Emmerdale fans have been teased with a little bit of gossip about what they can expect in 2023 with one soap family in for a busy 12 months.
There’s no doubt 2022 will live long in the memory with Emmerdale celebrating its 50th anniversary through some major storylines and shock exits while soap villain Meena Jutla, played by Paige Sandhu, finally got her comeuppance. So, how can the soap top all that in the upcoming 12 months?
Speaking at a press event, Emmerdale boss Jane Hudson has offered a little hint of what fans will see in 2023 with it being billed as an ‘explosive’ one for the Dingle clan. In fairness, they have a lot to contend with Cain Dingle, played by Jeff Hordley currently behind bars, the arrival of his long-lost brother Caleb, played by Will Ash, in the village as well as the fallout from Chas Dingle cheating on husband Paddy.
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Jane said: “I would say the start of 2023 is explosive for the Dingles. We have got Cain at the heart of what is happening in our village, we’ve got Paddy and Chas at the heart of what is happening as well as Charity and Mackenzie. So, the Dingles are really kicking off 2023 with a bang.”
The Emmerdale boss said she’ll leave viewers to make up their own mind as to whether they can forgive Chas for having an Affair with Al Chapman and breaking poor Paddy’s heart. Jane said: “What one person will forgive another viewer might not. The viewers will always find it difficult to forgive her for breaking Paddy’s heart but I think what we will start to see is Chas doing her absolute best to right her wrongs and put other people first - acknowledging what she did.”
Elsewhere, viewers might well see the love triangle between Charity Dingle, Mackenzie Boyd and Chloe Harris come to a head. Of course, Charity and Mackenzie are due to marry next year while Chloe is expecting a baby which Mackenzie is father to.
Jane explained: “We have got the Charity and Mackenzie wedding on the cards which will be happening next year. I think we all know weddings don’t go very smoothly. Chloe’s baby will be due around the time of the wedding - I think you can put the pieces together. It will be explosive for Charity and Mackenzie.”
Summer sounds like it’ll be rather hectic in the village with Jane telling fans the team are currently coming up with ideas for that period. Jane said: “I’m storylining June at the minute so my head is there. I couldn’t tell you anything anyway but we are busy working on summer storylines at the moment as I always like to have a little bit of a summer spectacular so if I say that I have to come up with something now.”
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And finally, the Emmerdale boss couldn’t be probed without a question regarding any former favourites returning. Remaining rather coy, she said: “I can’t tell you because I’m still checking. We are doing June storylines and I had an idea the other day and thought ‘ahhhhh, our viewers would love that’.”
Before exiting, Jane joked: “Let me go, let me go.” She gave Emmerdale fans more than enough to mull over in the coming weeks.
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