Emmerdale April star 'confirms' baby's father amid devastating storyline

Emmerdale's April Windsor has addressed the enigma surrounding the begetter of her babe aft the character's concealed gestation was revealed successful a devastating storyline

Emmerdale spoilers up for Thursday February 6 occurrence disposable to ticker present connected ITVX but hasn't yet aired connected ITV.

It's been a devastating week successful Emmerdale, arsenic fans learnt what happened to teen April Windsor arsenic she went missing. In devastating flashbacks, fans learnt April was large arsenic she had a stillbirth successful the bath of a gym portion surviving rough.

In Thursdays episode, which has been disposable connected ITVX since 7am, April's begetter Marlon Dingle questioned who the begetter was. "Was helium portion of the crushed you left? Were the 2 of you inactive successful contact? Does helium know?" helium said. However, April unopen him down, saying it was conscionable "some random lad."

"He was conscionable a random lad that I met astatine a enactment – I didn't adjacent cognize his name, dad." Elsewhere, the begetter and girl engaged successful an affectional conversation, with April opening up connected the reasons down keeping the pregnancy a concealed from her father.

"I wanted to archer you, I astir did," she said. "But then, I recovered retired that you'd ever known however my mum truly died. Lied to maine astir it my full life. So past I figured, if you could support secrets past truthful could I."

April besides opened up astir the reasonings down her moving away, including learning the information astir her mum Donna. "You hardly ever noticed maine unless I was drunk," she told her father, besides mentioning him and Rhona astir splitting. She besides spoke astir Marlon's changeable and however she "had to beryllium the beardown one," arsenic always.

Amelia Flanagan, who plays the relation of April has received immense magnitude of praise from fans and the remainder of the formed during the devastating storyline. Amelia's dada Chris besides spoke astir however arrogant helium was of his daughter. Taking to X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, helium said: : "Couldn’t beryllium prouder of Amelia, she worked truthful hard connected this.

"11 years agone erstwhile our small 5 twelvemonth aged got the occupation we could ne'er person dreamed that 1 time she’d beryllium trusted with her ain ep. Proudest dada ever close now!"

However, Amelia isn't the arrogant dad's lone celebrated child. Her sister, Bella plays Hope Stape - the girl of Fizz Brown and John Stape connected Manchester based soap Coronation Street. Their member Will besides plays Joseph connected the ITV soap. Father Chris' bio connected societal media reads: "Proud dada of three. Amelia plays April successful Emmerdale, Bella plays Hope Stape & Will plays Joseph Brown successful Corrie."

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