{"id":35239,"date":"2023-07-27T21:30:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T19:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1864752"},"modified":"2023-07-28T02:39:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T00:39:56","slug":"emmerdales-rishi-sharma-dead-in-shock-twist-bhasker-patel-quits","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/emmerdales-rishi-sharma-dead-in-shock-twist-bhasker-patel-quits\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale\u2019s Rishi Sharma dead in shock twist \u2013 Bhasker Patel quits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emmerdale viewers were delivered a big twist. <\/p>

By Helen Daly\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 27 July 2023 at 19:30 PM<\/p>

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Rishi Sharma was found dead on ITV soap Emmerdale<\/a> tonight (Thursday 27th July 2023) in a shocking twist.<\/p>\n

It was the day of Jai (Chris Bisson) and Laurel\u2019s (Charlotte Bellamy) wedding and there were mixed emotions as the pair came to terms with marrying under difficult circumstances.<\/p>\n

As Laurel and Jai got ready together, Rishi and Georgia popped round to talk with the groom.<\/p>\n

Rishi danced around the truth while Georgia implored him to tell his son the real truth \u2013 Jai\u2019s real father is Rishi\u2019s brother.<\/p>\n

Jai was absolutely furious to hear the news \u2013 more upset that Rishi had kept it a secret for so long \u2013 while Rishi was devastated to have broken the promise he gave his mother 30 years ago.<\/p>\n

While Rishi left Jai and Laurel\u2019s insisting he wouldn\u2019t be coming to the wedding, Georgia said she would still go after all.<\/p>\n

At the church, Georgia called Rishi and begged him to be there for his son or else he would regret it for the rest of his life.<\/p>\n

Rishi knew he needed to be at the church and started to get ready \u2013 but he didn\u2019t make it.<\/p>\n

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At the end of the episode, Jai was contemplating missing his father on his wedding day and it was down to Georgia to give him the pep-talk he needed to contemplate forgiving Rishi.<\/p>\n

Jai gave a heartfelt speech about his dad to the wedding party: \u201cWe\u2019ve had our ups and downs, me and him lately, but that\u2019s daft isn\u2019t it, because life is too short. First chance I get I\u2019m going to tell him how much he means to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Jai would never get to tell Rishi, as it was then revealed Rishi was dead at the bottom of the stairs.<\/p>\n

Viewers will see Jai discover his dad\u2019s body in tomorrow\u2019s episode.<\/p>\n

Speaking about leaving the ITV soap after 12 years, Bhasker said: \u201cThanks for watching Rishi over the years. I feel privileged to have been part of the show for 12 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have loved it and will miss it enormously, especially my friends and working in the beautiful village of Emmerdale. Thank you for watching. Stay safe, Bhasker.\u201d<\/p>

Speaking about the complex storyline, Chris explained how disappointed Jai was that Rishi didn\u2019t show up to the wedding.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrior to the wedding they had had a significant run-in but by the time the wedding went ahead Jai was hopeful his dad would attend,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the church Jai kept turning around to see if his dad was going to turn up. And at the wedding reception he kept looking at the door to see if his dad was going to walk in. The whole thing was making Jai anxious and he realised he just needed to get on and enjoy the day \u2013 as the day was about Laurel. But he was really disappointed that Rishi wasn\u2019t there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking about the impact of the twist, Chris shared: \u201cI suppose it would be nice if somebody could watch this story and take something away from it \u2013 maybe resolve a difference that they have, before it\u2019s too late. It would be nice to think the show could have a positive effect. Life really is too short.\u201d<\/p>\n

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