Emmerdale viewers angered as father of Gail's baby has 'heartless' reaction

22 September 2023 , 21:30

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Emmerdale viewers shocked as father of Gail's baby has 'heartless' reaction

Emmerdale viewers were lost for words after finding out the identity of the father of Gail's child on Friday's episode of the programme.

Fans only recently discovered who Oscar really was. In a previous episode, Gail was seen meeting up with Sophie, who shared some bad news about Oscar. Some had suspected that it might be a former flame of hers or even her father, but in last night's episode, it was confirmed that Oscar is her 13-year-old son, who was adopted by Sophie when he was only weeks old.

Oscar was ill and needed a bone marrow transplant, and Sophie asked Gail to get tested to see if she was a match. Sophie had tracked Gail down via social media, against the rules, and was desperate for her help. And on September 22's episode, viewers found out that Ryan was the father of her child.

Viewers recently found out that Ryan is the father

Marlon noticed her desperation and Gail soon revealed that Ryan was the father and she was afraid to tell him about it. Marlon advised her to tell him and she finally did. However, Ryan didn't seem to have any care for their son's well-being. Viewers were lost for words and rushed to the comment section to discuss what unfolded.

“What an a**ehole Ryan is," one furious fan wrote on X, previously known as Twitter. "Surely you'd help a child if you could regardless of the circumstances?” Another said: "Odd reaction from Ryan, wasn't expecting that #emmerdale." One viewer commented: "He is your son Ryan and he’s dying don’t be so heartless!”

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One said: "Ryan's a bit of a be**end isn't he? Imagine not wanting to help a sick child when you have the chance to." During the previous episode, Sophie met up with Gail to discuss Oscar's illness. She said: "Thank you for doing this. I was worried you were going to say no," as Gail insisted she wanted to help.

Fans branded Ryan 'heartless' after witnessing his reaction

Sophie then said she would let the hospital know, but admitted she had lied about how she really found her. She said: "I lied, I told them we’d kept in touch. If they found out we met for the first time today, how I traced you - it’s not allowed. I’d be in serious trouble. They just know you’re Oscar’s biological mum and I adopted him when he was a few weeks old."

A concerned Gail asked: "And is Oscar dealing with it okay?" Sophie replied: "Yeah he’s keeping positive. That’s our Ozzy all over, doesn’t let things get to him or get him down. He raised £3000 for cancer, him and his mates in the summer." Struggling with the news, Gail told her: "I’ve got to get back to work, but you’ll be in touch about the test, right?" as Sophie promised she would, before adding: "I am sorry, I know I’m already asking a lot. I don’t want to drag up the past, but they’ll want to test his dad too in case you’re not a match. His name’s on the birth certificate - Ryan Stocks.

"I didn’t want to try and trace him until I’ve been in touch with you. I didn’t think you’d be in touch with him." Gail lied and said she was not in touch with Ryan, despite the pair being back together. A worried Sophie shared with her her concerns, adding: "I know this is sensitive but if we can’t find a match, Ozzy’s my universe, Gail. I love him so much."

Zara Woodcock