Laurel and Jai split pic (Credit: ITV/compEmmerdaleInsider)

In next week’s Emmerdale spoilers, Laurel and Charles’s secret affair becomes public knowledge when Arthur outs them to the entire Woolpack. Jai is left floored by the discovery his estranged wife has been getting it on with his supposed mate. Will he be out for revenge?

Laurel Thomas and Charles Anderson are enjoying an affair in Emmerdale
This isn’t the first time Laurel has bedded the village vicar (Credit: ITV)

Laurel and Charles are sneaking around in Emmerdale spoilers

Laurel and Charles’s passionate fling has taken them, and us, by surprise. Up until recently they were nothing more than neighbours, but that all changed after a row over the church harvest festival of all things!

Tensions flared when Laurel unveiled her plans for the event and Charles deemed them too modern for a church setting. Laurel went ahead regardless and Charles was furious at not being listened to.

The pair wound up in a furious quarrel at Woodbine Cottage. But in the heat of the moment, passion took over and Laurel ended up in bed with the local vicar. Deja-vu!

Meanwhile, Laurel’s estranged hubby Jai and Charles’s former love Manpreet got talking and decided they wanted to try and win their exes back. Manpreet arrived at Woodbine ready to declare her feelings and almost caught Charles and Laurel in the act!

Will they be so lucky second time around?

Laurel and Charles are caught out by Arthur in Emmerdale
Arthur rumbles Laurel and Charles’s saucy secret (Credit: ITV)

Arthur catches Laurel and Charles in the act

Nosey Nicola picks up on the tension between Charles and Laurel and wants to know what’s going on between them. She confronts Laurel, who admits they slept together, but it was a one-off. But it’s clear Laurel is torn when Nicola questions why the fling is over.

Afterwards, Laurel meets up with Charles to talk about what happened, and they both agree to call it a day. However, temptation proves too powerful to resist and the lusty duo start snogging again.

This time, they’re caught out when Arthur suddenly walks in and witnesses their passion. Embarrassed, Laurel pleads with her son not to tell anyone what he saw, through fear of it getting back to Jai.

Jai finds out about Laurel and Charles in Emmerdale
Jai’s dreams of a romantic reunion are dashed (Credit: ITV)

Jai is heartbroken to discover the truth

Secrets don’t stay secrets in the village for long, as Laurel soon discovers when Arthur lets slip about her encounter with Charles. The lad drops the bombshell in the middle of The Woolpack, which is packed full of punters.

Everyone is stunned, and no one more so than Jai, who is standing right near Arthur when he spills the beans.

Jai recently confided in Charles that he was still in love with Laurel and regretted their split. So how will he react to the news that they’ve jumped into bed together? Are Charles and Laurel going to find themselves in Jai’s firing line for their ‘betrayal’?

Read more: The bad vicars of Emmerdale past and present

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