Emmerdale spoilers: Bob's heart attack drama, Lydia has a mystery man

Bob is rushed to hospital on Emmerdale next week after he suffers a heart attack while arguing with Liam. Plus Lydia sees a face from her past with connections to the children’s home she was once in.

And it’s a big week for Marlon and Mary – but for very different reasons.

Read on for all the Emmerdale spoilers and gossip for 14-18 August 2023.

Bob suffers a heart attack

Keen to repair her relationship with Bob, Wendy decides to hand in her notice of resignation to an understanding Liam. A grumpy Bob, though, spots the two of them in each other’s company and, assuming that their affair is still ongoing, ends up punching Liam in the face.

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Despite his fellow villagers trying to calm him down, Bob then lobs a football belonging to Archie at Liam. But as aggravations intensify, Bob has a heart attack and is eventually taken away in an ambulance. In the aftermath, Wendy and Liam are both left feeling terrible.

The following day, Wendy is left giving a sigh of relief when Bob starts to stir in his hospital bed, but he soon gets emotional when he remembers why he’s there.

And when Liam visits Bob’s bedside and tentatively apologises for the affair, will he be able to forgive? And is Bob himself being honest about everything?

Mary and Marlon take major steps

Marlon is on edge as he prepares to collect his specially adapted car but, after a talking-to from Rhona and Mary, he agrees to get back behind the wheel for the first time since his stroke.

Mary, meanwhile, is being encouraged by Rhona to get back on the dating scene. But first she must put on a brave face as she readies herself for Faye’s trial.

Following that particular ordeal, though, Mary nonchalantly claims to Marlon and Rhona that she is going out on a date, but acts cagey when the pair start asking questions...

Lydia gets a blast from the past

After Sam finds a doll’s house in a skip, he decides to bring it home to renovate in time for Esther’s birthday. But his Repair Shop-style endeavour reminds Lydia of the doll’s house she had in the children’s home and she ends up talking about her memories and her son Toby.

However, financial worries are also clouding her thoughts – tensions that escalate when Kim rejects Lydia’s proposal to work more hours. So her only option is to then seek a second job, despite Sam being unhappy with the situation.

Lydia then heads to a recruitment fair at the Hide, where the sight of Kim leaves her feeling awkward. But Lydia is soon getting a further (and decidedly more sizeable) shock when she bumps into a mystery man by the name of Craig who’s connected to her past in the children’s home. They’ve not seen each other since that time and Craig is delighted to have found Lydia again. But does she feel the same way?

Mack comforts Chloe

Finally, Chloe is planning a Christening for Reuben, but after fretting about finding godparents, she starts thinking twice about the idea.

After Chloe voices her worries to Mack about the prospect of village gossip, he reassures her that their little family is all they really need.