Emmerdale enthusiasts were taken aback this week when Ross Barton, portrayed by Michael Parr, made a sensational comeback after being away for six years.
However, the audience was left scratching their heads during these scenes, wondering about the location of Rebecca White, played by Emily Head. Viewers will recall that Ross departed the village with Rebecca in 2018 to embark on a new life in Liverpool.
Michael Parr first graced the popular ITV soap in 2013, and his character Ross was notorious for his stormy relationships with characters such as Debbie Dingle, played by Charley Webb. He soon sparked a love affair with Rebecca in 2017, but around the same time, she also had a fling with Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) while Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) was behind bars.
Rebecca discovered she was expecting and was unsure who the biological father of her baby was until it was confirmed that Robert was the father, reports Leeds Live.
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Despite their intermittent romance, Ross and Rebecca reignited their relationship in 2018 following Ross’ dreadful acid attack due to mistaken identity.
Later in 2018, Ross exited the village with Rebecca and her son Sebastian to start afresh in Liverpool. However, Ross is now back in the village without his partner, who he later revealed had passed away. He didn’t have custody of Seb as he wasn’t his biological son.
Now, Emmerdale fans are speculating that Robert Sugden will make a return in pursuit of his son following Rebecca’s demise. Robert Sugden was wedded to Aaron but is currently serving a prison sentence for manslaughter.
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He attacked Lee Posner (Kris Mochrie) following the rape of his sister Victoria Sugden (Isabel Hodgins). The two men clashed when Robert punched Lee leaving him hospitalised, with him later dying from his injuries.
Eager fans on Reddit are gossiping about Robert Sugden’s potential return to the show. One sleuth suggested: “So Rebecca is dead and Seb is living with a relative and Robert doesn’t know. What if once he finds out he decides to finally use the information that Vic gave him to appeal his conviction?”.
Another fan speculated: “Not that I think it would legally be possible but it is soap so who cares. With the Aaron/John drama this could get very interesting.”
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A second was quite convinced, explaining: “Yeah I’m like 80% convinced he might be the Christmas return and if not he’ll probably be back at some point next year. There’s no reason to kill Rebecca off otherwise. Her and Ross could’ve just split up and that would be that.”
They also hinted at a potential plot twist: “With his sentence, he’s probably served about half of it now so they could just say he got out on good behaviour or something.” Adding their speculation into the mix, another fan shared: “I have a feeling this is definitely leading to Robert’s return.”
Emmerdale airs weekdays at 7:30pm on ITV and ITVX
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
