Emmerdale fans have been left speechless after Amelia Spencer's baby daddy was finally revealed.
After being sent their GCSE results and preparing to go to prom, some teenagers in the village received even more news than they expected. During tonight's episode, Noah Dingle admitted to his cousin Samson that he and Amelia were "a thing now", prompting Samson to brag he had already slept with the 15-year-old and subsequently revealing to viewers that he was the father of Amelia's child.
Amelia later confirmed this after being confronted by the two angry boys with Samson urging her "to get rid of it" as a child would interfere with his big plans for the future. His treatment of Amelia did not sit right with many viewers who accused writers of "ruining" the character.
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On top of that, he later told his upset parents that it was girls who "were supposed to sort all that stuff [protection] out". His mother was quick to berate him, saying: "Okay, Samson Dingle, you listen to me: I love you and I am on your side but don't you dare try and blame this on that poor girl because you both did what you did."
Viewers were shocked by how much Samson has changed in recent episodes. Emu tweeted: "WTF have they done to Samson?
"He was the nicest lad in the village, good mates with Amelia, and now he's ripping into her & disrespecting her like that? This f****** programme, seriously. Has he had a personality transplant? And why isn't Charity at the party?"
Amy asked: "Why has Samson had a complete personality transplant?!" Courtney Chiellini echoed: "Samson and Noah have literally switched personalities within the space of an episode, the writing makes no sense."
Chilsie said: "And just like that, Samson is added to the ever growing list of Emmerdale a**holes." Gill commented: "And turns out he's a misogynist!"
Linzi Rainbow wrote: "Samson obviously didn't pass human biology in his exams if he thinks contraception is purely a females responsibility." Pam fumed: "That's it. I'm very very cross now. Amelia and Samson...very cross indeed."
With emotions running high in the village, bad news followed when Faith Dingle collapsed at her own party with doctors later telling the family that the cancer had spread to her brain.
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