Emmerdale's writers were clearly in a cheeky mood with their latest storyline, which sees Rhona Goskirk admit a secret crush on Cain Dingle. Well, kind of.

When Rhona risks a game of truth or dare with her controlling partner Pierce Harris next week, she finds herself under orders to reveal who her "fantasy one-night stand" would be with.

We have a feeling that Rhona's answer would upset Pierce (Jonathan Wrather) whatever it was, but he's definitely not expecting her to name Cain as the mystery man in question.

And we're pretty surprised too, if we're honest, given that Rhona and Cain barely ever share scenes together! Maybe she's been admiring him from afar for all this time?

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As most Emmerdale fans know, there's an off-screen connection between 'Rhona' and 'Cain' as Zoe Henry and Jeff Hordley - who play them - are married in real life.

The pair have been an item since they were in drama college together and they tied the knot in 2003. The couple have two children, Violet and Stan, who were born in 2005 and 2008 respectively.

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While Rhona's confession will no doubt give Emmerdale fans a laugh, it quickly has some pretty unsettling consequences as Pierce reacts badly as usual.

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Pierce is back to his twisted ways as he tries to make Rhona feel guilty over her revelation, while she's also left upset by his reaction.

But is Rhona slowly starting to realise that things aren't right with Pierce, or will she continue to convince herself that his bad behaviour is okay?

Emmerdale airs these scenes on Friday, January 27 at 7pm on ITV.


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