Shock split for beloved Emmerdale couple after 15 years as another pairing hide their new relationship over killer fears
A BELOVED couple faces a surprising split after 15 years, while another pair keeps their romance hidden in Emmerdale.
Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) confirms that she and the kids are moving out next week on the ITV soap.
This comes after Nicola and Jimmy King (Nick Miles) to hit the rocks over abuser Tom King’s (James Chase) revelations.
The married couple struggled to agree over Tom after Jimmy noticed several tell-tale signs suggesting that Tom can’t be trusted.
Nicola realised that her young stepson Carl (Charlie Munro Joyce) seems scared and uncomfortable around Tom.
This followed Tom threatening Carl over his missing tablet computer, which he was desperate to retrieve as it contained damning evidence proving his abuse of wife Belle.
Nicola tried to gently quiz Carl on why he’s upset with Tom. However, just when it seems like Carl might share the details, the scared schoolboy spotted Tom arriving home and clams up.
Nicola was frustrated that Carl can’t be honest with her, so she realised that she had to change tactics.
In a phone call with Jimmy, Nicola shared her belief that Carl’s strange moods are all down to Tom.
Her detective work continued when she spotted the radio-controlled car that Tom tried to bribe Carl with, which is now in the bin.
Nicola quizzed Carl on where the expensive toy came from, but he remained reluctant to tell her the truth.
Finally losing patience, Nicola turned her scrutiny in Tom’s direction and demanded to know what’s going on.
Tom tried his best to cover up his lies, and Jimmy was concerned to hear Nicola turning on a member of their own family.
But Nicola refused to back down and threatened Tom with the police.
Can the couple make it work with Tom out the way?
Meanwhile, having seen how hurt Ella (Paula Lane) is, Chas (Lucy Pargeter) and Liam (Jonny McPherson) decide to keep their relationship private for the time being.
Best soap affair love triangles
LOVE triangles are a fundamental part of soap-land, but which ones have become the most iconic?
EASTENDERS
Bradley/Stacey/Max: Stacey Slater began an affair with boyfriend Bradley Branning’s dad Max in 2007.
Despite their romps, Stacey still married Bradley, but their deceit came out in an iconic Christmas Day episode that year.
Grant/Sharon/Phil: Heading even further back in Walford history, EastEnders fans were gripped in the 90s as Sharon Watts had a one-night stand with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell.
Sharon confided in best friend Michelle Fowler – not realising it was caught on tape – and her husband Grant eventually found out and played it in front of everyone at the Queen Vic.
Syed/Amira/Christian: Syed Masood was engaged to Amira before realising he had feelings for another man, Christian, which he confessed to him on his wedding day.
A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they returned, the two men started an affair before being caught in the act by Amira.
CORONATION STREET
Shelley/Peter/Lucy: Peter Barlow took the concept of a love triangle and ran with it in Coronation Street – extending it to bigamy.
He was in a relationship with Shelley Unwin but started dating Lucy Richards, and quickly married her after she fell pregnant with his son, Simon.
But it didn’t stop him also marrying Shelley, but he was eventually caught when Lucy turned up in Weatherfield and the two women confronted him.
Ken/Deidre/Mike: Back in 1982, Deirdre Barlow started sleeping with her husband’s nemesis Mike Baldwin in secret, before confessing all a year later.
When Mike turned up at the marital home, Deirdre was being throttled by her husband who then kicked her out, but years later they reconciled.
Maria/Aidan/Eva: In 2017, Aidan Connor started sleeping with girlfriend Eva Price’s best friend, Maria Connor.
Eva eventually found out and she decided to take revenge by faking a pregnancy, spending his money and planned to confront him on their wedding day.
But she had a change of heart when a remorseful Aidan confessed, and decided to marry him anyway, only for Maria to arrive and expose her fake pregnancy.
EMMERDALE
Ross/Debbie/Pete: Debbie Dingle found herself torn between two brothers, Ross and Pete Barton in 2015 in Emmerdale.
She eventually decided to marry Pete but yet again, a soap wedding day was ruined when the groom learned of his bride’s betrayal via a recording played at the wedding.
Chrissie/Robert/Aaron: Robert Sugden was married to Chrissie White and all seemed well – until he began a steamy affair with Aaron Dingle.
Robert’s ex Katie Sugden almost exposed the affair – but fell to her death before she had the chance.
However, a guilty Aaron eventually cracked and told Chrissie about the affair – after which she announced it to the whole pub.
Earlier this year, Liam and Chas began to explore their romantic connection, but put the brakes on their budding relationship when Chas was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Chas debated revealing her feelings for Liam, and later decided she’d missed her chance when she saw Liam kissing Ella.
However, unbeknownst to Chas, the doctor was secretly unsure about his future with Ella.
More recently, viewers saw Liam and Chas sharing a heartfelt moment following the sad news of Zak Dingle’s death.
Liam comforted a devastated Chas, who opened up about her loss.
A call from Ella interrupted the pair and Chas told Liam that his girlfriend was waiting for him. “So? I want to be with you,” he replied.
Chas encouraged him to leave before he said something he regretted, but then Liam made a bold move.
He confessed his feelings for Chas and she reciprocated his affection as the former flames shared a kiss.
With his new connection blooming, Liam prepares to break up with Ella. But with three hearts on the line, will it go to plan?
Chas actor Lucy Pargeter recently spoke to Digital Spy about her character’s potential romance with Liam.
She said: “I think Liam and Chas make an interesting couple. When Paddy was with Chas, a lot of people said that they weren’t a good match.
“I think Liam’s quite different to Chas but I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing. They could be a good match.”
Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1 and streams from 7am on ITVX.