How old is April in Emmerdale? ITV soap airs tragic episode about teen

How old is April in Emmerdale? ITV soap airs tragic episode about teen

Emmerdale's April Windsor (played by Amelia Flanagan) will be the centre of a special episode tonight, but how old is the teenager?

Over the past few weeks, Marlon (Mark Charnock) and Rhona (Zoe Henry) have been experiencing the emotional turmoil a family faces when a young person goes missing. However, they discovered that April had been found at the end of Monday's episode.

During the distressing instalment, which is already available to watch on ITVX, April gives birth in the toilet of a gym, only to discover her baby was stillborn.

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But how old is April Windsor?

April Windsor is 15 years old and is the daughter of Donna Windsor (Verity Rushworth) and Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock), as well as the half-sister of Leo Goskirk (Harvey Rogerson).

Bob Hope (Tony Audenshaw) is also April's grandfather. The actress Amelia, who plays April, is 16 years old.

April's mum left the village when she was pregnant and made her mum, Viv Hope (Deena Payne), swear not to tell Marlon that he was the father.

A photograph of April, played by Amelia Flanagan, on Emmerdale ahead of a special episode set to air
April is 15 years old -Credit:David Crook/ITV

However, it wasn't until 2014 that April and Donna arrived back in the village, and she finally told Marlon the truth.

Despite not wanting anything to do with his daughter initially, Marlon eventually came around, and they became close.

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In recent scenes, April suddenly disappeared from the village and has been missing for weeks, leaving Marlon and Rhona (Zoe Henry) frantic with worry.

A photograph of Marlon and April. April went missing on Christmas Day
Marlon is April's father -Credit:ITV

During tonight's episode, fans finally find out why the teenager suddenly decided to leave the village - it was because she was pregnant.

As the episode played out, fans witnessed April giving birth in a gym toilet. The youngster sobbed and apologised to the baby after realising it was stillborn.

Who could be the father of April's baby?

While it hasn't been confirmed who the father of April's baby was, fans have been sharing their own theories. Some suggested that Ross Barton (Michael Parr) could be the baby's father, while others claimed Anthony (Nicholas Day), Ruby's (Beth Cordingly) father could be.

However, Anthony ended up being killed by Ruby in emotional scenes that aired last week.

Ross and April both crying as they talk about Donna
Could Ross be the father of April's baby? -Credit:ITV

Taking to a Facebook fan page, one fan questioned: "April was pregnant before she ran away but who did she sleep with, do we know?"

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"Could be Ross," another replied, while another suggested: "Anthony."

"That's what I was thinking," one more agreed as someone else echoed: "I think Anthony."

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Emmerdale airs weekdays at 7.30pm on ITV.