{"id":44138,"date":"2024-01-18T21:30:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T20:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1962071"},"modified":"2024-01-18T23:22:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T22:22:43","slug":"emmerdales-angelica-king-shocks-nicola-with-confession-about-crash","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/emmerdales-angelica-king-shocks-nicola-with-confession-about-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale\u2019s Angelica King shocks Nicola with confession about crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two families’ lives have been turned upside down. <\/p>

By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 18 January 2024 at 20:30 PM<\/p>

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Angelica King (Rebecca Bakes) shocked her mother Nicola (Nicola Wheeler) with a huge confession in tonight\u2019s emotional episode of Emmerdale<\/a> (18th January 2024).<\/p>\n

As the ITV soap returned, the villagers gathered to pay their respects to Heath Hope (Sebastian Dowling), who was killed at New Year in a car crash, with Angelica and Heath\u2019s twin sister Cathy also in the car at the time.<\/p>\n

Cathy insisted that she wasn\u2019t driving at the time of the accident, despite having been seen doing so when she stole the car. The heartbreaking situation has driven a wedge between Cathy and grief-stricken dad Bob<\/a> Hope (Tony Audenshaw), who refused to believe she was innocent.<\/p>\n

With Brenda Walker (Lesley Dunlop) revealed to be unwell and unable to attend, Cathy was supported in touching scenes by Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell). Cathy was further upset when Bob\u2019s partner Wendy Posner (Susan Cookson) arrived during the funeral procession without Bob, who had told her he wasn\u2019t strong enough to attend.<\/p>

But as everyone arrived at the church and Cathy saw Heath\u2019s coffin, she buckled, and Bob made a last minute appearance to catch her. During the service, Cathy felt unable to read her eulogy when she feared the congregation were judging her.<\/p>\n

Bob stood up to speak, but when he referenced the \u201cstupid mistake\u201d that led to Heath\u2019s death, Cathy ran out, despite Bob insisting he hadn\u2019t meant to hurt her with the comment. Continuing with his tribute, Bob revealed that although the community thought Heath a quiet lad, he \u201csaved his best\u201d for those he loved.<\/p>\n

Clutching a box of guitar strings that had been delivered for music-lover Heath just after his death, Bob finished his emotional eulogy, before finding Cathy and asking her to join him for Heath\u2019s burial.<\/p>\n

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Bob and Cathy Hope in Emmerdale<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The pair were united at last as they said goodbye to the beloved boy, after which Cathy pleaded one more time for Bob to believe that she was telling the truth about the crash. Bob apologised for abandoning his daughter and they shared a hug.<\/p>\n

But when Bob added that it didn\u2019t matter what Cathy had done, he would be there for her, Cathy was hurt. She later rejected her dad\u2019s invitation to move back home with him, saying she had always felt second best and she didn\u2019t want to see him while he continued to think she was guilty.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Angelica had decided to miss the funeral \u2013 but Nicola found her daughter beside Heath\u2019s grave<\/a>. Sobbing, Angel told her mum she was sorry, before confessing that she<\/em> was driving when Heath died. As Angel fell into Nicola\u2019s arms, Nicola reeled \u2013 how will she deal with this bombshell?<\/p>\n

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