EMMERDALE dropped a bombshell tonight with the return of Robert Sugden.
The scheming murderer – who is played by actor in the ITV soap – made an entrance just in time to stop his ex-husband Aaron Dingle marrying Robert’s murdering half brother John Sugden.
Now it can be revealed that Ryan will be back permanently – after his initial short stint ends.
A source said: “It will soon become clear that Robert’s freedom isn’t all that it seems and he will end up back behind bars for a little while.
“His full-time return will come later in the summer and it’s set to be explosive.
“Bosses at the have pulled out all the stops to get him back so there’s a lot of crossed fingers hoping it works.”;
Actor Ryan, who quit the show in 2019, had hoped to spread his wings acting-wise while away from the show.
And despite landing roles in some major shows, he had now admitted that it was a struggle at times.
It even led him to move to Brazil with his wife Daisy Prestes de Oliveira and their children for a life away from the spotlight.
“I’ve got to do things like , Miss Scarlet, and ,”; he told the Mirror.
“I wasn’t as busy as I would have liked, but that meant I got to be around my kids a lot, so I was very lucky.”;
And it was a call from co-star that convinced him to make a full-time return.
He added: “I have had a few calls over the past six years to see how I would feel about reprising the role, but it never felt quite right.
“Recently, while I was living in with my family, where we had been for the past year, Danny texted to see how I would feel.
“We’ve always kept in touch, and after a lot of thought, I told him, ‘Yeah, I am up for it. ’ I then got a call swiftly from the producers, and it went from there.”;
