ITV Emmerdale fans 'expose' who Caleb's daughter's real mum is - and it's not Ruby

Emmerdale fans are suspecting that Ruby Miligan might not actually be the biological mother of Caleb's daughter, Stephanie.

In recent episodes, viewers learned that Caleb (played by Will Ash) has a daughter named Stephanie. Audiences are already familiar with Caleb and Ruby's son, Nicky Milligan (portrayed by Lewis Cope), who left the village with his partner.

The plot thickened when Caleb visited the hospital to see his wife Ruby's (Beth Cordingly) terminally ill mother, Helen (Sharon Maughan). Helen, estranged from her daughter for years due to disapproval of Ruby's marriage to Caleb, inquired about 'Stephanie' during the visit, prompting an angry response from Caleb who warned, "Don't you dare say my kids' names," before exiting abruptly.

Helen passed away shortly after, with Ruby arriving at the hospital just 20 minutes later. Further intrigue was added in the episode aired on Thursday (September 19), where Stephanie's name came up once more.

Ruby made a poignant admission about Stephanie's situation, suggesting a potentially heartbreaking development, reports Leeds Live. She expressed her insecurities about her maternal capabilities and pondered whether having her own mother around would have made her a better parent.

Viewers are convinced a huge DNA twist is on the cards in the soap. Fans have been speculating online, with some suspecting Stephanie isn't Ruby's daughter, but Helen's instead. On X, one viewer speculated: "Oooooh I wonder if Caleb got Ruby's mum pregnant and the child was his?"

Another fan echoed this theory on an Emmerdale Facebook fan page: "I wonder if Caleb's the father and maybe him and Ruby's mum were having an affair lol ( anything is possible in soap land." And yet another fan mused: "I