Emmerdale fans share 'hope' for Charity as they point out 'blunder' in Mack's baby bombshell
12.05.2023 - 11:05
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Emmerdale fans have shared their 'hopes' for Charity Dingle as she finally discovered that her new husband Mackenzie Boyd has fathered a secret child. The Woolpack owner thought she was in marital bliss after tying the knot with the reformed bad boy.
However, viewers of the ITV soap watched her world shatter during scenes aired on Thursday night (May 11), as she saw Mack refer to himself as 'daddy' as he worried over his newborn son, Reuben, who has been seriously ill in hospital.
As fans know, Mack enjoyed a one-night stand with Chloe Harris last year during a tiff with his then-girlfriend Charity. He then gave her the cold shoulder when she repeatedly tried to contact him before Chloe eventually dropped the bombshell that she was pregnant.
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Charity's granddaughter, Sarah, is one of the only other people to know about their secret, alongside Nate Robinson, after she overheard them talking before staging a panic attack amid her past heart struggles to stop him from telling Charity the truth.
And while he was tying the knot last month, Chloe gave birth to her son Reuben and Mack has clearly been struggling with not being in his newborn son's life. In emotional scenes last week, Mack secretly met up with Chloe after learning she was moving to Scotland tomorrow and the tearful new dad held Reuben for the first time.
But when the baby started crying, he handed him back to Chloe and walked away, devastated to be losing his son. However, Reuben has since fallen ill, and was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, leaving Chloe worried sick. While Mack was keeping his distance, he was clearly cut up about not being there for his son and after some stern words