ITV Emmerdale fans 'rumble' who picked up April Windsor as return 'confirmed'

Emmerdale fans are speculating about the potential return of a character to the popular ITV soap.

On Christmas Day, viewers were left distraught as teenager April Windsor disappeared. In the holiday episode, Marlon Dingle, portrayed by Mark Charnock, discovered that his teenage daughter April, played by Amelia Flanagan, had run away.

Spoilers indicate that forthcoming episodes will see Marlon uncover the heartbreaking reasons behind his daughter's disappearance, revealing a side of April's life he was entirely oblivious to.

In order to ensure a realistic and authentic portrayal of this impactful storyline, the ITV soap has collaborated closely with Missing People.

This development follows scenes where April was seen waiting for an unidentified person before her disappearance. A car soon arrived, and without uttering a word, April climbed into the back and was driven away, reports Leeds Live.

This has led soap fans to speculate that the mystery character could be a returning villager.

Audiences are now questioning whether the enigmatic driver could be Scott Windsor, and if April might have contacted him. As the brother of April's late mother, Donna Windsor, Scott is in fact April's uncle.

Taking to Twitter, now X, one person said: "Please say April has gone to stay with Scott or Kellie and we will get a return from one of day #emmerdale", a different account put: "Okay what if the guy who picked up April was Scott ? #Emmerdale", another said: "Anyone checked with Kelly and Scott?? #emmerdale" while a different fan added: "Have they contacted Scott, Kellie, Carly and Jamie any of April's/Bob's extended family? #emmerdale."

Scott, played by Ben Freeman, was last seen in the village back in 2007. However, he is regularly