followers believe they’ve unravelled a forthcoming plot twist involving the character April. The young girl has been absent for three weeks, yet the soap confirmed she’s still alive.
In Tuesday 14th January’s episode, was seen distributing flyers around Leeds city centre in hopes of finding someone who might have seen April. He spots a girl resembling her from afar and pursues her, only to discover she’s a stranger, leaving Marlon disheartened.
He then encounters Ross nearby, learning that he’s been visiting Leeds daily in search of the missing teenager. Ross felt remorseful for April’s disappearance after he told her he wasn’t her friend and wanted nothing to do with her – exactly as Marlon had asked.
Although April didn’t appear in the episode, some soap fans are convinced they’ve deciphered what could transpire next. It’s presumed that April’s vanishing is connected to her discovering the truth about her mother Donna Windsor’s death and Marlon’s deception.
Coupled with Ross’s rejection, viewers speculate that April has been observing them all along, reports .
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April Dingle has been absent for three weeks (Image: ITV)
Twitter user @michaelstewart95 pondered the possibility of a twist in the search for April, saying: “I kept thinking that it was gonna end with either April watching them from a distance or they actually show where she is somewhere.”
Similar sentiments were shared by @carolynlongville who mused: “I think maybe she has seen them.”
Encouraging speculation, @DavidHe47935675 wagered: “What’s the bet we get a scene of April watching in the distance?”.
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Marlon and Ross with April’s missing poster during an Emmerdale episode (Image: ITV)
An fan from a Facebook group shared a theory about the ongoing storyline, stating: I’m glad Ross and Marlon are finally working together, but wouldn’t surprise me if April is watching them from afar. Must be hiding a secret and she’s trying to figure out what to do next before she goes home.”
The storyline thickens as Marlons efforts to find his daughter April turn desolate upon pinning her flyer among many others on a wall full of missing person notices.
Kate Graham, communications chief at Missing People, expressed gratification in collaborating with on this crucial narrative.
Graham continued: “The researchers were clear from the start that they wanted to ground the storyline in reality and in no way glamorise it. We hope that as viewers watch this story unfold they are able to gain some understanding of what families with a missing loved one go through and why our charity exists to support those families, as well as anyone thinking of being missing, or anyone already away from home.”