Emmerdale fans work out who will raise newborn baby after mum’s shock death – and it’s not Rhona Goskirk

EMMERDALE fans have worked out who will raise a newborn baby after their mum's shock death - and it's not Rhona Goskirk.

Rhona recently discovered her ex - Gus - had faked her identity to use their old implanted embryos in his new wife Lucy so they could have a baby.

During Thursday's episode, Rhona went to his house to confront him after Gus stood her up at their arranged meeting point.

Once there, she found a heavily pregnant Lucy and ended up in a shouting match that put Lucy into early labour.

At the hospital, it was revealed Lucy had given birth to a baby girl, but had been rushed to theatre due to the bleeding.

But in a tragic twist, Gus later revealed: "It’s Lucy. She’s gone. They couldn’t stop the bleeding. Her organs went into shock.”

Gus went on to blame Rhona, and at home, the vet sobbed to husband Marlon that she had caused Lucy's sudden death.

Breaking down she cried: “Lucy died. I did steal her baby because she’ll never hold it, she’ll never see it, she’ll never be a mother. 

“Gus said I killed her and I did. He’s right because I did.”

The question now remains as to who will raise the baby, but despite the embryo being Rhona's, Emmerdale viewers don't think she will be the one to do it.

Instead, some think Charity Dingle will step in, having suffered her own devastating miscarriage earlier this year.

Taking to social media, one fan wrote: "Hear me out, Charity is going to adopt Rhona's baby and it'll be 'her and Mack's'."

Another asked: "Will Rhona and Marlon take the baby now?"

Meanwhile others think Rhona will take on the baby - but won't raise her with husband Marlon.

One theorised: "Are the writers going to set up a shock affair between Rhona and Gus? Gus wife died but Rhona & Gus baby is born.

"The writers use the child as a way to bring Gus & Rhona together? A child bonds people. How will Marlon feel about this? Get sense Gus cause more trouble."

Another added: "Now there is no going back with this one. Rhona is definitely not going to leaving Gus to raise this Baby by himself. And they will get close. Poor Marlon."

A third tweeted: "Rhona will take baby and Marlon wont want it because it ties Rhona to Gus forever."

Emmerdale airs on ITV1 and is available on ITVX.