Emmerdale’s Sarah Sugden will receive some upsetting news next week, following her positive pregnancy test.

This week’s scenes see Sarah struggling to connect with her new love interest Jacob Gallagher, as he continues to battle with his grief for his mum Leyla Harding, who passed away last month after being injured in the deadly limo crash.

After Sarah takes a pregnancy test this week, she’s shocked to receive a positive result. But when she tries to get a moment alone with Jacob after Leyla’s funeral to tell him about the test, he pushes her away, leading her to confide in grandmother Charity Dingle instead.

In scenes that will air on Monday, March 10, Charity accompanies Sarah to the doctors surgery to talk about her pregnancy. After they chat to Manpreet Sharma, Manpreet suggests that they should double-check Sarah’s test result just to be sure.

It isn’t long until Sarah receives a shock, as Manpreet breaks the news to her that her positive pregnancy test was a false alarm. While Sarah tries to process the fact that she isn’t pregnant after all, Charity and Manpreet are upset to see how disappointed Sarah is.

With Sarah facing a shortened life expectancy due to her health issues, she admits that she’s worried that this could have been her only chance to start a family.

With Jacob still in the dark about what’s happened with Sarah, will Sarah be able to confide in him about the false alarm? And could she begin to take the idea of starting a family more seriously?

Joe-Warren Plant, who plays Jacob, recently spoke to Digital Spy and other media about the possibility of Jacob becoming a dad, suggesting that having a child “might be the turning point Jacob needs in his life”.

He added that Jacob “would be a great dad”, saying that “he’d really want to step up as he didn’t really have that growing up”.

The actor also suggested that Jacob should take the opportunity to confide in Sarah about his grief, explaining that his character “bottles it all up”.

“He wants to do it all on his own and thinks he’s got what it takes,” he said. “He needs to realise it’s okay to let people in and to allow others to aid him in his journey.”