The long-awaited trial of serial killer Meena Jutla is taking place on Emmerdale this week and many viewers are hoping she finally gets her just desserts. But some are becoming increasingly suspicious over one of the latest characters to join the Yorkshire soap - Meena's prison guard, Ian.
Over the last week, Meena (Paige Sandhu) has been flirting with her prison guard, played by Dean Smith, supposedly in a bid to get closer to the officer as we can presume she is already plotting her next move. When he first appeared in scenes on April 5, Meena revealed she was "a sucker for a pretty boy" which seemed to make him uncomfortable at first but he has since been flirting back and lingering around outside her cell and seen bringing her the latest newspapers and snacks.
Many may recognise the actor Dean from playing Philip Ryan on BBC school drama Waterloo Road from 2009 to 2011 but he's no stranger to soaps, he's previously starred in Hollyoaks as D.S Yates between 2018 and 2019 and Coronation Street in Andy Wingfield in 2019. The 32-year-old actor also played Willis in the 2019 BBC series Open All Hours alongside David Jason and Williams in the Last Tango in Halifax series.
