AN ICONIC Emmerdale couple are heading for a split after a shocking cheating twist in today’s first-look episode.
The scenes are available to watch now in the first look streaming episode on ITVX and will air on ITV tonight at 7.30pm.
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Fan favourite couple Cain Dingle and Moira Barton are in serious trouble after today’s episode.
Viewers watched as Moira underwent brain surgery in the special episode – and Cain spiralled out of control with the pressure.
As Moira went under the knife, Cain lashed out at everyone around him – including the nurses caring for her.
Ordered back to the village, Cain wasted no time in downing a bottle of booze before coming face to face with Jimmy King.
Jimmy made a jibe about Belle and Cain wasn’t having it – he beat merry hell out him for questioning what happened to her.
But he wasn’t done with leaving Jimmy battered and bloody.
Time shifted to later showing Cain fresh from a sordid sex romp in the garage with his own sister-in-law Ruby Fox Miligan.
“You need to go,” Cain said to Ruby as they climbed out of the car and began to get dressed.
“I wasn’t planning on sticking around for the pillow talk,” Ruby hit back.
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Cain told her: “No-one finds out about this.”
“You’re damn right they don’t,” said Ruby as she rushed out before Cain smashed up the garage in guilt.
Another flashback revealed the pair had rowed over Cain not being with Moira and Ruby struggling with her dad Anthony’s return and daughter Steph’s betrayal.
They ended up snogging and then more – risking Cain and Moira’s marriage, not to mention Ruby and Caleb’s and Cain and Caleb’s relationship.
Moira Barton’s biggest Emmerdale storyline
Played by Natalie J. Robb, Moira has become one of Emmerdale’s most prominent characters since her debut in 2009.
AFFAIR WITH CAIN DINGLE
In October 2011, Moira began an affair with Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley), whom she had previously loathed.
At the time, she was married to first husband and childhood sweetheart John (James Thornton).
JOHN’S DEATH
In the characters’ backstory, John and Moira had been married since 1990. They shared three children: Adam, Hannah (now Matty) and Holly.
While John struggled to forgive Moira’s infidelity, he also realised he couldn’t live without her.
Ultimately, the character of John was written out by having a car accident and fatal cardiac arrest.
Afterwards, Moira and Cain began a relationship and later married.
ADAM’S PATERNITY
It transpired that Cain was not the first man that Moira had an affair with.
She previously slept with John’s brother James (Bill Ward) – with the revelation that he is her son Adam’s biological father.
MURDER OF EMMA BARTON
James’ estranged wife Emma (Gillian Kearney) was introduced as a soap villain, reuniting with her clan after two decades.
In October 2017, Emma was killed off in a who-dunnit storyline after being pushed off a viaduct.
She reappeared one last time in December 2017 for a flashback, where her killer was revealed to be archenemy Moira.
Later Cain rushed to the hospital in time for Moira to come round but managed to keep the secret intact.
But how long will it remain that way?
