John Sugden accused of sex with a teenager in shock Emmerdale spoilers
EMMERDALE newcomer John Sugden will be rocked by scandal next week as he’s accused of having sex with a teenager.
The false allegations come after Arthur Thomas (Alfie Clarke) starts a rumour to make himself look cool.
John (Oliver Farnworth) recently arrived in the Dales and began a steamy – but secret – relationship with mechanic Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller).
Their romance started after they connected on a dating app.
There’s a strong attraction between them, though it is somewhat complicated by the fact that John is the brother of Aaron’s ex, Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley).
However, that doesn’t seem to be stopping them as the pair even recreated Robron’s iconic roadside romp last month.
But the new couple may hit a roadblock as John is accused of having sex with teenager Arthur.
Arthur recently returned to the village after his travels to Australia.
He has come back with a new attitude and tries to show off his maturity to his long-time friend April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan) by flirting with John, unaware of his relationship with Aaron.
Arthur then takes his plan a step too far, lying to April about having sex with John.
Unfortunately, while Arthur thinks this is a harmless lie, his mother, Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy), overhears.
Laurel is furious, heading off to find John on a warpath.
When Laurel enters the Woolpack to confront John, Arthur enters and sees it all.
He is left mortified as John denies the accusations.
The confrontation ends when Arthur lets slip about Laurel’s fling with Charles (Kevin Mathurin), which is overheard by a flabbergasted Jai (Chris Bisson).
Best soap affair love triangles
LOVE triangles are a fundamental part of soap-land, but which ones have become the most iconic?
EASTENDERS
Bradley/Stacey/Max: Stacey Slater began an affair with boyfriend Bradley Branning’s dad Max in 2007.
Despite their romps, Stacey still married Bradley, but their deceit came out in an iconic Christmas Day episode that year.
Grant/Sharon/Phil: Heading even further back in Walford history, EastEnders fans were gripped in the 90s as Sharon Watts had a one-night stand with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell.
Sharon confided in best friend Michelle Fowler – not realising it was caught on tape – and her husband Grant eventually found out and played it in front of everyone at the Queen Vic.
Syed/Amira/Christian: Syed Masood was engaged to Amira before realising he had feelings for another man, Christian, which he confessed to him on his wedding day.
A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they returned, the two men started an affair before being caught in the act by Amira.
CORONATION STREET
Shelley/Peter/Lucy: Peter Barlow took the concept of a love triangle and ran with it in Coronation Street – extending it to bigamy.
He was in a relationship with Shelley Unwin but started dating Lucy Richards, and quickly married her after she fell pregnant with his son, Simon.
But it didn’t stop him also marrying Shelley, but he was eventually caught when Lucy turned up in Weatherfield and the two women confronted him.
Ken/Deidre/Mike: Back in 1982, Deirdre Barlow started sleeping with her husband’s nemesis Mike Baldwin in secret, before confessing all a year later.
When Mike turned up at the marital home, Deirdre was being throttled by her husband who then kicked her out, but years later they reconciled.
Maria/Aidan/Eva: In 2017, Aidan Connor started sleeping with girlfriend Eva Price’s best friend, Maria Connor.
Eva eventually found out and she decided to take revenge by faking a pregnancy, spending his money and planned to confront him on their wedding day.
But she had a change of heart when a remorseful Aidan confessed, and decided to marry him anyway, only for Maria to arrive and expose her fake pregnancy.
EMMERDALE
Ross/Debbie/Pete: Debbie Dingle found herself torn between two brothers, Ross and Pete Barton in 2015 in Emmerdale.
She eventually decided to marry Pete but yet again, a soap wedding day was ruined when the groom learned of his bride’s betrayal via a recording played at the wedding.
Chrissie/Robert/Aaron: Robert Sugden was married to Chrissie White and all seemed well – until he began a steamy affair with Aaron Dingle.
Robert’s ex Katie Sugden almost exposed the affair – but fell to her death before she had the chance.
However, a guilty Aaron eventually cracked and told Chrissie about the affair – after which she announced it to the whole pub.