by Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw has teased some upcoming storylines that fans can look forward to in the coming months. It promises dramatic moments as several residents suffer heartbreaking illnesses and life-changing accidents that will affect two large families.
Next week, the village is ready to celebrate the wedding of Matty Barton and Amy Wyatt. Speaking about the upcoming story, Laura told Yorkshire Live and other media: “I think from our point of view, we just wanted to show anyone out there watching who might be going three journeys as Matty as a young trans. person in today’s world, you can find love and acceptance and you can live happily ever after.”
Here’s what else to expect in the coming months.
1. A new character from Will Taylor’s history comes to the village
Things are about to get very complicated for Will as his ex makes a surprise appearance in the village and as viewers know Kim doesn’t play around when it comes to Will so expect a big change courses.
Laura said: “We have a new character coming into the show called Rose, and she’s kind of mysterious, a bit of a free spirit, loves to party. She’s from Will.
She said: “She’s going to be hitting our screens pretty soon and causing a real storm. She’s going to be played by the amazing Christine Tremarco.”
2. Dawn and Billy Fletcher receive terrible news
Dawn Fletcher and her husband Billy are about to face one of their worst nightmares as Billy falls ill with a heartbreaking illness.
Laura said: “There’s a big story coming up for Dawn and Billy. We’ve seen these two go through a lot of challenges in their relationship. They finally got married, had a baby Evan and it’s just been so happy for these two to last few months and unfortunately, what we are seeing is that it is too high.
“Evan is almost out of nowhere diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. It is one of the most common childhood leukemias with 650 children and young adults diagnosed with it every year in the UK. What we really want to show but with this story, what stress and pressure it can put on a family with a long-term illness like that.
“So what we’re going to see is how Dawn and Billy’s roles are changed almost overnight and out of nowhere. We’ll see how Lucas and Clemmie fare and the stress it puts on that sibling dynamic.”
“We’ll see how this affects Billy and Dawn’s relationship. We’ll see how it affects the wider family and the financial pressure as well.”
3. The story of Tom King and Belle takes a dark turn
Tom King’s controlling behavior towards his wife Belle Dingle is getting worse and Laura has a hint that things will take a turn tomorrow.
Laura revealed: “We saw how their wedding night ended with Belle in tears and since then we’ve seen how Tom began to manipulate and control her. The storyline has been really carefully researched This is long-term and will continue throughout the coming months.”
She continued: “I think the real stories that gave us access to what we really learned from them is how quickly these coercive control relationships can change physically.
“That’s what we’ll see happening with these other two. And through our storyline, we’re trying to find new and innovative ways to tell the story, there’s a special episode coming up, where we take a little step away from our usual Emmerdale format and do things a little differently.
“So it’s a dinner party, and we’ll see what happens, what’s going on in their relationships but then, through the kind of special way we did it, what we’ll be able to see is how you see. the truth is not necessarily public.”
4. Massive accident
Laura said: “We’re going to see an accident happen that affects two large family groups, and we’re going to see someone in very serious medical danger. Although she didn’t reveal who is affected, she said it will be life-changing.
5. Mandy Dingle and Paddy Kirk decide to walk down the aisle
Emmerdale fans were recently delighted to see Paddy Kirk and Mandy Dingle reunited and engaged to be married.
Although Laura wouldn’t say much about Mandy and Paddy’s big day, viewers can expect the pair to tie the knot soon.
She said. “Mandy and Paddy – their love story was obviously brilliant watching that on screen and recently we’ve seen them go back to their original Cinderella wedding.
“There will be wedding bells for them in the not too distant future. Unfortunately, she couldn’t tease it any further saying: “I can’t tell you more than that because we are still planning it.”
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