ITV Emmerdale fans question Arthur Thomas as he 'grows up overnight'

Emmerdale fans were left doing a double-take during the latest episode of the ITV soap as Arthur Thomas made an appearance.

The youngster, who is the son of Laurel Thomas and the late Ashley Thomas, was seen talking to Jai Sharma. He had paid a visit to his ex Laurel to apologise on behalf of his dad, Rishi.

Fans of the soap saw Rishi headed to see Laurel at The Hide to talk to her about Jai following their recent split. It came after Laurel discovered that Jai had taken out a loan in her name to pay his share of the venue's fine following the survival day horror last year.

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Jai's secret behaviour left Laurel and risk of losing her beloved home which she shared with Ashley and their children after Kim Tate decided to put it up for sale as she needed the money for her latest investment in the haulage firm.

The businessman ended up selling his shares of The Hop in order to buy Laurel Mulberry Cottage but in a twist, her step-daughter Gabby Thomas ended up buying the property using money she had from Kim.

But during Tuesday night's trip to the Dales, Rishi tried to get Laurel to change her mind on Jai but his timing couldn't have been more wrong as she struggled over the news that her ex-husband Marlon Dingle had suffered a stroke.

And when Jai arrived, Laurel hit out and Jai later paid her a visit at home in order to apologise and try and make amends, only to find her looking out old wedding pictures of herself and Marlon.

When asked if there was anything he could do, Laurel asked Jai if he could stay, clearly sparking his hopes of a reunion. But these were quickly dashed when she clarified that she wanted him to watch the kids as