Mysterious discovery could reveal new Emmerdale baddie with further additions to iconic family teased
An Emmerdale star has said how they’d love to see more characters join her character's family.
As viewers know, John is Victoria Sugden’s long-lost half-brother who has recently arrived in the village. Although, the new character hasn’t been greatly interested in the famous soap history of the Sugden family.
Once there were many Sugdens in the village headed by legendary character Jack. In recent years, the family’s numbers have been significantly depleted.
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Isabel Hodgins, who plays Victoria in Emmerdale, spoke about John’s arrival and the possibility of more Sugdens, either returning or being added, during an appearance at a virtual press conference.
Firstly, discussing John and his lack of interest and Victoria’s welcoming actions, Isabel said: “It can be a lonely place when you haven’t got any family. I think she’s thrilled that she’s finally got another Sugden around.”
Isabel said her character’s eagerness for John to stay in the village could be categorised as naivety.
“He’s not that friendly but he’s a Sugden and he’s there. That’s all that matters,” Isabel added. “The dream is for him to stay permanently.”
The 30-year-old acting star, who first started portraying Victoria back in 2006, would love to see more Sugdens in Emmerdale.
“Oh, the more the merrier. Get them all involved,” Isabel said. “Hopefully, people are enjoying that there’s another Sugden in.”
She then took fans on a step back in the soap’s history. Isabel said: “It has been really nice. When I first came into it, there were so many of us and there were always scenes around the table having breakfast and, as the years have gone on, the numbers have dwindled.
“So, it is nice to try and reestablish the Sugden family and the Sugden connection. I’ve really enjoyed it.”
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Emmerdale fans will soon see Victoria get frustrated with her half-brother which will lead to betrayal and a shock revelation. Victoria shows John old family photos but is annoyed when John ignores her and is glued to his phone. Feeling neglected, Victoria snaps and snatches John’s phone off him. She is shocked to find he’s been texting Aaron. Still reeling from her discovery, Victoria questions John about his secret love affair. When John storms out of the pub, Vic wonders what else he could be hiding. Later that day, Victoria knocks on John’s van, intending to apologise, but gets no response. Letting herself in, Victoria finds dog tags with ‘Aidan Moore’ stamped on them. When John arrives, he’s enraged by Victoria’s invasion of privacy and throws her out.
Explaining Victoria’s actions, Isabel said: “She is suspicious because she’s just either been drip feed or found everything out by accident. I just think she wants the chance to be able to have the frank conversation.”
So, who is Aidan Moore and could this lead to a dark discovery about John? Discovering whether Victoria could accept him as a baddie, Isabel admitted: “It would depend on what it was and if he was hurting people. If he was truly a sinister character, I think she would struggle there because I think fundamentally Victoria is a good person so it would be hard to marry the idea of a bad person in her life.”
Concluding, she added: “To be honest, I don’t know where that line is of her going ‘it is not worth it’ (a family relationship with John). I think so (the idea of being her brother no matter what) as Andy did questionable things, Robert did questionable things but their her family and she will stand by them through whatever. I think she’d be the same in John’s case.”
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