Gail Loman hides huge secret from Ryan Stocks in Emmerdale

EMMERDALE fans have suspected Gail Loman of being up to something fishy since she arrived back in the village – and it turns out they were right to.

Gail, who is played by Rachael Gill-Davis, has recently come back to the Dales after going missing from the programme for several years.

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Gail Loman recently returned to Emmerdale and fans have been suspicious of her having hidden motives for coming to the village[/caption]

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Gail Loman takes a secret phone call in upcoming episodes of the soap[/caption]

And in an official sneak preview into events unfolding in the village over the next week, the ITV show has revealed that Gail is hiding a secret from her boyfriend Ryan Stocks.

When the pair go out for a romantic meal, Gail ends up sneaking off to take a secret phone call.

She meets a disturbed woman called Sophie in the town Allotment, and is shaken to hear there is bad news about someone called Oscar.

While Oscar’s identity is still unknown, fans do have their suspicions that Gail is actually the long lost daughter of Zoe Tate.

Zoe and her little girl Jean disappeared from the soap when they escaped to New Zealand after a fallout with another villager.

They were never seen again – but some viewers think that Gail is Jean hiding behind an alias.

The latest spoilers could be a hint in that direction, as a character called Sophie previously starred on the show and had connections to the Tate family.

Sophie Wright had a romantic relationship with Zoe Tate and was also a nanny to her little brother James.

She left the village when Zoe wanted to start a family with her, as she believed a child needed a mum and dad.

There is a chance Sophie could be Zoe’s old lover, come back to warn her daughter of trouble.

No one in Emmerdale has ever gone by the name of Oscar, so the mystery remains – but all will be revealed in time.

Emmerdale airs on ITV1 and is available on ITVX.