Emmerdale News will there be another wedding

Paddy (Dominic Brunt) tries to enjoy his birthday in spite of Aaron (Danny Miller) taking every opportunity to stick the boot in. Chas (Lucy Pargeter) sends him off to work so she can make plans for the party which he already secretly knows about. Paddy tells Marlon (Mark Charnock) that he bottled the proposal, but is encouraged when Marlon tells him it’s a chance for him to get everything he wants. Paddy decides to write a poem telling Chas how he feels. However, Aaron overhears them talking about the poem and steals one of Paddy’s draft copies. Paddy lays into Aaron when he ruins his birthday party by mocking his proposed proposal. Embarrassed, Paddy tells Chas that he had planned on proposing but realised he had just got carried away turning 40. Chas tells him she is relieved. They agree to never get married, but Paddy is tinged with sadness. Will Chas ever love him the way he loves her?

Meanwhile, Carl (Tom Lister) struggles to connect with Lexi (Sally Oliver) as his guilty conscious lingers. Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) pays Lexi a visit and witnesses first hand the emotional turmoil she’s going through. Later that day Carl has no choice but to reassure his wife when Lexi asks if they can get through this. However, the look in his eyes indicates he’s not entirely convinced. Is Carl about to give up on Lexi when she needs him most?

Over at Home Farm, Mark (Maxwell Caulfield) and Natasha (Amanda Donohoe) maintain their peaceful façade in front of the children. Maisie (Alice Coulthard) and Nathan (Lyndon Ogbourne) are both worried that their behaviour has caused a rift between their parents. When Mark returns home late from work and is forced to eat dinner alone it’s obvious that all is not well in the house of Wylde.