Emmerdale welcomed a newcomer last month in the form of John Sugden (Image: ITV)
Emmerdale newcomer John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth) made an explosive arrival last month revealing he was the long-lost son of Jack Sugden (Clive Hornby).
And it didn’t take long for him to make an impression on the village residents, leaving long-lost half-sister Victoria Sugden (Isabel Hodgins) stunned and sparking up an on-off romance with Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller).
Aloof John has settled into village life – much to the delight of Victoria. However, this week, Victoria ended up snooping inside John’s van, where he had previously been living. Inside, she came across dog tags with ‘Aidan Moore’ stamped on th
According to John, Aidan was his best friend in the Army in Afghanistan. He recalled how they came across a young boy away and decided to play a game of football with him.
Victoria Sugden was shocked to learn she had another brother (Image: ITV)
Unfortunately, Aidan was killed after a bomb was planted at their base – with John revealing he did his best to save Aidan but nothing could be done.
However, fans are not believing that John is telling the truth and think the ‘real John Sugden’ could be his dead Army mate with the newcomer stealing his identity.
As speculation and suspicion continues to grow around John, the Sugden family tree was recently explained. Jack Sugden, who died in 2009, has four children.
Ryan Hawley played Robert Sugden from 2014 to 2019 (Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Jack had Jackie Merrick, who died in 1989, and Robert Sugden with late wife Pat Sugden, who died in 1986. Jack later had Victoria Sugden with second wife Sarah Sugden, who tragically died in 2000, and he also adopted Andy Sugden.
It has been revealed that newcomer John’s mum is Barbara, who had a fling with Jack back in the day. Currently, out of Jack’s children, it’s only Victoria who still resides in the village but now with the arrival of John could there be more Sugden family members, especially with the mention of Aidan?
At the start of John’s romance with Aaron, neither of them knew he was the brother of his ex-husband Robert. Soap watchers have been left delighted over the mention of Robert recently with many hoping the character could return.
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