In next week’s Emmerdale spoilers, April refuses to attend Rebecca’s funeral, leaving Marlon and Rhona to go without her. As April continues to reject their support, the couple fear she’ll regret not saying goodbye to her tragic baby girl.

April is pushing Marlon away in Emmerdale spoilers

Life at Smithy hasn’t been easy since April returned from her time on the streets. The trauma of her stillbirth is weighing heavily on everyone. And while April has struggled to process her grief, Marlon has found it impossible to reconnect with his daughter.

The pair previously visited the Chapel of Rest to see the baby’s coffin, but the enormity of the occasion proved too traumatic for April. She ran away, leaving Marlon feeling utterly helpless.

Eventually April started opening up to her social worker, which prompted her decision to register her baby’s birth. April chose the name Rebecca for her daughter, after the young women who was stabbed while she was homeless.

But since taking that brave step, April has just wanted to get back to being a normal teen. It may be time to lay Rebecca to rest, but she can’t think about a funeral.

Marlon and Rhona attend Rebecca’s funeral

Next week, Marlon and Rhona hold a funeral service for the granddaughter they never got to meet. April is not in attendance, as per her wishes.

However, both Marlon and Rhona feel that April needs to be involved in scattering Rebecca’s ashes.

They try to broach the subject delicately with April, but it’s met with a blank refusal. April vows she won’t have anything to do with the ritual, leaving Marlon and Rhona feeling forlorn.

Can they persuade April to change her mind? And if she still refuses, is it something she will live to regret?