Upcoming Emmerdale spoilers: Celia gets darker, Corrie crossover news, a John return and Robert's secret explodes

We love all the drama Emmerdale brings - and the next few months are no different!
Carena Crawford

Well, once again, it’s been an absolutely shocking week on Emmerdale – to say the least! And there are plenty more twists to come as spoilers for the next few months reveal the drama isn’t going to stop – not even the John Sugden drama!

On screen this week we saw a huge reveal that farmer Celia Daniels is actually a gang leader and the mastermind behind Ray’s whole drug operation. Not only that, but she is Ray’s mum too!

We already know from spoilers for Monday, October 6 to Friday, October 10 there’s plenty more drama next week as April moves out and Charity finds out who the father of her baby is.

Beyond this we can look forward to watching some big storylines finally reach their end, some huge characters may be saying goodbye – and some other villagers getting a chance to shine.

Read on for our pick of the best upcoming Emmerdale spoilers…

John Sugden looks serious in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV)
John Sugden looks serious (Credit: ITV)

1. John Sugden to return to Emmerdale?

Killer John Sugden has finally left the Dales. Yay! He managed to escape justice and run away abroad. Boo! The chances are that Emmerdale did not air John’s exit on a random Wednesday night. It’s highly likely that John will be back at some point for that final showdown.

It could be a month – tying in with the usual October anniversary, or it could be a few months – leading us to a big Christmas storyline. But what we are pretty certain of is that Aaron is right: this is not over while he is still out there.

John has to be brought to justice – the question is when, and how?

Coronation Street and Emmerdale crossover
Filming has already begun on Corriedale (Credit: ITV)

2. Coronation Street crossover

Filming has begun on what is being called Corriedale – the Emmerdale and Coronation Street crossover. It is set to air next year to promote the beginning of the soap power hour which will see Emmerdale air at 8pm followed by Corrie at 8.30pm every weeknight.

Although the soaps are keeping tight-lipped as to what it’s all about, theories are abounding. One huge theory is that none-other than John Sugden will return and be caught by the Corrie coppers. Some fans have even gone so far as to say Oliver Farnworth’s Corrie character Andy Carver never actually died and is posing as John Sugden. It’s far-fetched, but it could be true!

Iain MacLeod, ITV’s Executive Producer for Continuing Drama, said: “It’s beyond exciting that filming is under way on Corriedale.

“There is a massive buzz around both the Leeds and Manchester sites and the images coming out of the shoot are utterly spectacular.

“And that’s before we’ve even got to all the brilliant transpennine interactions between characters from the different shows! As a soap fan myself, I think my head is going to explode when the episode airs next year. It will be mind-blowing, historical and unmissable.”

Celia and Ray in Emmerdale
Even Ray is scared of Celia (Credit: ITV)

3. Celia gets worse in Emmerdale spoilers

We had to pick our jaws up off the floor this week over the big Celia reveal. There’s A LOT to take in with it – and apparently it’s only just the beginning.

Speaking about the twist, Jaye Griffiths, who plays Celia said: “At last the audience have seen the familial link between her and Ray and the fact she is the mastermind behind it all.

“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.” 

Which means things will get dark. Very dark indeed…

Emmerdale Kev and Robert chat in the prison
Kev is a lose cannon and Rob is scared (Credit: ITV)

4. Robert’s secret explodes

Former EastEnders star Chris Coghill has joined Emmerdale as Kev. He is Robert’s husband from prison and it quickly became clear his volatile nature was part of the reason Robert had married him. Kev was obviously offering him protection while he was inside, but at what cost to Robert?

Now Robert and Aaron have got back together, but Robert is still married to Kev and hasn’t told Aaron about him. More to the point, he hasn’t told scary Kev about Aaron either.

Kev has said he’s only got six months to live and Robert thinks the kindest thing to do would be to stay married to him in his final days. That and he’ll inherit a shedload of money when Kev dies!

But something tells us Kev is not being entirely honest about his life expectancy.

Whether he does only have a short time left or not, Robert’s secret will not stay secret for long. He will be exposed, we just hope it doesn’t mean the end for Robron when he is.

Bear Wolf in Emmerdale

Bear Wolf has left, but he’ll be back (Credit: ITV)

5. Bear’s ‘never-done-before’ storyline

We have no idea where Bear is or what’s wrong with him, but we don know he’s getting a huge storyline. When he was on our screens last, we saw that he had stopped being like his usual self. Instead, he turned nasty and lashed out. But we never got any answers as to what was wrong.

Back in May, Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw teased some upcoming storylines. One of which involves Bear. She said: “He’s going off screen for a little while. He’ll go missing and when he comes back what you’ll see is a very different Bear in a very different situation.”

Laura added: “We’re all going to be watching going: ‘What the hell has happened here?'”

Lisa Riley has now teased some more details. The Mandy Dingle actress told The Sun at the National Television Awards earlier this week: “I can promise you a lot of drama where he is. And it’s going to be a big storyline on the horizon. That’s like Laura, our producer. That’s her baby.

“I can’t even give you any clue, because you won’t actually get it. I told my other half, Alan, he was like, that’s never been done. That’s never been done before. That’s the truth. It’s not been done in a drama.”

EI pic: Victoria annoyed in Emmerdale
Victoria will be leaving (Credit: ITV)

6. An exit for Victoria in Emmerdale spoilers

In the coming months we will be saying goodbye to the iconic Victoria Sugden. But in happier news, it’s not forever – as actress Isabel Hodgins announced she is expecting her first baby!

Isabel just recently got married and so the whole thing is absolutely adorable. And she joins the many Emmerdale stars having babies recently.. 

It just means we will lose Victoria soon. And we have a few ideas on how that will go down. Knowing John’s coming to an end soon – our main theory is that Vic can’t handle what her brother had done and how she had been his number 1 fan. And so she may up and leave the village.

However, we do like the theory that Adam Thomas may reprise his role as Adam Barton and whisk her away with him – what a treat that would be!

Charity has an emotional chat with Sarah
Will Charity go through with the termination? (Credit: ITV)

7. Will Charity have the baby in Emmerdale spoilers?

In a SHOCKING turn of events, it was revealed earlier this month that Ross had slept with Charity. And next week it is confirmed Ross is the father of the baby Charity is carrying.

This would bring heartache for Sarah and Jacob, who are under the impression the embryo transplant worked and that Charity is carrying their baby.

She decides on an abortion so she can be free of the guilt. But when she confides in Chas she makes her see that’s not the answer.

So how much longer can Charity keep this a secret? And will it mean the end of her marriage when the truth does come out?

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