Emmerdale spoilers follow.
Emmerdale has confirmed plans to explore the relationship between Chloe Harris and her father this Christmas.
Chloe's dad will be playing a role in the next chapter of her long-running storyline with Mackenzie Boyd and Charity Dingle.
Show producer Laura Shaw shared the news with Digital Spy and other media at an Emmerdale press event this week.
Shaw explained: "The Charity/Mackenzie/Chloe love triangle has been bubbling away for 18 months or so now. At Christmas, we'll see that reach a bit more of a crescendo, where Mackenzie pushes Chloe to her absolute limit.
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"What we'll see is Chloe reach out to her father for help. Obviously we know from previous stories that Chloe's dad is not someone to be messed about with – he's quite a dark character.
"We know that he was quite controlling with Chloe and that people are afraid of him. So obviously, when she reaches out to him, what we will see is him helping Chloe in his own unique way."
Shaw hinted that the involvement of Chloe's father will be bad news for Mackenzie after his recent poor behaviour.
She teased: "Is Mackenzie going to be able to talk his way out of this one? I'm not sure – we'll have to wait and see.
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"But I think it's pretty sure to say the repercussions of that are going to be long-lasting into the New Year and beyond."
When Emmerdale introduced Chloe to the show in 2021, it was strongly hinted that her father was a dangerous villain.
Chloe's dad was serving a prison sentence at the time, but he had cameras installed in their family home and had cronies watching over her.
Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.
