Emmerdale April Windsor’s ‘real dad’ exposed as fans insist it’s not Marlon
Donna Windsor brought her young daughter April to the Dales when she was diagnosed with cancer - but fans think there's something fishy going on.
Emmerdale fans are sure April Windsor’s dad isn’t Marlon Dingle – but they think they know who the real father is.
April’s mum Donna brought her to the village in 2014 to meet her dad – who reacted badly. Marlon didn’t want Donna or April in the Dales and didn’t want Leo knowing he had a half-sister, until it was revealed Donna had cancer and April would need someone to look after her.
April’s arrival was shrouded in mystery, with Donna not sure if Marlon or Paddy’s cousin Ross Kirk was the father. Eventually she declared Marlon was the dad – but ITV soap fans aren’t so sure.
Wɪᴛʜ Aᴘʀɪʟ ᴇᴍʙʀᴏɪʟᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴘᴀᴛᴇʀɴɪᴛʏ sᴛᴏʀʏʟɪɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ʙɪʀᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ᴀ sᴛɪʟʟʙᴏʀɴ ʙᴀʙʏ ɢɪʀʟ, ꜰᴀɴs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ sᴜsᴘɪᴄɪᴏᴜs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴅᴀᴅ ɪs.
Taking to Facebook, one user penned: “I got a feeling that Ross [Barton] is April’s father, he always looks out for April, knew Donna for years and Marlon didn’t know about April until Donna [got sick]. Just a theory.”
Could Marlon have been deceived by Donna? (Image: ITV)
Someone else agreed: “You could be right.” But another said: “Not sure you got that right. Donna came back to the village when she knew she was ill so Marlon could get to know April before she died so he would be there for her. She and Ross fell in love after April was born. He loved her deeply and as such also formed a very close relationship with April.”
Another user added: “Didn’t Donna bring her back to Emmerdale so Marlon could get to know her as she knew she had cancer and needed to know that she’d be cared for?”
Emmerdale fans think they know who April’s real dad is (Image: ITV)
It comes after April appeared to “confirm” the identity of her own baby’s father after running away from home. Marlon asked her: “Was he part of the reason you left? Were the two of you still in contact? Does he know?”
April told her dad: “He was just a random lad that I met at a party – I didn’t even know his name, Dad.”
But fans at home aren’t sure, and have been suggesting everyone from Arthur Thomas to Anthony Fox as the real father of April’s baby.