Emmerdale's Marshall Hamston made his debut on the ITV soap earlier this year as a possible love interest for Arthur Thomas.
Since then he's featured in his own heartbreaking scenes, with a devastating twist revealing his dad Colin, played by actor Mark Noble, had been violent towards him.
Arthur's mother Laurel discovered bruising on Marshall's arm, while she was also horrified to hear homophobic Colin verbally attack his own son before disowning him.
