As Ross flirts with Steph, are all hopes of a Charity and Ross reunion crushed?

Recent Emmerdale scenes saw Ross Barton getting close to newcomer Steph Miligan. Does this mean a Ross and Charity reunion is off the cards?

Ross only returned to the Dales himself last month, but has already made his mark. He kissed former flame Charity Dingle and made an enemy of Mack in the process.

But as Ross flirts with Steph, does that mean a reunion with Charity is completely off the table?

Ross’s history with Charity

The history between Ross and Charity is pretty messy. The pair enjoyed a couple of one night stands before Ross then started an affair with her daughter Debbie Dingle – who was engaged to his brother Pete. Keeping up?

Charity was sentenced to two years in prison for perverting the course of justice. While in jail, she gave birth to son Moses. She refused to say who the father was, but when Moses became sick, it was revealed that Ross was Moses’ father.

Upon her release, Charity tried to sell Moses to Ross’s parents – Emma and James, and Moses ended up living with them and Ross.

Charity and Ross continued to scheme together and shared another kiss, but she was in love with Cain. Following the acid attack, Ross turned to cocaine and ultimately left the Dales with girlfriend Rebecca to sort himself out.

Ross’s return and kiss with Charity

Ross returned as part of Billy’s illegal boxing storyline and was revealed to be Billy’s opponent. However, Charity had stern words with Ross and convinced him to stop the fighting and focus on their son.

When Ross told her he’d cancelled a rematch, Charity remarked that she liked “the new, mature Ross”. They later spent some time alone together and Ross was on full flirt alert.

After telling Charity he wanted to live with her and Moses he moved in for a kiss. Charity pushed him away and insisted she loved Mack. But the spark was there for all to see.

Ross told Charity: “I know you want me.” And it certainly looked that way to us. But with Steph now on the scene, are all hopes of a Charity and Ross reunion crushed?

Will Charity and Ross reunite in Emmerdale?

Despite not knowing each others’ names – and not wanting to – Steph and Ross went back to the B&B together.

However, Steph soon finds herself in the middle of Jai and Ross’s plot to steal from her dad. Will this put paid to a romance between Steph and Ross or bring them closer together?

Whatever happens, the chemistry between Charity and Ross will always be off the charts, so it’s fair to say a reunion between the pair is never off the table.

Michael Parr, who plays Ross, previously teased in an interview with The Sun: “You really can’t hate somebody who’s doing a great job of raising your most beloved possession.

“But it’s Ross, and it’s Charity. There’s always going to be fireworks.”

Not to mention, despite Mack’s recent redemption arc – he did still cheat on Charity and had a baby with someone else. Ross might not be The One for Charity, but he could be The One to show her she deserves better than Mack. We’re here for it.

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