ITV Emmerdale: ‘work out Steph’s real father’ as Anthony uncovers secret
There's a secret about to send shockwaves on Emmerdale for Anthony Fox following the disturbing truth about what he did to his daughter Ruby Miligan, according to ITV soap spoilers
Viewers think they know what secret will be unravelled on Emmerdale for Anthony Fox in upcoming episodes.
Spoilers for the New Year teased a big truth on the ITV soap, and that Anthony would make a discovery. It follows his mystery arrival and his estrangement from daughter Ruby Miligan, which lasted for decades.
It was clear Ruby wanted to keep a distance despite her daughter Steph Miligan urging the pair to reconcile. The harrowing truth was revealed last week though, as we learned Ruby’s devastating secret and why she hated her father so much.
The ITV soap confirmed a child s.e.x.u.a.l abuse storyline, with Ruby raped as a teenager by her own father. A flashback episode showed Ruby s.e.x.u.a.l.l.y abused once more by Anthony on her 16th birthday, around the time daughter Stephanie would have been conceived.
Ruby had slept with now-husband Caleb Miligan, the man believed to be Steph’s father, around this time too. But viewers can’t help but speculate a horrifying twist is on the way in a paternity bombshell.
Given the flashback episode, the abuse details and the constant mentions of Steph “being a 16th birthday baby”, fans fear that Caleb isn’t Steph’s real dad. They believe that after Anthony’s abuse, Ruby may have fallen pregnant with her father’s child, and that he is granddaughter Steph’s biological parent.
There’s a secret about to send shockwaves on Emmerdale for Anthony Fox following the disturbing truth about what he did to his daughter Ruby Miligan ( Image: ITV)
A spoiler for episodes around the end of December and the start of January tease Anthony uncovers something. An image shows Ruby in tears, clearly distressed as she talks to her father.
Anthony himself looks tearful and shocked, while the caption simply reads that he “finds out a secret”. Could this be linked to Steph, and could it be the moment he learns he might be her father?
Viewers certainly think so, with one fan writing: “I am convinced Anthony is Steph’s father just when you think this story could not get sicker.” Another sickened viewer posted online: “Is Steph’s biological father her grandfather?” as a third fan agreed with the theory, writing: “Could be heading that way.”
A further theory on X read: “What are the odds that Steph is a child of incest?” Another theory said: “I have a feeling that Anthony is Steph’s father not Caleb.” The comments kept on coming, with one reading: “So wait Ruby’s father assaulted her and she fell pregnant?” as another message read: “I’ve a horrible feeling that Steph is not Anthony’s granddaughter but his daughter.”