Emmerdale saw Ruby Fox-Miligan make a major admission about her dad Anthony to her daughter Steph – and fans think it will land John Sugden in hot water

Emmerdale fans think they’ve clued into what will happen next on the show after a very emotional episode.

In the March 13 episode of the ITV soap, character Ruby Fox-Miligan admitted to her daughter Steph that the person Steph knew as her grandad – Anthony Fox – was also her dad, after Anthony abused Ruby when she was a teen.

Anthony was killed back in January by Ruby, but John Sugden thought his partner Aaron Dingle was responsible for the murder and “buried” Anthony’s body in the woods. After Ruby confessed Anthony’s crimes to Steph, fans thought that Steph’s next move would be to dig up her real father’s body – only to find it missing.

On Reddit, one fan shared: “I enjoyed the episode because it pushed a few of the storylines on, I wonder if this now leads to Steph trying to dig up her grandad and his body not being there? Because I don’t believe for a second that John buried him there!”

Steph finally found out that her grandfather Anthony is also her father – and viewers suspect she’ll undertake an action that could unearth several major secrets ( 
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Others were just pleased that Steph believed Ruby, agreeing that the storyline will develop quickly now that she’s in the know about her true parentage.

“Definitely glad Steph believed Ruby, I did wonder if they were going to go another direction with that!” one person said, with another saying: “It makes sense that she jumped to it. She has said herself she always knew she was conceived around Ruby’s 16th birthday. She knows Ruby left bc of Anthony, so with the timeline it’s pretty easy to figure out that it’s a possibility.”

Another fan praised: “Beth Cordingly’s performance during the reveal was great. If you listen very closely there’s a slight hesitant stutter before she says ‘sexually,’ which just adds to the scene. Really emphasises that she doesn’t want to have to say it, but knows she needs to. And Steph, was good to see her express some completely new emotions/mood today. Shows more of the actress’s range.”

While viewers were impressed with actress Beth Cordingly’s performance as Ruby, the star herself has admitted that she cries a lot off-screen to help her decompress from her intense storyline.

“I cry a lot in real life, it’s a joke with my own family,” she told the Mirror. “My daughter doesn’t even notice when I’m crying now. Most people just laugh at me when I’m crying because it happens so much.”

Beth only joined Emmerdale on January 25, 2024, and has already dived into some very emotional scenes. She’s dating former Emmerdale star Ian Kelsey, and revealed this year that Ian was vital in encouraging her to take on the role of Ruby.

Considering how they live in Sussex while the show films in Leeds, and Beth has a daughter and Ian has two, she knew it would be a lot to juggle. She described: “Ian was really supportive and wanted me to do it, which is lovely. There is that thing as an actor where you are always taken away from home. But he totally gets it.”