It has been months.
But Emmerdale’s grooming storyline is set to come to a head tonight as Maya Stepney’s abuse of Jacob Gallagher is finally found out.
According to Metro, a number of the villagers head out to a nearby nightclub tonight, including a reluctant Maya, her boyfriend David Metcalfe, and the girls.
After Maya reveals to David she knows about his plans to propose, she brutally tells him that he shouldn’t bother asking – leaving him heartbroken.
He seeks solace with his ex, Tracy, and the pair end up sharing a kiss. However, that kiss may be Maya’s undoing as she looses her temper after she sees them together.
She storms away and heads straight for Jacob, intending for them to actually be together now that David has seemingly moved on.
However, when one of the girls follows her her secret is uncovered – which will lead to some massive repercussions for many of the villagers.
The pair are said to be found out by one of three characters – Tracy Metcalfe, Priya Kotecha and Leyla Harding.
Louisa Clein, who plays Maya, previously explained to Metro that the person who catches them goes on to tell the others – sparking a reaction of “unbelievable fury”.
She said:
“One of the girls catches Maya and Jacob and goes and tells the others.
“The reaction of the girls is one of complete and utter shock, then comes an unbelievable fury. There is also the sense of guilt that they have let him down, that they’ve been played by Maya.
“They start piecing together the previous months and suddenly it all fits.
“Because of their characters, they all react in different ways but they all have their own personal agenda as to how they would like to deal with Maya.”
