12 Emmerdale spoilers for next week: Chas addiction ‘exposed’, Ella off the rails and Steph takes extreme action over Anthony
Is Chas lying – or is it Ella?
In Emmerdale spoilers for next week, Ella and Chas are at war – but who’s telling the truth? One thing’s for sure, Ella’s making more enemies than she is friends in the village right now.
Meanwhile, Steph has an extreme idea to try and rid herself of Anthony’s presence. Can Ruby talk her out of it?
Here’s everything that’s happening in Emmerdale spoilers next week, March 24-28.
Ella stands firm as Chas accuses her in Emmerdale spoilers
1. Ella takes on Chas
After Ella was accused of drugging Chas causing her collapse, she is determined to prove her innocence. Although Chas withdraws her statement, Ella refuses to leave the village. She is certain Chas framed her and she is going to prove it.
2. Chas addicted to painkillers?
Ella goes to Liam and tells him she thinks Chas is addicted to painkillers and that’s how the drugs got in her system. Liam is soon searching through Chas’ cupboards and she is not happy. He confesses he is checking on her pill consumption after Ella’s accusations.
3. Chas confronts Ella
Furious Chas storms out to tackle Ella, but Ella stands firm that Chas must have overdosed due to an addiction. Liam and Chas don’t know how to handle Ella’s constant pressure on their relationship.
4. Bitter Ella blows Manpreet’s secret
Not content with annoying Chas and Liam, Ella takes on Manpreet too in next week’s Emmerdale spoilers. Manpreet asks her to move out immediately and so angry, Ella announces the racy pictures and blackmail secret to the whole pub.
Steph struggling in Emmerdale spoilers
5. Jai’s on a mission
With Steph still completely overwhelmed by the truth of her paternity, Jai pounces. He takes advantage when he sees she is upset and tries to get information out of her. He notices she reacts to every mention of Anthony and is sure he’s on to something. Caleb tries to create a cover story to throw Jai off the scent, but will it work?
6. Steph takes drastic action to rid herself of Anthony
Steph finally opens up to Ruby about how she is feeling. She explains all she can see is Anthony’s reflection in herself. Ruby tries to offer closure, but has no idea that Steph has a drastic plan in mind and is researching plastic surgery to get rid of Anthony forever.
7. Ruby helps Steph
The family plan a day together to spend some time bonding again. But Caleb pops to the depot and doesn’t return, leaving Ruby and Steph alone. Soon they finally form an honest bond for the first time in their lives. Is there hope yet for the family?
Sarah lying to Kammy in Emmerdale spoilers
8. Cain warms to Kammy
Sarah and Kammy are getting on very well and Kammy even secures a trial at the garage. Charity is not impressed, but Cain sees Kammy working hard and starts to quite like him.
9. Sarah’s not being honest
Although Sarah is enjoying Kammy’s company and their relationship is blossoming, Vinny is worried. He is concerned that Sarah has not told Kammy about her health condition. Could this lead to trouble?
Also in Emmerdale spoilers next week…
10. April struggles
Marlon gets a letter from Dylan in rehab and hides it from April, under Paddy’s suggestion. But April is having trouble fitting back in with her friends. Things soon take a turn and Marlon and Rhona once again worry about how they can help their daughter.
11. Claudette and Charles clash
Charles has plans for the Church Easter celebrations, but Claudette is not impressed by them. Soon mother and son are clashing as she makes her feelings clear.
12. Brenda wins big
Nicola tells Brenda she has won a competition in a magazine. But Brenda announces she’s turning down the prize, leaving Nicola shocked. But then she comes up with a cunning idea…
Ella Forster joined Emmerdale in 2024 and we were absolutely thrilled that the brilliant Paula Lane would be back on our screens after her much-loved stint in Coronation Street as Kylie Platt.
And we weren’t disappointed – at first.
Spunky Ella was a great addition to the Emmerdale cast. Fiesty and knowing her own mind, she had so much promise.
Ella Forster’s big secret drops in Emmerdale
We knew Ella was hiding something, after all, who arrives in Emmerdale without a secret? But we didn’t know what.
She settled into a job at the doctor’s and a relationship with Liam Cavanagh (despite us all knowing he belonged with Chas Dingle), but then strange things started to happen. She didn’t want her photo in the local news and she was visiting an elderly lady we had no idea about.
Eventually her secret was out – she had killed her best friend when she was a child and had been in prison for it.
Liam dropped her like a hot potato and the village turned their backs on her. Only one person gave her the time of day: Cain Dingle. We saw a spark. It came to nothing.
In fact, that’s really where Ella has gone since in Emmerdale: nowhere, doing nothing.
Ella’s exit looms
We know Paula Lane is leaving the soap. She was reported to be finishing filming in February. So her exit is coming soon. And now, next week, she’s started to get interesting again.
After months of moping over Liam, not adding much else, she is finally doing something – just as she’s about to leave.
It felt like Emmerdale didn’t know who they wanted Ella to be: a killer who was trying to redeem herself and live a normal life or a psychopath determined to make misery. They needed to nail their colours to the mast and run with it.
But they never did. Instead, Ella faded into the background. A character with so much promise and an actress with so much talent was wasted.
What a shame she’s leaving because she could have been one of Emmerdale’s greats.
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