Composite image of Manpreet and Tracy on Emmerdale; Manpreet looks scared, Tracy looks angry (Credit: ITV/Composite: EI)

This week’s episodes of Emmerdale revealed that someone has been blackmailing Manpreet Sharma – and Tracy has suddenly emerged as a compelling suspect. In the wake of Leyla’s funeral last week, fans learned that the doctor had a juicy secret – and had been boosting her confidence by posting intimate pictures to a saucy website.

Leyla took the secret to her grave but, as Manpreet revealed to Ella, she wasn’t the only one who knew. No, someone has been blackmailing Manpreet, sending her menacing messages about her secret.

But who is it – and what do they want?

Manpreet looks at her phone on Emmerdale - which has a threatening message on it
Manpreet got another message last night (Credit: ITV/Composite: EI)

Manpreet’s blackmail continued in Emmerdale last night – but was it Tracy?

This continued last night (Wednesday, March 12) as she received another unsettling message while enjoying an outdoor picnic with Ella – “nice day for a picnic.” As she began to panic, Billy jogged past, followed by Tracy.

But who’s behind the messages? Among the list of suspects (which also includes Billy and Ella) is Tracy – and fans have been making a list of all the evidence so far.

Tracy looks over at Manpreet and Ella who are enjoying an outdoor picnic on Emmerdale
Tracy wandered by as Ella and Manpreet sat outside (Credit: ITV)

She was on her phone last night

As many were quick to point out, Tracy was on her phone as she encountered Ella and Manpreet enjoying their outdoor picnic – meaning that she could very easily have sent the message.

“Hang a minute? was Tracy using a mobile as she walked past Manpreet just now?” asked one eagle-eyed fan.

“Didn’t Tracy walk past using her phone? Is she the one blackmailing Manpreet?” asked another.

An obvious red herring, or a brazen move from Tracy?

Tracy and Leyla
Leyla caught Tracy stealing from Pollard (Credit: ITV)

She needs the money

Manpreet isn’t the only one hiding a secret – Tracy’s skint, and with Nate not helping with the child maintenance, she’s in desperate need of cash. Having been thieving from Pollard, she’s obviously prepared to resort to more devious measures to make money, but could she be blackmailing Manpreet too?

“Tracy with her phone out? Shes skint and needs money. Had a smirk on her face and their distress, and then Manpreet gets a message and shes being watched. Its Tracy isn’t it. Bet Leyla told her before the crash,” said one fan.

“Tracy is blackmailing Manpreet because she is skint and also on ‘Only Fans’,” another agreed.

“Could Tracy or Eric be black mailing Manpreet, to solve their money problems and pay back the people they owe money to,” a third agreed.

Has Tracy been blackmailing Manpreet?

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