Emmerdale’s explosive 50th anniversary will see a baby born – and they will be conceived THIS week
EMMERDALE boss Jane Hudson has revealed plans for a baby to be born during the explosive 50th anniversary month in October.
The timing of the birth - which is expected to come on October 16 when the soap celebrates its official birthday - means that the baby will need to be conceived within the next week.
Producer Laura Shaw teased: "Well it wouldn't be a normal soap year I don't think, without a few births, deaths and marriages, would it?
“Jane's already touched on one wedding that might happen in the summer.
"Other than that, we've already seen Billy and Dawn get engaged on screen and I don't think I'm giving too much away by telling you that their wedding is definitely going to happen this year.
“It does happen on the most romantic day of the year which is Valentine's Day, so not too long to wait for their wedding. But will it all go to plan?
“Is it going to be happy-ever-after for these two or will disaster strike? I suspect it's probably going to be the latter.
"We've also got another wedding coming up, a third one. That's a bit more of an unexpected twist and I think that's going to shock quite a few of our villagers and ruffle a few feathers."
Jane added: "There will be a new baby arriving in Emmerdale before the end of the year, but I think we've got enough female characters in the show to not be giving anything away.
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“That's all I'll say, there will be a new arrival before the year is out."
However she couldn’t resist telling more about the upcoming baby.
“Our focus at the moment is to really build those stories so when we get to our Golden Month of Celebration, we’ve got secrets that the viewers are desperate to be revealed,” she said.
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“There’s probably going to be a birth in there perhaps.