Emmerdale spoilers! Moira Dingle fears for her son Matty when he COLLAPSES

Matty Barton is wanting to bulk up following his ordeal with Isaac but at a group exercise session he collapses leaving Moira seriously worried about her son

Matty Barton was hurt and humiliated when Isaac attacked him on New Year's Eve. Not only was Matty (Ash Palmisciano), who is transgender, unable to defend himself, the secrets of his gender reassignment were publicly exposed by Isaac and co who tore at Matty's clothes.

Having reached out to Ellis Grant (Asan N'Jie) for help to bulk up, Matty attends a group training session. But as it gets underway, Matty starts to struggle for breath and before long has collapsed on the floor! His mum Moira (Natalie J Robb) is terrified when she hears the news. Will her beloved son pull through?

Elsewhere, Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) faces an impossible choice.

Sarah Waterfall
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