Eagle-eyed Emmerdale fans spot reference to real-life Cain and Rhona romance
Jeff Hordley and Zoe Henry are married!
Emmerdale fans were left in hysterics over an Easter Egg that was dropped in Monday night's episode (21st Oct). Many fans will know that actors Jeff Hordley and Zoe Henry - AKA Cain Dingle and Rhona Goskirk - are married in real-life, despite the fact that their characters seldom come across each other on-screen.
However, during the episode, eagle-eyed viewers spotted a reference to their real-life marriage, with many taking to Twitter to share the hilarious hint.
Fans know that Cain's wife Moira has been having an affair with Nate, and Cain's mum Faith tried to tell him that Moira was being unfaithful - albeit with the wrong person, as she was convinced it was Pete Barton.
But Cain didn't believe the rumour around his wife's infidelity, and told his mum, "No, you're wrong, because he couldn't even keep hold of the vet!"
The vet, of course, being Rhona - and although many might not have caught onto Cain's mention of Pete and Rhona's failed relationship earlier this year, it's actually a private joke in the cast for Cain's character to talk about Rhona since they're real-life spouses.
Fans took to Twitter to laugh about the moment, with one writing, '“He couldn’t even keep hold of the vet” Cain mate that’s your other wife 😂😉 #Emmerdale.'
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After battling with her conscience, Faith eventually gives in and pays a visit to Home Farm, to tell Cain that she believes Moira and Pete are having an affair.
Oblivious to what's been said about him, Pete pays a visit of his own to Home Farm and walks straight into a trap laid by Cain, who knocks him unconscious.
Coming round a few hours later, Pete is horrified to find he's been tied up and held captive by Cain. Furious, Pete tells Cain it's not him that's having an affair with his wife, but Nate.
Meanwhile, Nate and Moira are none-the-wiser as they wake up at the hotel together ahead of their trip to the agricultural show.
But when Cain shows up unexpectedly at the hotel as they're checking out, Moira and Nate begin to panic. An uncharacteristically cheery Cain tells them they're going on a fishing trip.
At the lake, Cain hires out a fishing boat and as they bob along on the water there's a stony tension in the air. What's Cain got up his sleeve?
Soon, a nonchalant Cain takes Nate to task about sleeping with his wife – and to Moira's dismay, Nate admits the whole thing.
It's not long before things escalate and the two men descend into violence, and Cain picks up a plank of wood to finish off Nate - but can he do it?
As Nate regains the upper hand and threatens to kill Cain, Moira loses her footing in the commotion and is knocked overboard.
As Moira is tangled in weeds under the surface of the water and Cain and Nate are at loggerheads, a petrol cannister that's been leaking catches fire and there's a huge explosion on board the boat - are there any survivors?
Elsewhere, it's the evening of the grand reopening of the Woolpack, and everything is ready except the lock on the toilet door, which Bob admits won't be finished in time.
Not satisfied with Bill's excuse, Marlon and Chas go to investigate, but soon they find themselves locked in. As they begin to panic, Chas's waters break.
With Chas going into labour right there in the cramped cubicle, Marlon has to think fast and fashions a make-shift bed out of his chef's overalls.
Realising she has no other option, Chas tells herself she can do this and soon has delivered a healthy baby.
Meanwhile, Mandy and Vinny's hard work is finally paying off when they're plans come into fruition, but they panic when a solicitor turns up to sort the money.
Taking Vinny aside, Mandy insists it's time to skip town but Vinny doesn't think it's the right move. As they argue, a stranger watches them from the shadows...
It's not the first time that the writers have included an in-joke about the couple, who have been married in real life since 2003 and share children Violet, 14, and 11-year-old Stan. In 2017, Rhona admitted that Cain was her fantasy one-night stand whilst playing Truth or Dare.
Meanwhile, things aren't looking great for Cain and Moira in Emmerdale after last night's episode (Tues 22nd Oct). After Cain revealed he knew about Moira and Nate's affair to the both of them, Nate announced that he was actually Cain's secret son, and that he'd seduced Moira out of spite.
Emmerdale airs every weeknight at 7pm on ITV, with a second showing on Tuesday nights at 8pm.
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