Emmerdale fans 'rumble Ross Barton's real reason for return' in heartbreaking twist

Emmerdale announced this week that Michael Parr was returning to the ITV soap arsenic Ross Barton aft six years, and present viewers deliberation they cognize wherefore Ross comes back

Some Emmerdale viewers person predicted a bittersweet twist for Ross Barton amid his instrumentality to the ITV soap precise soon.

Michael Parr is believed to already beryllium filming aft reprising the relation aft six years way. It's not known what leads to Ross' return, but fans are fearing heartbreak ahead.

Ross' aunt Moira Dingle has conscionable been diagnosed with a encephalon tumour, truthful immoderate fans are disquieted his comeback arsenic linked to this plot. But others are wondering what has happened to his spouse Rebecca White arsenic it's yet to beryllium confirmed if she is returning excessively with her lad Seb.

One mentation is that Ross volition lone beryllium returning arsenic a hallucination amid Moira's wellness battle. This doesn't look to beryllium the lawsuit though fixed a comeback for Ross has been confirmed, with it teased chaos awaits.

Another mentation is that successful bittersweet scenes offscreen Rebecca whitethorn person died. While this has not been confirmed, fans can't spot Ross and Rebecca splitting up truthful are fearing the worst.

Taking to X, 1 instrumentality said: "Even if he’s lone 1 of Moira’s hallucinations I’ll instrumentality it!" Another commented: "Is helium mourning Rebecca!?!?"

A 3rd spectator predicted: "Ross is being described arsenic his aged aforesaid and I conscionable cognize he’s gonna beryllium disconnected the rails due to the fact that Rebecca has died and is gonna manus Seb to Aaron and Vic. I’m not acceptable for Rebecca to beryllium killed disconnected delight conscionable bring her back."

Michael refused to remark erstwhile a instrumentality asked him astir Rebecca, joking helium would beryllium fired if helium revealed all. Speaking astir his comeback recently, helium spilled: "I’m implicit the satellite to beryllium returning to Emmerdale. Ross is simply a quality I’m highly fond of and I’m excited to research what he’s been up to implicit the past 5 years. After seeing the scripts, I can’t hold for the assemblage to spot what’s successful store. One happening I tin accidental is Ross’s instrumentality volition nary uncertainty make fireworks.”

Producer, Laura Shaw, added: "We are delighted to person Michael backmost astatine Team Emmerdale, playing the unforgettable and charismatic atrocious lad Ross Barton erstwhile again. Ross makes a immense interaction from the archetypal infinitesimal helium arrives backmost connected screen, instantly throwing immoderate of our villagers' lives into disarray. Chaotic, chaotic and reckless, Ross is perfectly going to shingle up the colony and beryllium it's ne'er quiescent with a Barton lad backmost successful town."

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