April is alive! But when will she come home? Everything we know about what happens next
Marlon received good news
It’s been revealed in Emmerdale that April Windsor is alive, but will the teenager return home?
April disappeared from her home on Christmas Day, causing her family and friends to go out of their minds as they search for her.
With Marlon Dingle receiving news that his daughter is alive, will the pair be reunited soon?
April goes missing in Emmerdale
Before going missing, April discovered the truth about her mother Donna’s death from Ross Barton.
This caused the teen to go off the rails and she bunked off school and took up drinking. She also clashed with her father on numerous occasions as she hated that he had not been honest with her.
On Christmas Day morning, Marlon went to April’s bedroom to check on his daughter, but she wasn’t there. Viewers later saw her getting into a mysterious car, not to be seen again.
Since Christmas Day, the village has come together to support Marlon and Rhona, and numerous searches have taken place.
They thought they had a breakthrough when someone was admitted to hospital with April’s purse and bank card. However, the victim was not April.
April is alive in Emmerdale
During tonight’s episode (January 13), Marlon woke from a nightmare in which April’s body was discovered. He later confessed that there was a real possibility that his daughter really was dead.
As the family continued to support each other they received a message from the family liaison officer who said she had news.
Back at home, Marlon and Rhona waited for Anna to arrive. When she did, she shared with them that there had been a potential sighting of April.
Marlon and Rhona were then shown CCTV footage of a girl running along a street in central Leeds. Marlon and Rhona confirmed that it was definitely April, with Marlon breathing a sigh of relief as he said, ‘she’s alive.’
Is April coming back?
Spoilers for upcoming episodes reveal Marlon travels to Leeds in search of April. He sees a young girl who from a distance looks like April. But as he runs towards her, he is shocked to come face-to-face with Ross instead.
There is an altercation between the two men, but soon Ross tries to support Marlon. He does his best to buoy Marlon and keep up his hopes of finding April.
However, Marlon can’t help but feel overwhelmed at the task as he is surrounded by reminders that April is just one of hundreds of thousands of missing people.
While there is no confirmation when April will return, it appears that she hasn’t left the show so she’ll most likely be back on screen soon.
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