Emmerdale’s Aaron Dingle to get new love interest after Robert divorce – and it’s a blast from the past
EMMERDALE'S Aaron Dingle is getting a shock potential new love interest - as a man he bullied in school for being gay arrives in the village.
The mechanic - who is played by actor Danny Miller in the ITV soap - has been single since he was divorced by husband Robert Sugden earlier this year.
But The Sun Online can exclusively reveal that that's all set to change with the arrival of blast from the past Ben.
Robert is serving a minimum of 14 years in prison for the murder of his sister Victoria's rapist Lee Posner.
In a recent lockdown episode Aaron finally received a letter from Robert apologising for cutting him off - a move signalling Aaron being ready to move on.
But Aaron will be shocked by old schoolmate Ben's arrival in the dramatic new storyline.
A source said: "Aaron wasn't always the Aaron fans have grown to love - as a teenager he was completely different.
"Ben will force him to confront what happened in school and sparks could fly between them.
"It's going to be a dramatic and explosive storyline full of twists and turns.
"There's the potential that Aaron and Ben could develop into something more - but viewers will have to wait to see how it plays out."
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The arrival of Ben is set to devastated devoted Robron fans who are desperate for Robert to return for Aaron.
They have launched campaigns for actor Ryan Hawley to return to the role he left last year and regularly post old clips of the couple on social media.
- Emmerdale airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday's at 7pm on ITV