Emmerdale spoilers follow for Friday’s (December 6) episode that is now available to view on ITVX. The episode in question will air on ITV1 on at 7:30pm.
Ruby Fox-Miligan (Beth Cordingly) was left reeling as estranged dad Anthony (Nicholas Day) brought up a name from the past, alleging that this mystery person could be Steph’s (Georgia Jay) biological father.
Steph, as viewers know, was introduced as the daughter of Ruby and current husband Caleb Miligan (William Ash), the latter who has a very close bond with her.
Caleb was keen to reconnect with Steph after an extended period of estrangement but her subsequent arrival in the village sparked conflict in the Miligan household as she brought along her granddad Anthony.
Ruby struggled to process the pair’s closeness, with Anthony’s presence proving incredibly difficult for Ruby to come to terms with, and it seemed as though there was a secret from the past about the pair’s relationship which has yet to be revealed.
Friday’s offering of the ITV soap confirmed the presence of a secret, though it’s not the one fans had predicted, with Anthony asking after a man named Rob – someone Ruby knew when she was younger.
Ruby wasn’t pleased by her father’s line of questioning about what Rob is up to now but nonetheless he persisted, recalling how close she and this person used to be.
Things then took another unexpected turn, with Anthony claiming that he and Helen – Ruby’s mum, who died earlier this year – had always thought that Rob was Steph’s father.
Ruby was left speechless by such a thing, which certainly indicates that there could be more to come.
In regards to finding out more about Ruby’s past, you won’t have long to wait as a special flashback episode, which airs next Thursday (December 12) will take audiences back to the day of Ruby’s 16th birthday.
Is there any truth to Anthony’s theory about this Rob? Or is he, like Ruby has suspected for weeks, simply trying to manipulate her and cause trouble?
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1 or stream from 7am on ITVX
