April Windsor has vanished and Marlon is devastated (Image: ITV)
viewers are abuzz with speculation about the potential return of a character to the beloved soap. On Christmas Day, audiences were left heartbroken as teenager April Windsor, played by Amelia Flanagan, vanished in emotional scenes.
Her father, , portrayed by Mark Charnock, discovered his daughter had run away during the festive episode. The upcoming episodes promise to shed light on the distressing reasons behind April’s decision to leave, revealing a side of her life that Marlon was completely unaware of.
The ITV soap has worked closely with Missing People to ensure a realistic and accurate depiction of this impactful storyline. Before her disappearance, April was seen waiting for an unknown individual.
A car soon pulled up and without uttering a word, April got in and was driven off. This has led fans to theorise that the mystery character could be a returning villager.
Emmerdale fans are convinced that a character could be returning to the hit ITV soap (Image: ITV)
Viewers are now wondering if the mystery driver could be Scott Windsor, who April may have reached out to. As the brother of April’s late mother, Donna Windsor, Scott is actually April’s uncle.
enthusiasts have flocked to Twitter speculating on a possible return of past characters. One hopeful viewer tweeted: “Please say April has gone to stay with Scott or Kellie and we will get a return from one of day #”.
Another fan pondered: “Okay what if the guy who picked up April was Scott?”
Emmerdale fans think Scott Windsor could be returning (Image: ITV)
Meanwhile someone else queried: “Anyone checked with Kelly and Scott? ? #” and one more added to the intrigue: “Have they contacted Scott, Kellie, Carly and Jamie any of April’s/Bob’s extended family? #.”
While Ben Freeman’s character Scott was last seen in the village in 2007 and often comes up in conversation on the programme, he dashed hopes of returning when last year it emerged that Freeman had hung up his boots permanently for a role in Outlander, despite temporarily joining as Caleb Malone in 2021.
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