Ahead of his new Emmerdale storyline, Bear Wolf (Joshua Richards) starts displaying concerning changes in his behaviour.

Bear arrived in the show back in 2019 and was introduced as Paddy’s biological dad. Shortly after the two characters met, Bear made his way to Emmerdale.

While the character has family around him, he is somewhat of a lonely soul. He had a brief fling with Faith Dingle (Sally Dexter) but following her death, love hasn’t exactly been on the cards for Bear.

In the not too distant future, Bear will suddenly vanish from the village.

Producer Laura Shaw explained more: ‘He’s going to go off screen for a little while and go missing, and when he comes back, what you’ll see is a very different Bear in a really different situation and we’re all going to be watching saying “what the hell has happened here?”‘.

The foundations are laid next week, as Paddy (Dominic Brunt) continues to grow frustrated towards his dad. After Bear was gifting an old motorbike to fix up, he is now leaving parts dotted around the house. Paddy tries, but it’s clear he is struggling to live with his dad now.

To allow a bit of space, Paddy tells Bear that he can fix up the bike at the garage. Later in the week though, Pads and Mandy (Lisa Riley) are worried when they watch Bear snap and threaten Kammy (Shebz Miah). He’s irritated at something regarding his bike and takes it out on the new face, prompting Paddy to step in and put a stop to it.

That afternoon, when Bear heads home, he acts as if nothing has happened, leaving Paddy and Mandy confused.

They attempt to question him but Bear becomes irritated and heads upstairs. Just as Mandy persuades Paddy to confront his worries about his dad, he realises that Bear and the bike have disappeared.

But where has Bear gone?