Steph Miligan in Emmerdale knows the truth about her grandfather, Anthony Fox. She knows what he did, why he is missing and who he really is. And it’s about time too.
But now we can expect the fallout. We have been waiting for this moment for a long time and it’s fair to stay Steph has been getting on viewers’ nerves.
However, Georgia Jay’s performance in tonight’s episode (Thursday March 13) was brilliant. Her raw, gutteral reaction felt true and we finally saw the scales fall from Steph’s eyes.
So what is to come now the truth is out there?
Steph finds out everything in Emmerdale
After weeks of fruitless searching for her missing grandad, Steph found a gun earlier this week. She linked it to her dad and that to Anthony’s disappearance and decided to go to the police.
Realising he was backed into a corner and still determined to protect Ruby, Caleb confessed he had murdered Anthony. Steph told him to hand himself in and he agreed, heading off alone and leaving a distraught Ruby behind.
Ruby soon saw she had no other option and told Steph the truth about the abuse. She also confirmed Caleb had not killed Anthony, but that she had.
Although Ruby tried to keep Steph’s paternity a secret, Steph soon worked out the sickening truth.
As they raced to stop Caleb reporting himself to the police, fortunately there were a lot of criminals at the station so Caleb was still waiting, they managed to catch him just in time and take him home.
And now everyone knows – so what does the future hold for the Fox-Miligan family?
Georgia Jay speaks out
Actress Georgia Jay, who plays Steph, revealed in an interview with The Mirror earlier this year how Steph feels when the truth is exposed to her.
“She feels betrayed, ashamed, angry and, at the same time, just in total despair for herself and her mother,” Georgia confessed. “She’s carrying the weight of her mother’s pain and trauma. It’s going to be a really rocky road for Steph in terms of this whole identity being shattered.”
However, she also added: “I see this as the making of a true family because it’s all been built on a foundation of lies. It’ll be a long road but I do think they’ll build a family that’s really, really strong and built on trust.”
What happens next week for Steph in Emmerdale?
Reeling from her discovery, Steph is acting on edge. She and Caleb return to work, but Jai is irritated that neither are pulling their weight.
Jai wants to bring them down a peg or two and thinks they are hiding something (not like him to be so astute!) Jai then mentions Anthony and seeing how uneasy Caleb is, realises he’s hit the nail on the head.
Will Jai work out the truth?
