Emmerdale spoilers: Laurel Thomas is READY for LOVE again!

Laurel Thomas
Laurel Thomas hasn't found stability since her husband Ashley died. (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale's Laurel Thomas reckons she's ready in Friday's episode (ITV, 7.30pm see our TV Guide for full listings).

It's been a long lonely road for Laurel Thomas since her husband Ashley died in 2017.

Since then the single mum has had relationships with two village men, Bob Hope and Jai Sharma. But neither relationship worked out in the long run.

Ashley Thomas

Ashley Thomas, Laurel's husband, died in 2017 of early onset vascular dementia. (Image credit: ITV)

Bob

Laurel then dated Ashley's best mate Bob. (Image credit: ITV)

Jai

Then came a romance with Jai Sharma. (Image credit: ITV)

Laurel went through the mill with Jai who broke her trust when he secretly took out a loan in her name and to top it off she then discovered he'd lied to her about a near relapse.

Though Laurel was hoping to give things another go with fellow recovering addict Jai, she realised she couldn't take the risk again for herself, or for her kids.

Laurel Thomas

But Jai's lies ended up ruining his bond with Laurel. (Image credit: ITV)

But during an emotional confession, Laurel opens up about her love life and admits she's had enough of being on her own and is ready to try dating again!

Will she find love with another villager?

Elsewhere, in the wake of Faith's bombshell – which saw the Dingle gran tell her loved ones her cancer had returned and had become terminal – the family process the painful news.

Will Cain turn on his wife Moira for not telling him his mum's secret?

Emmerdale continues weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV.

  • Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry 
  • Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt 
  • Kim Tate - Claire King 
  • Harriet Finch - Katherine Dow Blyton 
  • Eric Pollard - Chris Chittell 
  • Bear Wolf - Joshua Richards 
  • Jai Sharma - Chris Bisson 
  • Rishi Sharma - Bhasker Patel 
  • Priya Kotecha - Fiona Wade 
  • Jacob Gallagher - Joe-Warren Plant 
  • Wendy Posner - Susan Cookson 
  • Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw 
  • Amy Wyatt - Natalie Ann Jamieson 
  • Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson 
  • Leyla Cavanagh - Roxy Shahidi
  • Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower 
  • Brenda Walker - Lesley Dunlop 
  • Matty Barton- Ash Palmisciano
  • Amelia Spencer - Daisy Campbell 
  • Dan Spencer - Liam Fox 
  • April Windsor - Amelia Flanagan 
  • Nate Robinson - Jurrell Carter 
  • Dawn Fletcher - Olivia Bromley 
  • Manpreet Jutla - Rebecca Sarker 
  • Ryan Stocks - James Moore
  • Billy Fletcher - Jay Kontzle 
  • Will Taylor - Dean Andrews 
  • Mackenzie Barton - Lawrence Robb 
  • Bernice Blackstock - Sam Giles
  • Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
  • Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
  • Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
  • Vinny Dingle - Bradley Johnson
  • Liv Dingle - Isobel Steele
  • Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
  • Moira Dingle - Natalie J Robb
  • Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
  • Belle Dingle - Eden Taylor-Draper
  • Charity Dingle - Emma Atkins
  • Sam Dingle - James Hooten
  • Lydia Dingle - Karen Blick 
  • Noah Dingle - Jack Downham
  • Samson Dingle - Sam Hall
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