Inside Soap UK 3 - 2018

“I’m sure Joe will break the curse!” Imagine being the estate agent who’s given the job of selling Home Farm – really, really hoping nobody asks what happened to some of the previous owners. “The Whites? They’re mainly dead,” would be your reply. “Apart from the young lad, the one who killed them all – he’s still around.” “And the owners before?” the client may venture. “Declan is on the run,” would be your response. “After trying to kill himself by torching the place.” Now you’re just praying they give up before you find youself having to say: “Natasha and Mark? Lovely couple. She’s in prison now – for killing him. “Then there were the King brothers,” you’d continue. “All dead. Apart from Jimmy. Not that you’d notice!” But estate…

Stacey returns to Walford to reunite with Martin this week – but her scorned husband is having none of it! Still wounded from his wife’s revelation that she slept with Max at Christmas, stunned Martin can’t believe it when Stacey waltzes back home with the children and attempts to carry on as normal. The atmosphere is strained, to say the least, and reaches the point where neither of them can stand it a moment longer… “Stacey dropped a bombshell on her marriage, but rather than trying to salvage what was left, she just took the kids and left,” our Square source reminds us. “Martin was forced to soldier on and fend off all the awkward questions about her departure – so he is understandably vexed as she rocks up and…

MARTIN 85% “She should get back with Martin... but I bet if she does she’ll discover she’s pregnant with Max’s baby.” “She defo needs to sort her head out and get back with Martin! What she has with Martin is real – with Max it’s just one thing!” “If she gets back with Max, the ratings will plummet. We’ve seen that story already, don’t need it again!” We asked lnsideSoap readers on Facebook and Twitter if the Fowlers should fight for their love, or if the bond between Stacey and Max is too juicy to ignore… You have your say! MAX 15% “Martin should fling her out after what she’s done – then she’d have to go back to Max, for better or probably for worse!” “Max all the way…

“Rebecca is the only one who knows Lachlan caused the crash…” Lachlan is paralysed with fear this week, when Rebecca appears to be waking from her coma – but as he lays his mum and grandad to rest, is his guilt about to be revealed? The lad is terrified that once Rebecca is conscious again, she will expose his part in the car crash that wiped out half his family – and Lachlan can barely concentrate as the day of their funeral arrives… “Rebecca is the only person who knows that Lachlan caused his mother Chrissie to crash the car,” sighs our Emmerdale spy. “He might have escaped the deadly accident physically unscathed, but the knowledge that he’s to blame for the death of his family members is weighing heavily…

How does it feel now that there are only two members of the White family left? Emily I don’t think it’s really hit me. At the moment it still feels as if they are on Christmas break. They’re not, though! I joined the White family when it was already set up, but they were all so welcoming. Louise Marwood [Chrissie] and I are very similar, so she became my closest friend here. Thomas I’ve acted with Louise and John Bowe [Lawrence] since I was 15, and I became attached to them. So it’s strange that it’s just me and Emily now… What was filming the car-crash stunt like? Emily They put us in a thing called a gimbal, which is a piece of machinery that spins you around like a…

“Gary always seems to be getting beaten up because of the Platts!” The truth about Bethany’s job as a lap dancer is exposed this week, when Gary accidentally stumbles upon the teenager’s secret. The drama kicks off after Bethany entices a colleague from the club to help her lay a honeytrap for Gary so that Sarah won’t take him back. The wronged fella follows the two girls and can’t believe it when they head for the seedy venue. But Gary is in for an even bigger shock as he discovers that Bethany is working there as a dancer… “The last thing Gary expects is to see Bethany in that situation!” explains Mikey North, who plays worried Mr Windass. “It’s a big surprise when he walks in and sees her scantily…