Emmerdale viewers were left distracted during the latest episode as Boby Hope (Tony Audenshaw) opened up about his latest health diagnosis.
The fan favourite collapsed in recent scenes of the ITV soap and was rushed to hospital.
He became enraged after spotting partner Wendy Posner (Susan Cookson) with Dr Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson), assuming they were continuing their affair.
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Bob punched Liam but later suffered a heart attack and the village doctor was forced to use a defibrillator to save his life.
He ended up having stent surgery and it was later revealed that Bob had been suffering from erectile dysfunction.
Eric Pollard visited Bob in hospital during Thursday’s (August 16) episode and his pal opened up about the issue.
Bob told Eric: “my trusty sword has failed me” as he tried to hint at his ED diagnosis.
Viewers watching the ITV soap at home were left in stitches and rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, to discuss the hilarious scene.
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One fan penned: “Bob’s ‘trusty sword’ … Oh FFS, why do we torture ourselves like this.”
Another added: “Bob’s trusty sword” alongside laughing face emojis.
A third person posted: “‘My trusty sword failed me’I know I shouldn’t laugh but that was a brilliant line #Emmerdale
While a fourth social media user said: “Trusty sword? Yay! The return of the pork sword of destiny!! #emmerdale.”
Wendy later paid Bob a visit and told him she didn’t care about sex and the pair agreed to give their romance another go.
Bob learned about Wendy’s affair with Liam in recent scenes and was left heartbroken.
Bernice Blackstock (Samantha Giles) twigged the doctor and nurse were getting it on after finding a secret note.
Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV from 7:30pm
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