Fans of Emmerdale have become convinced that an increasingly poorly-looking
Marlon Dingle will die from pneumonia. This comes as he fell ill during his
frantic search for daughter April, developing a nasty cough.
In a week of ups and downs for Marlon, he learned that April is alive – and living rough on the streets of Leeds. He took off in hot pursuit, finding Ross there too. The pair made amends, but April remains elusive, her whereabouts unknown.
Marlon may not have found April, but he did pick something up from on the streets – a nasty bug.
Marlon taken ill amid April search
As he swapped notes with Bob and Laurel in The Woolpack last night (Wednesday, January 15), an unwell-looking Marlon began to exhibit a nasty cough. As he coughed and spluttered all over the pub (seriously, cover your mouth) fans are convinced that he might have pneumonia.
This is particularly worrying, given the flash-forward the soap shared several weeks ago – one of which showed Cain Dingle weeping over a mystery grave.
Not that we’re convinced Cain would be particularly bothered at the prospect of Marlon going six feet under, but could it possibly be pneumonia-stricken Marlon in the ground?
Emmerdale fans convinced Marlon will die of pneumonia
Writing on X as these scenes aired, viewers shared their theories as to what’s up with Marlon. And the popular diagnosis was that of pneumonia for Marlon.
“Could it be Marlon in the grave? He could end up with pneumonia and end up dying from it. Just a theory,” predicted one fan, invoking one of the five flash-forwards.
“Marlon will end up with Pneumonia,” said another.
“All the shouting has given Marlon a bad cough now, pneumonia storyline coming soon for Marlon,” wrote a third.
“Was Marl’s pneumonia brought on by over-acting???” another joked, somewhat uncharitably.
Is Marlon at death’s door?
