Emmerdale spoilers: Leyla Cavanagh KISSES Jai!

Emmerdale spoilers, Leyla Cavanagh, Jai Sharma
Leyla Cavanagh misreads the signals and plants a smacker on Jai on tonight's episode of Emmerdale! (Image credit: ITV)

Leyla Cavanagh (played by Roxy Shahidi) makes a move on her one-time lover, Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson), on tonight's episode of Emmerdale! (7:30pm - see our TV Guide for listings)

Leyla is totally grateful for Jai's friendship as her divorce from husband, Liam (Jonny McPherson), becomes official.

Leyla is moved by Jai's kindness when he pops over to Tug Ghyll to find out how she's doing after the decree nisi comes through.

But wedding planner Leyla manages to misread the signals between them, and leans in to kiss Jai!

To make matters worse, Jai's present-day lady, Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy), happens to walk past at that moment and catches the ex-lovers in the act!

Will Laurel jump to the WRONG conclusion that Jai has been cheating on her with Leyla?

Emmerdale spoilers, Laurel Thomas

There's a SHOCK for Laurel on Emmerdale! (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale spoilers, Leyla Cavanagh, Jai Sharma

Gotcha! Leyla and Jai get caught kissing by Laurel on Emmerdale... (Image credit: ITV)

Samson Dingle (Sam Hall) is still a thorn in the side of his ex, Amelia Spencer (Daisy Campbell), and their baby daughter, Esther.

Samson wants nothing to do with either of them, but is now blackmailing Amelia's boyfriend, Noah Dingle (Jack Downham), for money!

Noah agrees to give bad lad Samson another £2000 from his trust fund to keep him away from Amelia and Esther.

But can Samson be trusted to stay true to his word?

Emmerdale spoilers, Noah Dingle, Samson Dingle

Samson continues to BLACKMAIL Noah on Emmerdale (Image credit: ITV)

Arthur Thomas (Alfie Clarke) is happy when school mate, Marshall Hamston (Max Fletcher), stays to listen to the speech he gives during an event to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month, which is celebrated every February across the UK.

But the lads' latest reunion is cut short, when Marshall's homophobic councillor dad, Colin (Mark Noble, also seen on Channel 5's All Creatures Great And Small), finds the teenagers outside the village hall.

Once again, Colin insults Arthur, who recently came out as gay, and then storms off with an unhappy Marshall...

Emmerdale spoilers, Arthur Thomas, Marshall Hamston

WHO catches Arthur and Marshall together on Emmerdale? (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale spoilers, Colin Hamston

Marshall's homophobic dad Colin makes an unwelcome return on Emmerdale... (Image credit: ITV)

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Simon Timblick
Writer

Simon has long been a fan of soap operas, and especially loves OVER-THE-TOP plots involving evil twins, hair-pulling catfights and natural disasters.

Anyone remember the Sunset Beach earthquake/tidal wave?

Or when Krystle Carrington got locked in the attic and replaced by look-a-like Rita in Dynasty?!


Simon has written for a variety of TV and childrens’ magazines/websites including Inside Soap, Nickelodeon, What’s On TV, Radio Times, Metro, Girl Talk, Disney Girl, Toxic! and Digital Spy.

He has reported LIVE from the red carpet at The British Soap Awards interviewing glammed-up stars from soapland, and hosted a Facebook LIVE session for Metro with Home and Away legend Ray Meagher (Alf "Stone the flamin' crows!" Stewart) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Aussie soap.


Simon is also co-author of The Treasures Of Coronation Street (Carlton Books)


And the writer and director of (very!) low budget fright flick, Midsummer Night's EVIL and the sequel webisodes series, The Hatchet Woods HORROR.