April Windor is not dead in Emmerdale – as far as we know – after a stabbing victim

was wrongly identified as her. But that means Marlon is no

closer to finding his missing daughter. So where is she?

As more and more comes out about April’s secret life including drinking, taking drugs and a private social media profile featuring worrying videos, fans are speculating exactly what has happened to her.

Has she run away? Was she taken? Where is April and is she safe?

Here’s the top theories over what has happened to April in Emmerdale.

April Windsor goes missing in Emmerdale

After a difficult few weeks, April went missing from her home on Christmas Day 2024. April had recently been kidnapped and dangled over a car park roof and then discovered the truth about how her mother Donna Windsor died. Her behaviour worsened and she has been bunking off school and drinking alcohol.

Her dad Marlon struggled to cope and prior to his daughter going missing, he snapped at her, telling her he wished she’d just fade into the background. On Christmas Day morning, Marlon went to wake April, only to discover that she wasn’t there. She was later seen waiting for a mystery person before climbing into the back of a car. There has been no sign of her since.

Emmerdale has confirmed that the story will run for weeks, with show producer Laura Shaw saying: “In the coming weeks, as the search for April intensifies, we explore the emotional turmoil a family faces when a young person goes missing. We are so grateful to the charity Missing People for their invaluable help and support with this storyline.”

But is April missing out of choice or has someone taken her?

Theories on missing April in Emmerdale

1. Anthony Fox has taken her

At the end of last year a special flashback episode revealed that Anthony sexually abused his daughter Ruby when she was a teenager. With this in mind, a theory has predicted that Anthony is to blame for teen April’s disappearance.

“Ruby’s dad the creepiest person, was that his car picking up April?” asked one viewer on X. “Anthony has got April!” another fan agreed. 

Over on Facebook, a third fan said: “I’m wondering if April accepted a lift from a stranger or did she know the person, I thought it looked like Ruby’s dad from behind.”

A fourth fan agreed, writing: “Yeah it deffo looked like Ruby’s dad…”, while a fifth asked: “Why do I have a feeling Ruby’s dad is involved in April disappearance.”

2. She’s with half-brother Scott Windsor

April’s mum, Donna, and Scott were half-siblings, both sharing the same mother, Viv Hope. Although Scott left years ago, he is often mentioned and Cathy Hope has been to stay with him recently.

However he doesn’t seem to have much to do with neice April. But could that all have changed? Fans are certainly hoping so!

“Please say April has gone to stay with Scott or Kelly and we will get a return from one of them one day,” said one.

Another queried: “I wonder if Scott picked up April last night?”

“Anyone checked with Kelly and Scott??” asked one more.

3. Has April been groomed?

As some viewers think Anthony has taken her, others aren’t pointing the finger at him specifically, but do wonder if she’s been groomed by someone on the internet and has been taken by them.

“Reckon April has been groomed. Thoughts?” shared one on social media. 

4. She’s pregnant

Another theory doing the rounds is that April is pregnant and has run away to be with the dad. It was discovered she had been prescribed the contraceptive pill (which is used to stop pregnancy, but can be inaffective) and now there is speculation she is with child.

“Is April going to turn out to be pregnant then?” asked one.

5. Has April run away in Emmerdale due to Marlon and Laurel’s ‘affair’?

Something is going on between Marlon and Laurel and April knew about it. She had seen their mysterious texts to each other and thought they were having an affair. Marlon is convinced this is the reason she has gone. But is it really that simple? And are Laurel and Marlon actually having an affair? We think not!

6. Does April have a secret life in Emmerdale?

Some fans think the discoveries we’re recently made about April are just the tip of the iceberg. So could she have a complete secret life?

One viewer thinks she could be working as an escort: “I think her secret life could be working as a prostitute or an escort that could explain the car picking her up as she got in the back of it.”

7. A mental health crisis

It’s clear April is a very troubled young lady, but could she be having a mental health crisis?

“It could be something to do with mental health as birth control pills can be used to help with anxiety and depression,” said one fan, adding: “She could have PTSD or dissociative identity disorder which causes people to have a secret life.”

8. Does Rhona know something about missing April in Emmerdale?

One fan is convinced Rhona knows more than she’s letting on about April. They commented: “Rhona seems very suspicious in all this.” Although others disagreed, someone else added they thought Rhona had called the car to collect April. Colour us intrigued.