One could say the writing has been on the wall for Emmerdale’s Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb) and Charity Dingle’s (Emma Atkins) marriage ever since she agreed to carry her granddaughter’s baby.

Mack was very clear at the beginning of the surrogacy saga that he did not want Charity playing surrogate.

But after a lot of emotional blackmail and her disregarding his feelings for Sarah Sugden’s (Katie Hill), he cracked and gave it his blessing. He later admitted to Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb) that he only said yes as the probability of it being successful was so low.

Mack later had to eat his words after the embryo transfer and it seemed like everything was going ahead.

But then devastation hit – Mack convinced Charity (Emma Atkins) to go for a walk, where she slipped and fell, accidentally destroying the embryo. Mack foolishly revealed he was secretly pleased, causing Charity to kick him out.

Mack felt forced to consent to a second try, which saw Charity get pregnant, and now Mack truly is facing his biggest fear of losing his wife.

And yet Charity is still ignoring his needs. He wants them to spend time together, but she’s too distracted with everything. Feeling rejected, Mack heads to the pub to drown his sorrows alone.

Ross Barton (Michael Parr) finds him and senses something going on, so ribs him about the surrogacy. Not in the mood for Ross’ particular kind of bants, Mack reveals it’s the anniversary of the day they lost their baby.

Mack is crushed that Charity hasn’t even remembered what day it is.