Emmerdale’s Ryan Hawley believes his character Robert Sugden could face danger at the hands of his killer brother John Sugden as he vows to expose him, teasing his downfall

Emmerdale’s Ryan Hawley believes his character Robert Sugden could face danger at the hands of his killer brother John Sugden(Image: ITV)

Robert Sugden could face danger on Emmerdale if his killer brother John Sugden turns on him, amid their rivalry over Aaron Dingle.

The character makes his permanent return to the ITV soap next week, and now actor Ryan Hawley has teased what could lead to John’s downfall. Ryan also hinted that his character wouldn’t stop until he exposed John and got Aaron back.

But this could leave Robert in serious danger, with him issued a warning next week that “he doesn’t know who he’s messing with”. John makes it clear to Robert that he’s capable of more than he knows, which sparks alarm bells for his brother.

Amid Robert’s plan to win back Aaron despite Aaron marrying John, Robert will set out to expose John for once and for all. But will he uncover the truth about his killer ways and could he regret pushing him?

It seems Robert might not be safe, while Ryan is hopeful his character will be the one to bring John down. Ryan spilled: “I think Robert would want to expose John to Aaron and to everyone.

“He loves his family, maybe he wouldn’t admit it but he loves the village and the community, he’d want to protect that, and going forward I think he does try to reveal John for who he is.” But is this likely to cause him harm?

Robert Sugden could face danger on Emmerdale if his killer brother John Sugden turns on him(Image: ITV)

Ryan teased: “Who knows… there’s lots of motive for John to get rid of Robert. He is a huge inconvenience and an obstacle in relation to Aaron. As much as he hates him he is still family, but what does that say about John and his morales and who he is?

“Would he go as far as to kill his own family? We will have to wait and see.” Ryan’s desperate for Robert to be the hero though, with Robert keen to win back Aaron too.

The actor explained: “I would like Robert to be the one to expose him for who he is, cos everyone hates Robert at the moment. The audience know Robert is trying to do the right thing by stopping Aaron being with this person and he’s not the right person for Aaron.

“I would want him to. But maybe that’s not to be. We’ll wait and see.” He went on of Robert’s dislike for his brother: “I’m not even sure he’s 100 percent sure he’s his brother is he? He said he’s an imposter. It’s quite complicated but there’s a lot more to explore as the story goes on.”

The character makes his permanent return to the ITV soap next week(Image: ITV)

For now it seems Robert fears he’s lost Aaron for good, but a prison visit leaves him hopeful. Then John pays him a visit and it’s clear things are tense. Ryan spills: “John comes to visit Robert and they address the issues of their relationship.

“John comes to speak to Robert and they have it out to some extent and perhaps the setting of the prison means a lot of their feelings towards each other have to be restrained. So it is quite tense scenes which end with Robert vowing to come back to the village and expose John for the man he believes him to be.”