Emmerdale fans distracted by huge blunder as Laurel Thomas fails to escape kidnapping

After Tuesday night's dramatic episode which saw Victor Anderson’s shock death, Emmerdale fans are predicting a cruel twist involving his son, Charles Anderson. During the jaw-dropping episode, Victor was accused of stealing a necklace from Manpreet Sharma and was thought to have left the village before he his son found dead him at the church. As regular viewers will know, Manpreet and Jai Sharma were warring over the precious family heirloom in the wake of Rishi’s death - with Manpreet finally having agreed to return the item to Jai after sleeping on it.

Emmerdale fans were convinced foul play was afoot on Tuesday’s visit to the village, when former thief Victor Anderson was accused of stealing Manpreet’s necklace. As regular viewers will know, Manpreet and Jai Sharma were warring over the precious family heirloom in the wake of Rishi’s death - with Manpreet finally having agreed to return the item to Jai after sleeping on it.

Fans of Emmerdale are concerned Chloe Harris will die after an explosive week on the soap. Her partner Mackenzie Boyd slept with his ex-girlfriend Charity Dingle the night before his son with Chloe's christening. He didn't tell his partner Chloe about his cheating antics and Charity appears to still like him.

There was another eventful visit to Emmerdale on Friday, as days after suffering a life threatening heart attack, Bob Hope was once again keen to get back into girlfriend Wendy Posner’s good graces as he attempted to seduce her with a saucy night alone. The couple, who were previously on the rocks following Wendy’s affair with village doctor Liam Cavanagh, decided to give their a relationship another chance following Bob’s recent health scare and had been making huge headway in re-establishing their previously stable relationship.

Emmerdale fans think that they have worked out a new Charity Dingle baby bombshell ahead of the big super soap week. In recent weeks, Emma Atkins, who plays Charity Dingle, has confirmed that she is going to be at the "centre" of the huge week, as well as Mackenzie Boyd and Chloe Harris. It has been a rough few months for the trio, as Mackenzie cheated on Charity with Chloe, and Chloe ended up pregnant.

As Chloe Harris and boyfriend Mackenzie Boyd prepare to have their young son Reuben christened in the coming days, fans at home have all being saying the same thing about the truth behind the youngster’s parentage.The happy couple first got together earlier this year, when Mack walked out on his new bride Charity Dingle to play happy families with Chloe and newborn son Reuben - an infant she had always claimed was his baby.The story on paper did seem to make sense for Mack, as he and Chloe had previously enjoyed a one night fling together following an argument with Charity - with the dates roughly adding up. However, Chloe was also seen getting amorous with several other Emmerdale residents in the same time period, something fans at home are adamant means that baby Reuben may not be Mackenzie’s flesh and blood after all.

Just months after walking away from his new bride Charity Dingle to pursue a romance with Chloe Harris, doting dad Mackenzie Boyd succumbed to temptation once again on Wednesday evening’s visit to Emmerdale, as he and his ex embarked on a steamy reunion at her home.Things all kicked off earlier this week, as Chloe and Mack struggled to find a venue for their infant son Reuben’s upcoming christening. Knowing that the event was a huge milestone for the youngster after he nearly died earlier this year, Charity swallowed her bride and offered Chloe and Mack the Woolpack to host their event.

Emmerdale fans are concerned for Lydia Dingle's safety after she recently reconnected with old friend Craig Reed, with the pair hitting it off straight away despite not having seen each other for years. Lydia (Karen Blick) and Craig (Ben Addis) lived together in a children's home when they were teenagers and recently reconnected after running into each other a jobs fair. It was revealed then Craig was the father of Lydia's infant son Toby, who was stillborn when the couple were teenagers.

Emmerdale fans have criticised the ITV soap's storylines after it was revealed actor Matthew Wolfenden will be leaving his role as David Metcalfe later this year. Matthew, 43, who has been part of the Emmerdale cast for 17 years, will be written out of the soap over the coming months, with sources claiming the actor's decision was due to a lack of "gritty storylines" for his character. A TV source told The Sun: "He hasn’t been getting any gritty storylines recently so wants to see what else is out there," before adding that there is a possibility David could be killed off.

Emmerdale fans were left fearing for Lydia Dingle’s safety on Friday, when the latest visit to the dales saw an unexpected visitor arrive on her doorstep at Wishing Well cottage. As regular viewers will know, Lydia ran into her ex-boyfriend and childhood sweetheart Craig at a job fair this week, before it was revealed he was the father of her infant son Toby, who was stillborn when the couple were still only teenagers themselves.

Emmerdale viewers shared their shock as two characters had a rather X-rated conversation. Monday's episode, 14 August, saw Bob Hope taken to hospital after he suffered a heart attack after spotting Liam Cavanagh and Wendy Posner together, leading to him assuming their affair was still going on. And as Wendy visited Bob in the hospital in tonight's instalment, he revealed that he had been suffering from erectile dysfunction over the last few months, which was why he had stopped being intimate with Wendy.

Emmerdale fans are raging against the soap’s bosses as they call for a “fake” villager to face the axe. In last night's episode, long-standing character Bob Hope was rushed to horrible when a nasty altercation with Liam Cavanagh went awry.

Emmerdale fans are convinced they may have unearthed the identity of Chloe Harris’ mystery dad, after a new arrival in the village made his debut this week. As regular fans will know, Caleb Milligan was recently revealed to be linked to newcomer, Corey Sanderson, who is the manager of a private hire company that has gone into business with Cain Dingle.

Emmerdale fans were left baffled by the same thing as they watched Laurel Sharm's hostage horror finally come to an end. The character found herself trapped in the worrying clutches of Councillor Colin after she previously helped his son remove himself from his dad over his homophobic views.

As a nail biting kidnapping plot continued to unfold on Thursday night’s instalment of Emmerdale, Laurel Thomas continued to suffer at the hands of Colin Hamston, who had been holding her hostage in the hopes that she would contact his estranged son Marshall for him. The newly married Laurel, who tied the knot with Jai Sharma last month, was seen strapped to a bed, wrapped in duct tape and gagged as Colin ordered her to contact Marshall, who had distanced himself from his father after Colin failed to accept his sexuality.

Emmerdale fans appear to have been left shouting at their TV screens as Laurel Sharma's attempts to escape after being held hostage by Colin failed. Laurel had been planning to travel to India to be with her new husband Jai following the death of his father, Rishi, on their wedding day.

Emmerdale fans think they have spotted a fresh blunder as Laurel Sharma found herself being kidnapped by Colin. Viewers watched her head over to the councillor's house to collect his son, Marshall's, passport as they prepared to leave the village following Rishi Sharma's death

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag The latest Emmerdale spoilers have revealed that Laurel Thomas faces a kidnap horror while at the hands of Marshall Hamston's father Colin as he turns nasty. After being contacted by Marshall and his aunt Jean who are planning a trip abroad together, Laurel agrees to collect the teenager's passport as he can't bear to face his homophobic father.

Emmerdale fans think they’ve predicted a Gabby Thomas pregnancy storyline as they wonder if she could end up having an affair with a married villager. Some fans think there could be an explosive love affair heading to the show after they predict Billy Fletcher could end up getting together with Gabby Thomas behind wife Dawn Taylor’s back. In recent episodes, Gabby has been seen confiding her worries in Billy and even attempted to kiss him while drunk.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Emmerdale has left some fan scratching their heads after Rishi Sharma's cause of death has been revealed. While many thought the popular character had died of a heart attack, it turns out that was not the case and the tragic ending was a lot more mundane. Rishi - played by actor Bhasker Patel - had been on the show for over a decade but has been written out of the show with ITV bosses telling the actor they were plotting a big storyline.