Emmerdale is set to air a special Jacob A&E episode, but will this spell the end for his mum Leyla Harding?
With Jacob ready to be pushed to his limits during an hour long episode in January, he’s set to be tested both ‘professionally and personally.’
But, could this special episode spell the end for soap favourite Leyla? We hope not!
Emmerdale fan theory: Leyla to die in Jacob special episode?
New spoilers reveal that Jacob will have a whole hour-long episode dedicated to his first day on work placement in A&E. This will see him deal with life-threatening scenarios.
Villagers are also set to be affected. But, fans have now theorised that this episode will mark the end for Leyla.
One fan reacted to the special episode announcement on X and wrote: “Leyla’s death looms. I’m broken.”
Another person wondered: “Will Leyla come in on a stretcher?”
A third fan had really thought this scenario through and shared: “Leyla will arrive on a stretcher and there will be a flashback episode which shows us her getting murdered by the drug dealer.”
Everything we know about Leyla’s ‘death’
It has been reported that Roxy Shahidi will soon bow out of Emmerdale and will go out with a bang as her character Leyla is ‘killed off.’
It’s unclear exactly how Leyla will die but this special episode seems like a rather worrying sign that Leyla could meet her end as the New Year arrives… what with Jacob reappearing out of nowhere and being given an hour-long episode solely dedicated to him. A coincidence? Hmmm…
Emmerdale has also said that Jacob will be affected ‘personally’ during the episode. Producer Sophie Roper also teased: “Jacob will encounter some challenging situations that also affect some of our Emmerdale villagers.”
But, will Leyla be one of them? Is this the episode where she sadly dies? We’re not ready…
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