Emmerdale actor William Ash has captivated ITV soap viewers with his portrayal of the cunning Caleb Milligan since 2022. Recently, Caleb swindled £100k from his terminally ill mother-in-law Helen Fox (played by Sharon Maughan) in exchange for reuniting her with her estranged daughter Ruby (Beth Cordingly) after a 30-year separation.
Ruby, Caleb's devoted wife, is oblivious to his betrayal as her mother died in hospital before she could bid farewell. Will he confess his deceit?
The entrepreneur is also scheming to acquire Will Taylor's (Dean Andrews) haulage company as he plots a new venture to compete with Home Farm, owned by his adversary Kim Tate (Claire King).
However, off-screen, William's life is vastly different from that of his soap character, reports the Mirror. Born in Chadderton near Oldham to an engineer father and a police civilian mother, 47-year-old William spent much of his early life there before developing a passion for acting.