Meanwhile, Paddy Dingle (Dominic Brunt) helps Dylan (Fred Kettle) – but the lad is tied up in criminal activities with new villain Ray (Joe Absolom).
Also, Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson) reaches out for support over his sexuality confusion.
Finally, Steph Miligan (Georgia Jay) could find out about Ross Barton’s (Michael Parr) fling, just as the pair are getting back on track.
Read on for all your Emmerdale spoilers for Monday 4th August – Friday 8th August 2025.
5 Emmerdale spoilers next week
John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth) tries to persuade a sceptical Aaron to go easy on Robert.
There’s an uncomfortable encounter at the shop and John soon leaves, while Robert tries to clear the air with Aaron over coffee.
When Robert hints that he might leave the village after all, Aaron reassures him that he’s valued, which gives Robert hope.
Later, Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb) confronts Robert about her land, but she leaves when Victoria Sugden (Isabel Hodgins) arrives.
When Robert suggests to his sister that they could farm late grandmother Annie’s (Sheila Mercier) field together, how will Vic react?
And with relations thawing between Aaron and Robert at last, how long will it be before John’s dark deeds are uncovered?
2. Charity Dingle suffers an emergency after a fall
Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb) and Charity go for a walk in the woods.
Disaster strikes when Charity has a fall, weeks after having Sarah and Jacob Gallagher’s (Joe-Warren Plant) embryo transferred so she can carry their baby.
Back at home, Charity tries to convince herself everything will be fine, and doesn’t tell Sarah she fell.
Deflecting their fussing, Charity suggests holding an engagement party for Sarah and Jacob.
But as the Woolpack is being prepared, Charity rushes to the toilet, telling Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick) that she is bleeding.
Will Charity tell Sarah, or wait until the party is over?
3. Paddy Dingle steps in to help Dylan amid Ray’s dark influence
April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan) is terrified to find Dylan shivering in pain with his leg injury after Kyle Winchester (Huey Quinn) stabbed him with a pitchfork when Dylan broke into Butler’s barn.
Dylan refuses to see a doctor, so he and April sneak into the vets’ surgery and are interrupted by a shocked Paddy.
Paddy patches Dylan up and, upon hearing he’s homeless, Paddy gives him a room for the night.
While Paddy has to explain himself to wife Mandy (Lisa Riley) and best mate Marlon (Mark Charnock), Ray ropes Dylan in for extra work and Dylan reveals a hidden bag of drugs.
Dylan later ignores a text from Ray, and later, Paddy, Marlon and Rhona Goskirk (Zoë Henry) are shocked to realise that Dylan is the thug that Kyle stabbed.
Making excuses to April, Dylan does a secret drug drop-off, while Paddy and Marlon try to persuade Rhona not to tell Moira about Dylan.
Dylan is relieved when Ray accepts him turning down another job, but he’s mortified that Paddy and Marlon know about what he did at Butler’s farm.
As Ray watches April and Dylan in the village, what does Ray have planned?
4. Vinny Dingle searches for answers over his sexuality
It’s clear that Vinny is lying to himself as he forces joy when telling Mandy about fiancée Gabby Thomas’s (Rosie Bentham) ‘wedmin’.
He’s pushing his doubts over his sexuality to one side, but gets flustered when Kammy Hadiq (Shebz Miah) gifts him a watch for his wedding, as Vinny tries to convince him he’s over his ‘wobble’.
But, as Kammy looks at some scrap, Vinny can’t help looking on lustfully.
The following day, Aaron admits to Vinny that he kissed Robert on his wedding day.
Noticing Vinny looks sheepish, Aaron tells him most people have doubts before getting married.
Vinny opens up to Aaron about trying to kiss someone else, but falls short of admitting it was a man.
Aaron supports Vinny but insists he can’t tell Gabby, after which a conflicted Vinny searches the internet for answers.
What will Vinny find?
5. Will Steph Miligan discover Ross Barton’s fling with Manpreet Sharma?
Ruby Miligan (Beth Cordingly) and Lewis Barton (Bradley Riches) try to persuade Steph to reunite with Ross.
Lewis orchestrates Ross giving Steph a lift to therapy after her car breaks down.
It’s not long before Ross and Steph agree to give things another go, and she suggests they take things upstairs at Mill Cottage.
Over breakfast, Ross denies being with anyone else since they split up, but viewers know he slept with Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker) shortly after the break up.
When Ruby and Lewis go for lunch with Manpreet and gossip about the latter’s love life, will Manpreet reveal her night with Ross, causing Steph and Ross’s happiness to implode?
