Emmerdale spoilers follow from Friday’s episode (March 28), which is available to watch now on streaming service ITVX but hasn’t yet aired on ITV1.
Emmerdale’s Marlon Dingle gets a stern warning from his wife Rhona Goskirk in Friday’s episode (March 28) as she fears for April Windsor’s future.
Marlon is ordered to step up and start being a dad to April again, before her behaviour spirals any further out of control.
Viewers have seen Marlon tread carefully around April since she returned home to the village after weeks sleeping rough on the streets.
April ran away at Christmas and only made her return in early February, with her traumatic experiences explored on screen in a special flashback episode.
In Friday’s episode, April starts to feel isolated from her friends as a group of the teens gather for a small party at Laurel Thomas’s house.
After the stark reality of life on the streets, April realises that she finds her peers childish and cuts herself off from the group.
April ultimately strikes up a bond with one of the boys at the party and they head upstairs to sleep together.
When Marlon and Rhona arrive at Mulberry Cottage to collect April, they catch her coming back downstairs with the lad. She’s mortified and storms off, pushing her family away again.
The embarrassing moment turns out to be the final straw for Rhona, who accuses Marlon of letting April push the boundaries too much.
Urging Marlon to do something, Rhona asks: “Does her sleeping with a random boy in our friend’s house not warrant a conversation?”
Marlon frets that April could run away again if he pushes her too hard, pointing out that she’s still not back to normal after the last time.
Rhona replies: “And you think letting her do what she wants is going to get her there? Because I think the longer we let that happen, the less chance there is of her ever being that girl again.
“You’ve been a rock for that girl, ever since she got back. You’ve been her best friend. But now, Marlon, you need to be her father again.”
Will Marlon listen to Rhona’s ultimatum?
