Emmerdale’s ’emotional’ Robert and Aaron episode sees truth revealed after 6-year wait

Emmerdale fans will learn some truths next week as a special episode sees Robert Sugden reunited with Aaron Dingle(Image: ITV)

Viewers of Emmerdale, especially Robron fans, may finally get some answers next week amid Robert Sugden’s abrupt return.

In “emotional” scenes the character is reunited with his ex Aaron Dingle, six years after he left the village and just weeks after he failed to stop Aaron from marrying John Sugden. An episode next week featuring just a few cast members could see truths come to light, with fans set to see moments they’ve been waiting for for six long years – some scenes our Mirror soap insider revealed would be “exactly what Robron fans have wanted for so long”.

Robert left the soap in 2019 after being sent to prison, and only recently actor Ryan Hawley reprised the role and confirmed a permanent return. New spoilers for next week have confirmed that after a week or so away Robert was back on screen.

Not only that but there’s moving scenes with Aaron at the prison as well as drama with John, before Robert heads back to the village. Just months after his exit Robert had called for a divorce and cut Aaron and even his sister Victoria Sugden out of his life.

So we have absolutely no idea what life has been like for Robert in prison, and what’s gone on in that time. It’s been teased he could be harbouring secrets and a story about those six years he was offscreen for.

Some of these things could well come out next week, as Ryan has promised viewers will learn a thing or two. With Ryan hinting at tense and dark scenes with John and then tear-jerking scenes with Robert and Aaron, he promised “big” moments ahead.

Aaron initially doesn’t want to visit Robert in prison, and when he does he’s left torn over secretly meeting with him behind John’s back. There’s soon a declaration of love, before a sad decision is made.

Our soap insider teased: “It’s the moment Robron fans have waited for for so long. Robert and Aaron back onscreen together, and giving us hope that a reconciliation could be on the cards.

“Robert wastes no time in telling Aaron he loves him, which leaves Aaron torn but also confused given Robert brutally ended things all those years ago. Aaron is keen to avoid any drama though, and devastates Robert with his decision that John is the man for him. But is he being true to his feelings?”

It seems there’s some emotional moments as the exes talk things through, with plenty of things to be revealed in the scenes that fans will just have to watch and find out. It’s safe to say John isn’t happy when he finds out though, and soon battle lines are drawn for the warring brothers.

“John fears he’s losing Aaron to Robert, and he’s not prepared to let it happen,” shared our insider. “As Robert vows to return to the village where John has now set up a life with Aaron and Victoria, tensions simmer and some nasty jibes are made – not to mention a sinister threat that could see Robert edge closer to the truth about his criminal ways.”

As Robert makes his unwelcome return to the village, as far as Aaron and John are concerned, there’s soon hints that Robert may need time to settle back in. “Victoria is worried about how Robert is coping after his six years locked up, and she urges him to face up to his trauma if he stands a chance of staying on the right track,” teased our source.