Emmerdale’s Michael Parr has discussed his comeback to the ITV soap as Ross Barton after a six-year break from the drama-filled village.
During Monday’s (October 28) episode, during an unlicensed boxing match, Ross was unveiled as Billy Fletcher’s (Jay Kontzle) mystery opponent.
Fans of the show know that Billy has been keeping secrets from his wife Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley), including his dodgy dealings in illegal boxing matches to scrape together some quick cash for the fam.
Despite his mates Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb) and Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) begging him to ditch the fight, Billy reckons he’s got no other option but to throw punches, clueless that he’s about to face off with the former flame of Mackenzie’s other half Charity Dingle (Emma Barton).
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Ross, who’s also dad to little Moses Dingle (Arthur Cockroft), still has family in the village like Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb) and Matty Barton (Ash Palmisciano), reports Leeds Live.
Talking about Ross’s return and the reunion with his family, Michael dished out: “He left on a good note with Moira. I think because they had both tried to kill his mum, so they had things in common! And she’d always been somebody who looked out for Ross.”
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“My relationship with Nat [J Robb] is amazing. I love that woman. She’s been so maternal to me. She’s not changed at all. But she’s got her own storylines going on, so she’s busy with that. It’s going be nice to have them on screen again, and I hope that there’s a lot more work down the line, because I really love working with Nat.”
Michael further revealed his excitement about reuniting with another soap icon. He said: “I have a real soft spot for Jeff Hordley [Cain], I bump into him once a year, and it’s always at Glastonbury. He’s such a music head, and I pretend that I’m a music head.”
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“I love hearing him talk about his music. I just nod my head and pretend I know what he’s talking about, because, to be honest, I like old rap music, and I haven’t really evolved with the times. But he’s a good person to talk to and find out what’s cool at the minute.”
“But everybody here, it’s been so amazing to just see people and hear their life story. It’s been so nice to rekindle with people and hear people’s stories and find out what’s going on and tell them all of my stories as well.”
Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV1 at 7.30pm and available to stream from 7am on ITVX
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
