Vanessa Woodfield and Tracy Shankley have absolutely no idea that they share a father until they find themselves together at his hospital bedside in Emmerdale!
The first clue for viewers that Emmerdale's Vanessa Woodfield and Tracy Shankley shared a father was when they separately revealed they each had a father called Frank in prison.
Then we saw Frank call each of them 'Teenie', again separately.
With the women passing each other in the hospital as they visited Frank, and then talking to their friends about him, it was only a matter of time before they were hit with the shocking truth: they're not bosom buddies but they ARE half-sisters!
And it happens at the hospital…
Vanessa and Tracy get the shock of their lives when Frank tells them they are sisters
Jailbird Frank had been in a coma after taking a beating. Now he's awake but wishing he wasn't when he has to face two angry daughters
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Earlier, the truth starts to dawn on Vanessa after she hears Tracy on the phone. She tells Leyla she thinks Tracy is cheating on David, but he puts her straight, telling her about Frank
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The more they talk, the more David and Leyla realise Tracy's father is also Vanessa's father. Which means the woman Vanessa has called 'a gold-digging tramp' is actually her sister!
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Face to face at the hospital, Vanessa and Tracy are angry – with Frank AND about being sisters
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Frank has a lot of explaining to do to his daughters. But what exactly will he tell them? Watch Emmerdale on ITV from Monday, August 22
