do now she knows the truth about Robbie. However, Debbie assures her mum that she’s got it all in hand.

Later, in the pub, Charity’s confused when Robbie arrives, feigning concern about having seen Kirk hanging around in the village, and Debbie plays along by appearing anxious… Read more & comment »

It’s been reported today that a study carried out by The Co-Op and Liverpool John Moores University Business School has revealed that 72% of the food characters in our top soaps “ate or talked about” was unhealthy.

According to the Daily Star, the experts who oversaw the study have therefore slammed the various shows for promoting a lifestyle that, for example in the instance of Emmerdale character Eric Pollard – who’s played by Chris Chittell – could see him in an early grave!

The paper adds, “Over two weeks scientists analysed more than 830 scenes from four popular soaps – Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks… Read more & comment »

It was announced yesterday that Emmerdale actor Richard Thorp – who was diagnosed with leukaemia in 1995 – had died aged 81, and subsequently, the cast and crew of the show, as well as the soap’s fans, have been paying tribute to Richard, who of course played the role of Alan Turner.

Richard had been member of the cast of the ITV soap for over 30 years, and in that time, Alan Turner evolved from being a bombastic bully to one of the show’s most-loved characters.

Prior to joining Emmerdale, Richard starred in iconic film The Dam Busters and TV dramas Emergency Ward 10 and the now defunct soap, Crossroads… Read more & comment »

As fans of Emmerdale will know, we’re about to see killer Cameron Murray exhuming the body of his victim Alex Moss – who was played by Kurtis Stacey – and relocating the remains…

Which he was forced to do after Declan Macey (Jason Merrells) bought the woodland area with a view to redeveloping it. So of course, fearing that workmen would unearth Alex’s corpse – and therefore identify that he was a victim of murder and maybe even point to Cameron being his killer – Cameron undertook the grisly task under cover of darkness… Read more & comment »