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Emmerdale fans were left surprised as David Metcalfe and Victoria Sugden finally returned to the village.
The new couple haven't been seen since last year after they both nearly died in the Survival Day horror and since Victoria was almost killed by Meena Jutla.
Since they've been away it has been revealed to the villagers that David's ex Meena is a serial killer as was responsible for the deaths of Leanna Cavanagh, Andrea Tate, and Ben Tucker before holding Manpreet Sharma and Vinny Dingle hostage.
At the beginning of Friday night's episode, David gave son Jacob a fright when he surprised him by being back in the shop.
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"What the hell are you doing?" he jumped. "Why didn't you say you were coming back," Jacob shouted, clearly on edge due to recent events.
"Sorry we've been away so long, thought Theo's ear infection was never gonna clear up," David told him, seemingly explaining his prolonged absence.
But all the while, Emmerdale fans were too busy looking at David's completely new look.
And it's really divided them.
@unsworth1live tweeted: "#Emmerdale what the hell has happened to David’s hair. An accident with a bottle of peroxide maybe?"
"So David & Victoria are back & omg what has David done to his hair #Emmerdale," @TheRealDeclanK1 said.
@LukeHayesII1 commented: "Why has he died his hair blonde? He looks bald #Emmerdale."
But @PurplePinkMama said: "Loving David's new look. Shorter hair is defo for him @MrMattWolfenden #emmerdale."
And he even had some famous comparisons.
@T1968Queen joked: "Guess who's back, back again, David's back, looking like Em & Em!"
"#Emmerdale David thinks he's Justin Timberlake," @ChurchieBoy1986
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Emmerdale fans have been shocked by David Metcalfe’s new look after actor Matthew Wolfenden ditched his signature long hair in favour of a short buzz cut style.The actor made his return to the ITV soap on Friday night following a three month absence, and he looks rather different from how fans will remember him. Matthew’s hair is no longer the shoulder length style that had become his signature on the show. It has also been bleached a much lighter shade of blonde, now platinum in tone compared to the honey shade we last saw his character with.