EMMERDALE is gearing up for explosive drama as a DNA test threatens to expose a family secret that could tear a couple apart.
Ruby Miligan (Beth Cordingly) made a shocking confession to Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) in Friday’s episode of Emmerdale.
Ruby revealed that she isn’t sure Steph (Georgia Jay) is her husband Caleb Miligan’s (Will Ash) daughter.
Chas was left stunned by her revelation.
An emotional Ruby explained she was just a “kid” when she fell pregnant Steph.
She also admitted that she “didn’t have a choice” and was “forced” to have sex, indicating she was raped.
A concerned Chas urged Ruby to report the assault and get justice.
But Ruby wanted to forget it ever happened and begged Chas to keep quiet about it.
Chas agreed to keep her secret, then asked if her abuser was someone she knew.
Ruby hesitated, then replied: “It was just some lad I knew.”
However, her hesitation suggests it could be someone closer to home. Could it be someone in the Dales?
Chas encouraged her to find out the truth about who Steph’s real dad is for her own peace of mind.
Later, Ruby ordered a DNA test on her phone.
Will the truth destroy her marriage to Caleb, or can they find a way to move forward?
Ruby Fox-Miligan (née Fox) is the wife of Caleb Miligan and the mother of Steph and Nicky Miligan.
She was born into a well off family at some point in the mid-1970s.
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EASTENDERS
Bradley/Stacey/Max: Stacey Slater began an affair with boyfriend Bradley Branning’s dad Max in 2007.
Despite their romps, Stacey still married Bradley, but their deceit came out in an iconic Christmas Day episode that year.
Grant/Sharon/Phil: Heading even further back in Walford history, EastEnders fans were gripped in the 90s as Sharon Watts had a one-night stand with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell.
Sharon confided in best friend Michelle Fowler – not realising it was caught on tape – and her husband Grant eventually found out and played it in front of everyone at the Queen Vic.
Syed/Amira/Christian: Syed Masood was engaged to Amira before realising he had feelings for another man, Christian, which he confessed to him on his wedding day.
A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they returned, the two men started an affair before being caught in the act by Amira.
CORONATION STREET
Shelley/Peter/Lucy: Peter Barlow took the concept of a love triangle and ran with it in Coronation Street – extending it to bigamy.
He was in a relationship with Shelley Unwin but started dating Lucy Richards, and quickly married her after she fell pregnant with his son, Simon.
But it didn’t stop him also marrying Shelley, but he was eventually caught when Lucy turned up in Weatherfield and the two women confronted him.
Ken/Deidre/Mike: Back in 1982, Deirdre Barlow started sleeping with her husband’s nemesis Mike Baldwin in secret, before confessing all a year later.
When Mike turned up at the marital home, Deirdre was being throttled by her husband who then kicked her out, but years later they reconciled.
Maria/Aidan/Eva: In 2017, Aidan Connor started sleeping with girlfriend Eva Price’s best friend, Maria Connor.
Eva eventually found out and she decided to take revenge by faking a pregnancy, spending his money and planned to confront him on their wedding day.
But she had a change of heart when a remorseful Aidan confessed, and decided to marry him anyway, only for Maria to arrive and expose her fake pregnancy.
EMMERDALE
Ross/Debbie/Pete: Debbie Dingle found herself torn between two brothers, Ross and Pete Barton in 2015 in Emmerdale.
She eventually decided to marry Pete but yet again, a soap wedding day was ruined when the groom learned of his bride’s betrayal via a recording played at the wedding.
Chrissie/Robert/Aaron: Robert Sugden was married to Chrissie White and all seemed well – until he began a steamy affair with Aaron Dingle.
Robert’s ex Katie Sugden almost exposed the affair – but fell to her death before she had the chance.
However, a guilty Aaron eventually cracked and told Chrissie about the affair – after which she announced it to the whole pub.
As a teenager, Ruby embarked on a relationship with Caleb, who grew up in the care system.
But Ruby’s family disapproved of their relationship and they forced Ruby to chose between them or Caleb.
Ruby choose Caleb and the couple married on 9th April 1996 and had a son named Nicky in September 2000 who they raised in Newcastle.
However, Ruby and Caleb’s marriage was marred by cheating – Caleb even cheated on Ruby the day after they got married – and by 2023 the couple were living apart.
There is little we know about Steph, except that she was born on 1st January 1993.
How will Ruby’s new revelation affect the family?
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1 and is available to stream from 7am on ITVX.
