Emmerdale spoilers! NEW LOVE for Jacob Gallagher! Is he over Maya?

Leanna tries to kiss Jacob in Emmerdale

A village Halloween party sets the scene for Emmerdale teenagers Jacob Gallagher and Leanna Cavanagh who end up sharing a kiss…

Emmerdale's Jacob Gallagher has a kiss with Leanna Cavanagh as they get ready for the village's Halloween party in Thursday's episode at 8pm (see our TV Guide for full listings).

Teenager Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) has been scarred by his first taste of 'love'.

Groomed by his dad David's former live-in girlfriend, Maya Stepney (Louisa Clein), who was also his teacher, inexperienced Jacob confused the situation and felt it was a real-life romance.

Predator Maya was put behind bars for her crime, but whether Jacob is over her remains to be seen. After his parents Leyla and David probed and probed, he stopped communicating about Maya altogether.

Jacob is nervous and excited in Emmerdale when he heads to the bedroom with Maya in Emmerdale

Teacher Maya Stepney groomed and seduced her boyfriend's teen son Jacob Gallagher

So it's not clear whether he's ready for a new romance with someone suitable. But if he was, is Leanna Cavanagh (Mimi Slinger), Maya's former stepdaughter from her marriage to Liam Cavanagh, the right girl?

Leanna tries to kiss Jacob in Emmerdale

What will Jacob Gallagher say when Leanna Cavanagh tries to kiss him on Halloween?

As the villagers busy themselves with a party on Halloween, the teens are plastered in zombie make up when a kiss takes place. Will it lead to romance for Jacob and Leanna or rock their friendship?

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