Where is Esther? And 6 other missing Emmerdale kids

Esther Spencer seems to have vanished into thin air in Emmerdale. So

much so that viewers are questioning exactly where she is. And for that matter, where are the rest of the Dales children?

There are a lot of kids living in Emmerdale. So many, in fact, that Tracy was ready

to make a success of her forest nursery – until Caleb scuppered it! But despite Emmerdale being over-run with ankle-biters most of the children in the village are talked about, but never seen.

Amelia is annoyed with Belle
Amelia never has Esther with her (Credit: ITV)

Where’s Esther in Emmerdale?

Fans have noticed that teen mum Amelia Spencer is rarely seen with her daughter, Esther – and they’re not happy about it. While Amelia’s busy secretly romancing Tom King and dismissing everything Belle is telling her about his abuse, Esther is nowhere to be seen.

“No child again,” said one disgruntled fan.

While others simply questioned where the little girl has vanished to and dubbed her ‘the ghost daughter’!

But Esther isn’t the only child in Emmerdale never to be seen. While we often see Frankie, Kyle and Isaac, and occasionally catch up with other kids in the village like Eve, Clemmie and Lucas, there are others who we don’t see for months at a time.

Here are some of the kids we’re missing.

Vanessa in the shop
Wheeeeere’s Johnny? (Credit: ITV)

Johnny

Vanessa was talking about Johnny the other day but we’ve barely seen him since she returned to the village. He’s just turned nine but did he get a birthday party or even a cake? The poor lad didn’t even get a mention!

Rhona ran away with little Ivy
Rhona was desperate to keep Ivy in her life (Credit: ITV)

Ivy

What a lot of angst Rhona and Marlon went through to have little Ivy live with them. They fought so hard to have Rhona’s unexpected daughter move in with them, and yet now she’s here, we’ve not seen her. Rhona’s back at work and busier than ever now Tom’s been sacked, and Marlon’s cooking at the pub. How does Ivy fit in? Mind you, we’ve really not seen much of  April or Leo lately either. Have Marlon and Rhona forgotten their kids?

Dotty

Jai is adamant that he’s missing Arthur and Dotty desperately now he and Laurel have split. And we’re missing Dotty too! Where has she gone?

Carl and Elliot

We saw a bit of Carl and Elliot when Angelica was gearing up to go to prison, but since then, they’ve been totally absent. Nicola talks about them all the time – going to football camp, using Tom’s tablet – they get up to all sorts. We just never see them do it.

Gail and Ryan with son Oscar
Gail and Ryan got to know son Oscar – but where is he now? (Credit: ITV)

Oscar

There was a big shock for Gail and Ryan when the son they had adopted came back into their lives. Gail was a bone marrow donor for the lad, and then his mum wanted them to part ways. But Oscar wasn’t giving up that easily – he got to know Gail and Ryan, and even formed a sweet bond with Charity. And then he vanished, never to be seen or mentioned again.

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