OHMYGOSSIP — Chris Chittell is to return to ‘Emmerdale’ next week.
The soap veteran – who has played Eric Pollard since 1986, making him the longest-serving cast member in the ITV show’s long history – hasn’t featured on screen since the production break during the first UK lockdown.
Some of the younger and older actors weren’t called back right away when filming resumed, but now Chris and his co-star Lesley Dunlop (Brenda Walker) are poised for a comeback.
The pair’s absence has been explained by a trip away, and Brenda isn’t best pleased when she finds out Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) has taken over the cafe while she’s been gone.
Arthur Thomas – played by youngster Alfie Clarke – is also set to return onscreen again for the first time in months.
Viewers will see him after Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy) and Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson) have a private scan, and a sonographer at the hospital predicts that she is 13 weeks pregnant.
However, a more senior consultant arrives and reveals the baby will likely have a type of chromosomal syndrome.
The pair are rocked by the revelation, and Laurel – who is sad and stressed – reacts badly to a throwaway comment Arthur makes as she and Jai decide whether to agree to tests to confirm the concerns.
Bosses recently teased a “truly magnificent” reveal of a “huge secret” over the festive season.
Producer Laura Shaw said: “We’ve got a really big fun Christmas and New Year, which is jam-packed full of romance, disaster, comedy, heartbreak, shock twists and turns.
“A huge secret comes out in a truly magnificent way that will make everybody gasp, I promise you.
“We’ve storylined a massive chapter in the Mandy/ Vinny/ Paul story, so keep watching to see how that plays out. It will be one of our big stories in 2021 and lives are definitely going to be changed forever.
“There’s more to come with Laurel and Jai. Their story does not end with the termination, they will feel the effects of their decision for quite a lot of next year.”

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