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A FAMILY AFFAIR
Jai Sharma heartbroken as he makes a shock discovery about Laurel Thomas in Emmerdale
Laurel's secret is revealed during a huge confrontation in the Woolpack
JAI Sharma will be left heartbroken in Emmerdale next week as he makes a shocking discovery about his ex-Laurel Thomas.
Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) has moved on after their split this summer, but her new relationship is set to cause a stir.
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She has begun an affair with victor Charles Anderson (Kevin Mathurin), though it is initially short lived.
It’s a classic love/hate scenario as Charles and Laurel find themselves in a blazing argument one minute – and kissing the next. After this, they acknowledge that there’s an attraction which cannot be denied, and they sleep together.
In Emmerdale scenes next week, Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) notices their connection and tries to get to the bottom of what’s going on between Laurel and Charles.
But when the truth comes out, Laurel is left torn as Nicola questions why the fling is over.
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Soon, Charles and Laurel discuss their fling, eventually deciding the responsible thing to do is call it a day.
Charles and Laurel quickly give in to temptation but are then caught by her son Arthur (Alfie Clarke).
Laurel begs her son not to tell anyone, which he initially doesn’t.
However, in a bid to show off his newfound maturity to pal April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan), Arthur lies about having sex with John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth), which Laurel overhears.
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Furious, Laurel heads straight to the Woolpack to confront John, who is forced to deny the allegations.
Arthur sees everything and is left modified.
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In the lead of the moment, Arthur lets slip about Laurel and Charles’ fling which is overheard by a flabbergasted Jai (Chris Bisson).
Laurel and Jai split earlier this summer as Laurel had enough of Jai’s continued lies and he pushed her over the edge when he insulted her late husband Ashley.
Now the pair are going through the process of getting a divorce but Jai is making this as messy as possible.
Laurel’s new relationship is definitely set to cause some drama in the Dales as Jai no doubt sees it as a huge betrayal.
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.
And not just from Laurel, but also from Charles who has been helping him deal with his strained relationship with his former stepson Arthur.
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