Emmerdale aired devastating scenes on Thursday (January 16) as Ruby Fox-Miligan (Beth Cordingly) dealt with the aftermath of finding out the DNA results of her daughter.
She was devastated to learn Caleb (William Ash) isn’t their daughter Steph’s (Georgia Jay) biological dad, and Anthony is.
During the latest trip to the village, available now on ITVX, Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) visited Caleb and revealed that she knew about the Steph’s DNA test, but had got the impression from Ruby that she had been forced into sex before she fell pregnant.
Overwhelmed with upset and anger, Caleb was determined to get to the bottom of the DNA bombshell. He managed to lure Ruby’s teenage friend Rob (Josh Burdett) to the house thinking he had raped her following Anthony’s (Nicholas Day) constant hints.
Emmerdale’s Caleb was convinced Rob had abused Ruby during their teenage years
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Caleb violently confronted Rob, believing him to be the culprit. Rob was shocked as Caleb threw around serious allegation before protesting his innocence and revealed that he was gay and Ruby was the only person who knew.
Rob also added that Ruby was scared of her dad Anthony. After apologising to Rob and showing him out, Caleb was left confused when Chas pointed out that they now knew who Steph’s father was.
With tears in her eyes, Chas explained that she believed Ruby had been sexually abused by Anthony, and he was Steph’s father, leaving him horrified.
Who plays Rob in Emmerdale?
Actor Josh Burdett made a cameo in Emmerdale on Thursday
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Josh Burdett portrays Rob in Emmerdale and is no stranger to the big screen.
The actor is best known for his roles in films such as Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA-nominated Loving Vincent, and Warhunt.
He also stars in films Murder At The Embassy, Red Rage and Liars & Cheats and in the TV series Gandhi, Guilt and Pan Tau’ Burdett is also a series regular in Hulu original Find Me In Paris.
Most recently, Burdett played Gabriel in the movie Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024), which also stars Cuba Gooding Jr.
Rob is played by movie star Josh
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In October, Josh celebrated the success of the films with a sweet Instagram post. He wrote: “Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace is NUMBER 1 on Amazon Prime’s Top 10 movies in the US. A moment to celebrate!
“Very proud to be a part of this film. Check it out on @primevideo in US, UK and wherever you may be.” Josh stars as Rob in Emmerdale during Thursday’s episode of the ITV soap.
Emmerdale airs weekdays at 7:30pm on ITV and ITVX