Emmerdale has finally shed some light on the secret of mysterious newcomer Ella Forster in Thursday’s episode (May 30).
The mysterious blonde bombshell made a dramatic entrance to the ITV village earlier this year when she threw a drink over her boss Jules, quit her job on the spot. Loyal fans will remember how she stood up for Mandy Dingle at the hugely popular vets social.
Since then, Ella has secured a job as a receptionist at the surgery and started a romance with co-worker Dr Liam Cavanagh. However, Ella’s behaviour has raised suspicions with viewers at home after dodging questions about her childhood.
In recent episodes, concern was sparked in the village after it was revealed she was sleeping in her car. When the hunky doctor insisted she move into his place, she snapped at close friend Mandy when she saw her looking at an old photo.
Adding to the mystery, Ella recently refused to be photographed at the village fete and immediately fled the scene. Last week, more hints were dropped about Ella’s secret when she visited a mysterious elderly woman named June Phillips, who suffers from dementia, at a care home.
They looked through an old photo album together, stopping at a picture of June working with a group of girls at a cigarette factory, reports the Mirror. During this scene, Ella disclosed that she had been visiting for some time and they both expressed how fortunate they were to have each other.
A heartbreaking scene had an elderly woman forgetting herself once again, asking to see the photo album. Ella responded with: “Who cares, it’s our thing, we love it! ” In a poignant moment of foreshadowing, the old lady asked: “Were we once very sad about something? ”
This melancholic event lead to the shocking revelation that the old woman died overnight, and despite suspicions, it was revealed she is not actually related to Ella. In Thursday’s episode, Ella paid her respects at June’s funeral.
The newcomer made sure to keep her distance from June’s family and visited the gravesite before the family laid their flowers. The heartbroken Ella tearfully declared: “This is stupid, it’s just an empty hole you’re not even in there.
“I know you wouldn’t want me here but I had to, it wouldn’t have been right for me to go in there. I don’t want to hurt anyone, not again – even this is more than I deserve.
