Emmerdale ‘s Chas Dingle is set to have a bombshell dropped on her this Christmas when a mysterious newcomer arrives in the Dales this Christmas time.
Chas is struggling to cope as she feels isolated from her family, with both Mandy and Belle not speaking to her when she drops some presents off.
Tensions between her and her family are at an all time high after her affair with Al Chapman behind Paddy’s back was exposed to Belle and Moira, with the pair discovering the truth after piecing the clues together.
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Feeling left out as she sees Paddy and Eve enjoying the celebrations, Chas decides to make a quiet exit by herself as she heads to her daughters grave with Faith’s firework.
As she reads a card left to her by her mother, Chas is alarmed when she is suddenly approached by a stranger who drops a huge bombshell on her.
Chas is left stunned by the revelation as the firework goes off, but what has she been told?
Meanwhile, an imprisoned Cain is paid a surprise visit by his half-brother Caleb, who thought their mother Faith had died 30 years ago.
Caleb confronts Cain about why he lied about Faith’s death and robbed him of a relationship with his mother and the rest of his family.
An impassive Cain tells Caleb to stay away from his family as he makes it clear he doesn’t want anything to do with his half-brother.
Meanwhile, as Cain prepares himself to see Moira in prison, viewers are shown the story behind Cain and Caleb’s frosty relationship.
The soap will take viewers back to 1991 as the brothers’ feud will be explained in full – but what has happened between them?
Cain is currently in prison after pleading guilty to shooting and killing Al in shocking scenes earlier this year.
But as he faces a life sentence behind bars, it was revealed that it was his young son Kyle who shot Al and he is just covering up for him.
Chas is the only one who knows the truth, and has been lashing out at everyone around her, including Cain and Paddy.
Could she end up realising that the affair was a huge mistake, and what is the secret she has been told?
Emmerdale airs weekdays at 7.30pm on ITV.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk