EMMERDALE star Ryan Hawley has broken his silence on Robert Sugden’s shock return.
The actor has returned to the ITV soap after bowing out from the role in 2019.
Viewers watched on as Robert at ex-husband Aaron’s wedding to John Sugden – Robert’s half-brother.
After the dramatic comeback aired, Ryan has addressed his future on .
He told press: “Robert’s back after six years! And a lot has happened during this time in the village and for Robert.
“Two very different worlds, the village and Robert’s reality in prison
“And out of the blue, just in the nick of time, Robert turns up at Aaron’s wedding to John.”;
Ryan added: “It sets up a fantastic few episodes to finish off the wedding week which shows how the incident of Robert turning up will resolve itself.”;
Continuing, the star addressed how soap bosses worked to keep his return under wraps.
The actor explained he’d been given the codename “Marco”;, used a secret entrance to enter the building and a driver brought him from home to set.
Ryan elaborated further: “There’s so much effort that’s gone into it. I didn’t tell anyone. I didn’t tell my family or friends.
“Just fairly recently, I said, ‘it’s Ryan, I play Robert’ and the security guard said ‘what’s your code name.’ I said, ‘Marco.’ And then he let me in!”;
The Sun exclusively revealed how actorfor a brief stint.
A source speaking at the time said: “Ryan has a lot of respect for the show and its fans and he really wanted to give them a treat so he agreed to come back for a brief stint.
“It’s going to be a huge surprise for fans especially the Robron fans who have missed Robert desperately since Ryan quit.
“Nothing was seen as being too extreme to keep the secret with fake names on scripts, smuggling him in and out of the studios and keeping everything very tight.”;
The star – who played schemingbetween 2014 and 2019 in the ITV soap – agreed to return as a one-off treat for fans as ex-husband Aaron Dingle prepares to’.
Robert arrived just as John and Aaron were about to make their vows to one another.
But will which brother will Aaron choose? And what will the rest of the village think about Robert being back?
ITVahead of its usual 7am broadcast in an effort to maintain the surprise for fans.
Emmerdale airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
