Emmerdale viewers are speculating that April Windsor has made a secret return to the Dales.
The character, played by Amelia Flanagan, has been absent since Christmas Day when she was last seen entering an unfamiliar car driven by an unknown person. Prior to her disappearance, April had endured a series of traumatic events.
This included being kidnapped by the menacing Jade (Twinnie-Lee Moore) and discovering the truth about her mother Donna’s (Verity Rushworth) death in 2014. These revelations led April down a path of substance abuse and conflict with her father Marlon (Mark Charnock), culminating in her vanishing act.
Since then, a distraught Marlon, along with the rest of the village, has been desperately searching for her. In a recent episode aired on January 14, CCTV footage showing a potential sighting of April in Leeds was shared with her family.
April went missing at Christmas
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Marlon subsequently travelled to Leeds to distribute leaflets about his missing daughter. During his search, he spotted a girl resembling April but was disappointed to find it wasn’t her.
Instead, he unexpectedly bumped into Ross Barton (Michael Parr). Despite their past disagreements, they decided to join forces in the search for April, reports Leeds Live.
Marlon headed to Leeds
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As they plastered more flyers around the city, the camera revealed a wall covered in appeals for information on several missing individuals. However, in a potentially dramatic twist, fans are theorising that April has already returned and is hiding in plain sight near her father.
One observer on an Emmerdale fan Facebook page remarked about a recent scene: “That camera shot where Marlon and Ross stood putting the poster up. Anyone else think April was the other side of it,” This speculation was shared by another member who insisted that April was just a few feet away from her father, full of concern.
Fans ‘spotted April’ on the soap
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The suggestion began to build momentum when another fan stated: “I think it was her that walked past.” Agreement was in the air as a third added: “I thought that too.”
Not to be outdone, one enthusiast confidently declared: “I thought the very same thing! ” The theory continued to gain traction with another comment: “Saw someone running past very quickly, wonder if it was April!”
Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV1 and ITVX at 7.30pm