ITV Emmerdale couple split after tragic baby heartache leads to unforgivable accusation
It looks like it might all be over for Liam and Ella on Emmerdale after he makes an unforgivable accusation after the pair head to the baby scan together
It seems like things won’t work out for Ella and Liam after all on Emmerdale.
The pair hit the rocks when Liam learned of Ella’s secret – that she had killed another child when she was young – and understandably, it ended their relationship. She fled the village but soon returned with the news she is pregnant.
However, when she suffers stomach cramps, Liam checks her over. He is keen to join Ella for the scan but she is not so happy about it, until transport issues mean she needs him to take her and they go along together.
When the sonographer takes the reading, there is a problem – no foetus can be found. Liam is fuming, and screams at Ella, accusing her of lying to him about there being a baby. He is consoled by Paddy as he tries to understand why Ella lied about the baby, but is it all as it seems – or is there another side to what happened.
Is there hope for Ella and Liam?
Liam and Ella split when the revelation came out that Ella had killed her best friend when she was 11.
Johnny McPherson – who plays Liam on the ITV soap – said at the time: “I think this relationship is now almost definitely cooked! I mean never say never but I would say it’s almost definitely it. On multiple occasions Ella could have told him the truth.
“She had so many chances to open up and tell him about her past but she didn’t. And just the fact she moved into his house and they were actually cohabiting. He was living at such a close proximity to someone who had killed somebody’s daughter. So many layers of lies. He feels utterly betrayed and very upset. I don’t think there is any coming back from it.”
Explaining why she kept her secret from Liam, Paula Lane – who plays Ella – shared: “Ella is so ashamed of her past and she knows that as soon as she reveals all she risks losing everything with Liam. Every time the truth has come out in the past, she has had to move on and start again, so it’s incredibly painful to share and know that there is no going back now.
“I guess she feels he deserves the truth especially with everything he went through with Leanna. It’s a heaviness she carries all the time in the back of her mind. Pretending to carry on as normal is a short term fix and behind closed doors the guilt is very real. Every birthday is a reminder of what happened and will never allow her to fully move on.”
