ITV/Comp Emmerdale Insider Share By Carena Crawford Oct 2 2025 By Carena Crawford Oct 2 2025 Emmerdale reveals Celia and Ray are related and it blows our minds - here's everything we know about them They are mother and son and run a drug empire Celia Daniels Ray Walters Share By Carena Crawford Oct 2 2025 By Carena Crawford Oct 2 2025 Emmerdale has revealed that Celia Daniels and Ray Walters are mother and son. She is also not just a farmer, but instead the big boss of a drug empire. So while we pick our jaws up off the floor, just how has this all come about? Well, Emmerdale is still keeping tight-lipped on the details, but here is everything we know so far. Celia warned April not to cross her (Credit: ITV) Celia is the drug baronness – and related to Ray in Emmerdale April has been working for Ray for the last few months, dropping drugs and now dealing. But all the time we thought he was the big boss, in fact someone else has been pulling the strings. We discovered tonight (Thursday October 2) that in fact Celia is the one behind it all. article continues below Read all the latest spoilers April had accidentally dropped some of the pills she was meant to sell at home. Mistaking them for sweeties her brother, Leo, had eaten them. After suffering a seizure he was rushed to hospital and was fighting for his life. Guilty April was ready to confess all. But when Ray found out he called in the cavalry and Celia turned up at the hospital. At first it wasn’t clear why she was there and it seemed as if she had just bumped into April and wanted to help a teen in distress. But no siree, that was not the case. Celia instead encouraged her not to cross the dangerous people who had her dealing drugs. And when that didn’t work, she turned round and violently slapped April. Celia called her an “ungrateful little wretch”. She then added: “You lost Ray thousands of pounds, and this is how you repay him?” Celia then revealed that she is Ray’s boss. She threatened April, telling her they’d retaliate and come after her family if she told the police the truth. April opted to lie. Later, it was also revealed that Celia played a big part in raising Ray and he even calls her Mum. Celia reduced him to a cowering wreck as she called him “a useless, pathetic, weak little man” for allowing April to humiliate him. She warned him to be tougher with April from now on. Celia is a force to be reckoned wiht in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV) So just who is Celia in Emmerdale? As yet we do not know the full background between Celia and Ray, but it was clear from his reaction to her that he is terrified of her. It was the first time we really saw Ray being anything other than the power player he makes out he is. So it’s clear, therefore, that this isn’t an equal partnership and Ray has been groomed much like Dylan and April. Ray seems desperate to impress his mum, so has she been this terrifying his whole life? And will he ever be good enough for her? When Celia first arrived we were told she had a repuation and wasn’t someone to be messed with. She proved that with her reaction to Paddy’s dog attack. At the time, actress Jaye Griffiths, who plays her said: “Without giving the game away she is very different to anyone I have played before. I can’t wait to really get into the heart of her storyline.” ‘Different’ is one way of putting it! Producer Laura Shaw also added: “We are absolutely delighted to have Jaye Griffiths joining us to play the role of Celia. Having recently taken over a nearby farm, not much is known about mysterious Celia’s past before arriving on the outskirts of the village. “While Celia has a tough edge with an air of respectability, the audience, and our villagers, will soon start to see what this woman is truly capable of.” We can see what she’s capable of – and we’re terrified! Ray called Celia “mum” (Credit: ITV) Jaye Griffiths reveals more on Celia and Ray being related and drug kingpins Jaye has now revealed a little more about what’s to come – and it’s not good. “At last the audience have seen the familial link between her and Ray and the fact she is the mastermind behind it all,” Jaye said. “There is lots more drama to come but I feel that the context of the whole operation is now apparent and so the audience will now be fearing how trapped these kids are as it’s very clear Celia and Ray are not beginners at this.” Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns Share Good to Know Share By Carena Crawford Oct 2 2025 By Carena Crawford Oct 2 2025 Previous Story Next Story
