Inside Soap UK 14-2023

“It’s nine months to Christmas…” “Sarah beds Damon!” screams our cover this week. Now, I’d better make a confession. While we do indeed have pictures of this passionate pair on an actual bed, the storylines tail-off with a ‘dot-dot-dot’ as they begin to kiss. If you’re old enough to know where babies come from, I’ll leave you to imagine what might happen next; without me detailing the, erm… ins-and-outs of it. Whether Sarah and Damon do “take to their relationship to the next level” is, for now, a mystery. As is the question of why Sarah is bothering at all when she’s married to Adam Barlow. Why eat hamburger when you’ve got haggis at home? At this juncture – as Sarah dallies with two fellas – I think it’s worth pointing out…

First with the week’s HOTTEST headlines The sizzling sexual tension between Sarah and Damon explodes this week, when they end up in a hotel room together – but will it destroy her marriage to Adam? Although she’s repeatedly told Damon it’s never going to happen, Sarah can’t resist the lure of the bad boy’s charms when he rushes to her rescue during a tricky business meeting. Soon the flirty duo find themselves alone with the champagne flowing, and Damon seduces Sarah into abandoning her marriage vows altogether… “Damon is in court the next day, so he tells Sarah that this will probably be the last time she ever sees him,” reveals Ciarán Griffiths, who plays the sexy villain. “She’s already attracted to him, and then he opens up and tells her about his…

Hi Ciarán! How much fun are you having playing naughty Damon? He’s really enjoyable to play, and I feel as if I know him better now. I know what Damon’s about, and I’ve found my feet with him. He was very intense when I started, but now we’re seeing another side to him. He still has that edge, yet there’s a more playful side, too. What attracts him most about Sarah? That she’s married! Obviously, she’s a nice-looking girl, but the situation is perfect for him because there’s no strings attached. If she’s married, she’s not going to say anything to anyone and can’t give him any grief about what he’s doing. It’s a win-win! What’s it like to work so closely with Tina O’Brien (Sarah)? I’ve known Tina since we were 14, and we…

Eve vows to get love rival Nish out of the picture for good this week – by working with Jack to put the crook behind bars! It’s after Eve finds out Nish and Suki are still sleeping together that the legal eagle sees red, and pays a visit to Detective Branning. Eve tells him she’ll be a police informant – and serve up Nish’s head on a plate… “She absolutely detests the man, there is nothing else to it,” says EastEnders star Heather Peace, of Eve’s relationship with Nish. “There’s no grey area there – and Eve also knows that there is an element of coercive control from Nish towards Suki. I think Eve probably knew that they were still sharing a bed. But once it’s confirmed for Eve, that’s pretty awful…

Tortured Paddy faces a huge dilemma this week, after spending time with Chas and their daughter Eve leads to a smooch between the couple! And that’s only the start, as Chas then leaves him stunned when she begs him to get back together. So just weeks after he contemplated suicide, he weighs up returning to the wife who betrayed him… “Paddy’s left confused,” admits our Emmerdale insider. “He’d been trying to focus on getting better, but now his feelings are all over the place, and he’s facing a decision he’s not really well enough to cope with. If Chas breaks his heart all over again, it’s sure to send him back on a downward spiral.” Mindful that his recent absence will have upset his daughter, Paddy says he’d like to spend time with…

He may have been absent for much of Paddy’s life, but since finding out they are father and son back in 2019, former wrestler Bear’s been keen to make up for lost time. And what better way than on a bonding fishing trip? Knowing how Paddy’s been struggling lately, Bear’s been going all out to be there for his son. And when he hears how Paddy and Chas got close while spending time with Eve, the grizzled fighter lays into his wayward daughter-in-law – an act that backfires as it leaves Paddy furious… But Bear’s on safer ground later in the week, when he, Paddy, Marlon and Liam head off together for a fishing trip, with the aim of cheering up the sad vet. On the outing, father and son bond – but…