{"id":10709,"date":"2025-04-11T12:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T12:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/10709\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T12:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T12:09:10","slug":"emmerdale-confirms-shocking-john-sugden-truth-in-early-itvx-release-soaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/10709\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale confirms shocking John Sugden truth in early ITVX release | Soaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246898364-d6d7.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22878682\" alt=\"John Sugden in Emmerdale with a stormy background\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tNot what he seems\u2026(Picture: Metro\/ITV\/Michael Adams)<\/p>\n<p>This article contains details from Emmerdale\u2019s episode on Thursday April 9, now available to watch on ITVX. <\/p>\n<p>A packed Emmerdale episode has finally <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/05\/emmerdale-confirms-truth-john-sugden-last-massive-secrets-revealed-22849445\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed the truth about sinister John Sugden<\/a> \u2013 and there\u2019s more than one shock.<\/p>\n<p>For some time, fans have been dubious about <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/oliver-farnworth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oliver Farnworth<\/a>\u2019s character. <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/09\/inside-life-emmerdale-john-sugden-star-oliver-farnworth-22877528\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Since his debut<\/a>, an air of mystery has surrounded him but that hasn\u2019t stopped a love blossoming between himself and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/aaron-dingle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaron Dingle<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/danny-miller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danny Miller<\/a>). <\/p>\n<p>Even Chas (Lucy Pargeter) is on board with her son\u2019s fianc\u00e9e, having initially been wary of him. <\/p>\n<p>The first alarm bells started to ring when he was all too ready <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/07\/anthony-not-dead-emmerdale-shock-discovery-made-22823764\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to dispose of Anthony\u2019s body<\/a> following his death, what he thought at the time was at the hands of Aaron. <\/p>\n<p>Had he had experience of this previously? <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246660940-615c.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22864291\" alt=\"John Sugden looking menacing next to dog tags with 'Aidan Moore' engraved on them in Emmerdale\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tThe truth about Aidan is far from what John has told (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sorry, this video isn&#8217;t available any more.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have since seen him suddenly lose his temper in unnerving outbursts and recently discovered some mysterious hospital visits.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, fans have been trying to <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/08\/emmerdale-fans-uncover-glaring-clue-proves-killed-nate-22871030\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link him to the demise of Nate Robinson (Jurell Carter)<\/a>, who languishes in the depths of a lake.<\/p>\n<p>So just what is going on? <\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Emmerdale has given us a lot to think about.<\/p>\n<p>We see John issue an apology to Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) for his <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/07\/kerry-misdiagnosed-in-emmerdale-after-taking-ill-22797438\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">misdiagnosis of Kerry Wyatt<\/a> (Laura Norton), but this wasn\u2019t really washing with the doc. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/10_04_emm_jacob_victoria_01-86ed.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22790687\" alt=\"Vic realises Jacob is having an allergic reaction in Emmerdale\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tJohn orchestrated a collapse for Jacob (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1744373350_349_16_04_emm_aaron_john-82e3.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22823520\" alt=\"Aaron speaks to John in Emmerdale\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tAaron may be heading for heartbreak (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>Desperate measures were called for and John orchestrated an incident that saw <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/31\/deadly-collapse-emmerdale-youngster-life-line-22810599\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) collapse with an allergic reaction. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>An evident means of trying to win over Liam, John rushed to save him and became quite the hero. <\/p>\n<p>But while he is hailed by the community, flashbacks started to reveal the true nature of him \u2013 with each one providing another piece of what is quite a foreboding puzzle. <\/p>\n<p>To preserve the secrecy for those who want to watch of a night instead of streaming online, <strong>Metro<\/strong> is opting not to give away the content of said flashbacks. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1744373350_553_SEI_246774363-8d72.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22878253\" alt=\"John and Anthony's killers gather round the supposed grave in Emmerdale\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tJohn got rid of Anthony \u2013 or did he? (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>But, suffice to say that there isn\u2019t just one twist in there \u2013 and some things will start to make a lot more sense. <\/p>\n<p>While others will leave you with more questions. <\/p>\n<p>But what isn\u2019t in question anymore is that John is a deeply dodgy, mysterious and unpredictable soul. <\/p>\n<p>And today\u2019s revelations are kick-starting a saga packed with intrigue, twists and danger. <\/p>\n<p><strong>You can watch the drama unfold in Emmerdale at 7:30pm on Thursday April 10 on ITV, or stream now on ITVX.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/10\/emmerdale-spoilers-revealed-next-week-dead-body-drama-22878936\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Emmerdale spoilers revealed for next week with dead body drama<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/09\/charity-back-bad-plots-get-rid-emmerdale-villager-good-22872168\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charity back to bad as she plots to get rid of Emmerdale villager for good<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/09\/emmerdale-confirms-massive-john-sugden-twist-early-itvx-release-22870523\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emmerdale confirms massive John Sugden twist in early ITVX release<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tThe Soaps Newsletter \u2013 Weekly<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Not what he seems\u2026(Picture: Metro\/ITV\/Michael Adams) This article contains details from Emmerdale\u2019s episode on Thursday April 9, now&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10710,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[959,77,7364,2163,2164,237,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-10709","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-emmerdale","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-jacob-gallagher","11":"tag-john-sugden","12":"tag-oliver-farnworth","13":"tag-soaps","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114319259440243751","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}