EMMERDALE fans have been left ‘screaming’ after Aaron Dingle teased an epic Robert Sugden reunion.
The couple – nicknamed Robron by Emmerdale fans – were torn apart in 2019 when Robert was moved to a prison on the Isle of Wight after being convicted of killing his sister Victoria’s rapist.
Aaron – played by Danny Miller – has never stopped loving his husband and in tonight’s episode, his feelings for Robert were brought up during a chat with Victoria in the pub.
Aaron had noticed Victoria’s mobile phone buzzing away while she was away from their table, and saw it was messages from her secret love, Jacob Gallagher.
When she returned, Aaron told her he had seen the messages, and she opened up to him about their recent relationship troubles, and how her ex – and Jacob’s stepdad David – had found out about them before leaving the village for good.
She said: “I want to avoid anyone else getting hurt, we’re not all heartless like you.”
She immediately apologised, but Aaron told her it was a fair comment considering his recent behaviour.
He then questioned why she was “running off to Portugal“, and Victoria said: “I need a break from all the lies. I want it out in the open but Jacob can’t tell them [his family] yet.
“Don’t ask me why, but it’s reason enough.”
Looking at her, Aaron smiled and said: “You love him don’t you?”
Victoria replied: “Yeah, yeah I do. We just get each other you know? Do you think I’m mad?”
Aaron replied: “No more than usual. But listen, if Jacob is, you know, ‘The One’, then wait for him.”
Narrowing her eyes, Victoria said: “Sounds like you’re speaking from experience?”
Aaron replied: “Maybe” and Victoria said: “Robert’s doing OK.”
Aaron quickly said he “didn’t ask” about his ex, but Victoria told him: “I know, but whilst we’re talking about ‘The One’…” before Aaron changed the subject.
The mention of Robert and the context of the conversation left Emmerdale viewers and die hard Robron fans hopeful it was a sign the character could be returning.
Taking to X – formerly Twitter – one wrote: “OMG, Robert mention…”
Another added: “Why do Emmerdale keep jumpscaring me with Robert mentions, my heart can’t take it.”
A third tweeted: “That was actually a nice scene between Aaron & Vic & they even mentioned Robert and even the contest of him being Aaron’s ‘the one’ & waiting for the one you love, interesting!”
Back in October, Danny shared his own hopes that co-star Ryan Hawley would return as Robert at some point.
He told Inside Soap: “I’d love to work with Ryan again but it’s just a case of whether I can talk him round…”
Emmerdale airs on ITV1 and is available on ITVX.
