Emmerdale spoilers: Mum guilt for Laurel Thomas after lying to Arthur

Laurel Thomas lies to Arthur about her split with Jai.
Laurel Thomas lies to Arthur about her split with Jai. (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale's Laurel Thomas tries to do the right thing – but has the mum made the wrong choice? (ITV, 7.30pm see our TV Guide for full listings).

Laurel Thomas serves herself a classic case of mum guilt after a conversation with her son, Arthur.

When he asks to know why she and former live-in boyfriend Jai Sharma have split up, Laurel makes the split decision to lie.

She does it with the best of intentions, mind you. She doesn't want her son to hate Jai and if he knew he'd defrauded Laurel, taking out a whopping loan in her name, then Jai's name would be mud.

Laurel feels terrible about it and hopes that Arthur, who really looks up to Jai, never cottons on to the truth.

Laurel Thomas

Laurel has dumped Jai because he defrauded her, secretly taking out a huge loan in her name to pay off a debt. (Image credit: ITV)

In hospital, the wait continues for Rhona who's at Marlon's bedside waiting for him to come round from his surgery following his stroke. 

It's a huge moment: will Marlon's stroke have severely impaired his speech and mobility or will the doctors have got to him in good time?

Rhona Goskirk

Rhona is waiting for Marlon, who's had a stroke, to come round following his surgery. (Image credit: ITV)

Marlon Dingle

Marlon had a stroke on his birthday. (Image credit: ITV)

As Charity worries about Marlon, Vanessa tries her best to reassure her he'll be OK, using her own recovery from cancer to back up her words.

Charity

Vanessa tries to reassure Charity that Marlon will be OK. (Image credit: ITV)

Emmerdale continues weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV.

  • Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry 
  • Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt 
  • Eric Pollard - Chris Chittell 
  • Liam Cavanagh - Jonny McPherson 
  • Leyla Cavanagh - Roxy Shahidi
  • April Windsor - Amelia Flanagan 
  • Nate Robinson - Jurrell Carter 
  • Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
  • Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
  • Vinny Dingle - Bradley Johnson
  • Kim Tate - Claire King 
  • Harriet Finch - Katherine Dow Blyton 
  • Jai Sharma - Chris Bisson 
  • Rishi Sharma - Bhasker Patel 
  • Priya Kotecha - Fiona Wade 
  • Jacob Gallagher - Joe-Warren Plant 
  • 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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