Emmerdale fans ended up in floods of tears after Holly Barton returned from the dead.
The character, played by Sophie Powles, died in 2016 after suffering a heroin overdose. But this week she made a surprise return to ITV soap Emmerdale, appearing in an emotional dream sequence to her mum Moira ( Natalie J Robb).
Moira was having surgery to remove a non-cancerous brain tumour which had been affecting her personality, and when she went under anaesthesia her late daughter appeared to her.
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Fans were thrilled to see Holly again and admitted they were “sobbing” as she was reunited with her mum.
“Seeing Holly back made me sob,” one viewer posted on X, as someone else said: “Moira and Holly have me in literal tears.”
“Bloody hell I’m not crying, I’ve got something in my eye,” said another fan. One called it “so emosh” and another Emmerdale fan joked that they “should have stocked up on the Kleenex” for the touching instalment. Another viewer agreed: “These Holly and Moira scenes are making me emotional.”
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Somebody else confessed they were “proper sobbing” at the poignant reunion, adding: “The whole Moira and Holly dream sequence was so beautiful.”
“Sobbing at Moira and Holly,” commented another viewer, as another person who tuned in said that it was “moving”. “How lovely was it to have Sophie back as Holly and Natalie J Robb was amazing as always,” remarked somebody else.
Viewers were also happy to see Holly, who was on the soap on and off between 2009 and 2016. “Screamed at the TV when I saw Holly, genuinely missed her so so much,” one said on X.
“Just catching up on Emmerdale and wow the dream sequence between Moira and Holly was lovely and filmed very well with the real life talk in the background,” said another impressed viewer. “Well done @emmerdale that was very unexpected and quite a unique perspective.”
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