How is John Sugden related to Victoria on Emmerdale? Sugden family tree explained amid DNA twist
Emmerdale newcomer, Oliver Farnworth, made his debut on the hit ITV soap on Wednesday night as new character John Sugden
Emmerdale welcomed a newcomer on Wednesday night in the form of John Sugden.
Actor Oliver Farnworth, 42, made his debut on the hit ITV soap on Wednesday night, where his character John was revealed as Aaron Dingle’s new love interest. The duo had planned to go on a date but Aaron bumped into John on the side of the road, where his car needed fixing.
Once the damage on the vehicle was repaired by Aaron himself, the duo shared a kiss, which quickly escalated into a romp on the side of the road but John then quickly left the scene – complete with Aaron’s belongings and Eric Pollard’s car keys.
In scenes on Thursday night, Eric’s car breaks down and he’s unable to attend an old friend’s funeral. Instead of leaving him stranded, Victoria Sugden kindly offers to drive him there. However, once at the church, it’s not long until Victoria accidentally puts her foot in it with the bereaved son at his mum’s funeral but she is left further stunned to learn his name is John Sugden. Later, Eric awkwardly confirms that John could actually be her half brother and her late father Jack Sugden’s son.
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In a twist of fate, it’s not long before back in the village, Mackenzie Boyd receives a call at the garage about a breakdown nearby and it turns out to be John. Eric and Victoria are surprised to find John in the village and it’s not long until the newcomer is ruffling a few feathers with his appearance in the village.
On Thursday, actor Oliver appeared on Emmerdale to talk about his storyline and debut as John, where the Sugden family tree was explained. Jack, who died in 2009, has four children. Jack had Jackie Merrick, who died in 1989, and Robert Sugden with late wife Pat Sugden, who died in 1986. Jack later had Victoria Sugden with second wife Sarah Sugden, who tragically died in 2000, and he also adopted Andy Sugden.
It has been revealed that newcomer John’s mum is Barbara, who had a fling with Jack back in the day. Currently, out of Jack’s children, it’s only Victoria who still resides in the village but now with the arrival of John could there be more Sugden family members?