Vinny refuses to testify against Mike, but spoilers next week reveal his marriage is in crisis

Can they save their marriage?
Jade Brown

Vinny decided not to give evidence against ‘Mike’ in Emmerdale tonight, but upcoming spoilers reveal problems for Vinny and Gabby’s marriage.

Kammy urged Vinny to tell Gabby Thomas the truth about Mike and the upcoming court case. But Vinny chickened out of it and instead declared he would no longer be testifying.

However, his marriage to Gabby is still at risk.

Vinny recieves worrying news

Vinny recieved some worrying news (Credit: ITV)

Vinny made a big decision

Vinny Dingle received a visit from the prosecution barrister in the case against Graham Connolly/Mike. She shared that the defence will be calling Gabby in as a witness.

Vinny later spoke to Kammy about the situation and said that if he pulls out of the case, they’ll have no reason to call Gabby and she won’t find out the truth. But Kammy encouraged Vinny to tell Gabby everything instead, adding: “We’re going to take that piece of work down.”

Before Vinny could speak to Gabby, she found Vinny’s court summons. When he walked through the door, she demanded to know what was going on. At first it appeared Vinny was going to tell the truth as he opened up about the forum and meeting Mike.

He told Gabby: “It was great at the start, it was like on the forum, you know, we just got each other straight away…. Things got messed up, it was weird. And then he just flipped out.” Gabby jumped to the conclusion that he’s the one who broke into the scrapyard and Vinny said yes, without sharing any details about his sexuality confusion.

Vinny spoke to Kammy again and shouted at his friend for pushing him to testify. Vinny then made a phone call confirming he is pulling out of the case.

Charles offers to give Gabby and Vinny counselling (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale spoilers reveal a marriage in crisis

Vinny changes his mind about testifying against Mike and comes up with a plan – he tells Mike that if he keeps Gabby out of it, he’ll testify and destroy the prosecution case. But really he’s planning on telling the truth in court.  

When in court, Vinny clocks Gabby entering the public gallery just as he’s about to admit to first encountering Mike on a forum for people questioning their sexuality. Will Vinny be able to proceed?

Spoilers for next week reveal that Gabby opens up to Charles. Vinny is then taken aback when Gabby unexpectedly arrives with Charles in tow, to give them some counselling. Vinny begins to open up. When Charles highlights how much the pair clearly care about each other, the atmosphere lifts, and although cautious of the road ahead they are hopeful for the future.

But there is another bump in the road involving Lewis. Vinny and Lewis talk about Vinny’s situation. when Gabby walks in on them looking close. With Gabby also hiding a secret, will they really be able to carry on with all this doubt in the middle of their marriage?

Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns

What else happened in Emmerdale tonight?

Ray continued to manipulate Dylan and April in Emmerdale tonight. Dylan tried to stop Ray using April as a dealer, but it didn't go to plan.

Elsewhere, Victoria encouraged Robert to tel Aaron about Kev.

Here's a rundown of tonight's episode.

Victoria warned Robert about Kev

Victoria told Robert that he should tell Aaron about Kev, but Robert was insistent that they didn't need to know about each other. He reminded Vic that Kev is dying and doesn't need his last weeks being stressful.

"Don't you get it? He's dying. A man that I spent years of my life with, a man that I care about, deeply, my husband, he's gonna die soon," he told his sister.

Victoria later chatted to Aaron too, who clearly still has feelings for Robert. Victoria felt guilty hiding Kev from him.

Dylan tried to get April released

Dylan demanded Ray stop using April for dealing. Ray acted like he had actually done April a favour by allowing her to deal as it will the debt cleared quicker, and he claimed he'd gone out of his way to get the bosses to agree.

However, Dylan was adamant, so Ray pretended to make a call informing his boss that April had changed her mind. He then claimed to Dylan they didn't like being mugged off and it was likely that Ray would end up in hospital for going back on the agreement.

Dylan quickly relented and told Ray to call them back and say April will carry on dealing after all.