While we wait to discover if Ashley can cope with helping to deliver his own baby, it’s now been almost a year since the former vicar was diagnosed with early-onset vascular dementia.
And despite the fact that the emotional plot demands an inevitable conclusion to Ashley’s story – as well as to John’s time in Emmerdale – the actor insists that it’s been a positive process, and promises plenty of drama to come…
“That’s the funny thing about it,” admits John. “It’s the end of Ashley’s life, which will always have that sting in the tail, but I’m having fun! I’m still really enjoying the storyline and looking forward to some of the things we have coming up. Our producer, Iain MacLeod, has told me there are plenty of twists…
