Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) is a problematic Queen, and Emmerdale fans love her for it. She’s usually at the centre of a storm and it’s more often than not one of her creation. This particular storm, however, might be her biggest yet.

While she’s supposed to be carrying an embryo for Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) and Sarah Sugden (Katie Hill) as a surrogate, the baby she’s actually carrying is as a result of a one night stand between herself and Ross Barton (Michael Parr).

While she struggled under the weight of not knowing the true parentage of the child she’s carrying, her world imploded when she found out the truth and, after initially considering a termination, then deciding against it, Charity has resigned herself to keeping the whole sordid deal a secret forever.

Having forged a document to convince Ross that the baby isn’t his, Charity finds further opposition in Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter), who’s furious at her cousin for forcing her to share the secret.

After Chas gives Charity a thorough needling about the impending scan, she leaves her in a horrifically anxious state, with a gnawing fear that the scan could reveal the truth to both Sarah and Jacob.

Returning home and wracked with nerves, Charity is met by the happy couple who’re anticipating the scan with sheer excitement and, coincidentally, discussing babies and their potential resemblance to their fathers.