Emmerdale fans were blown away earlier this week when Aaron Dingle made an unannounced return, with actor Danny Miller reprising his iconic role.
Aaron, who made his final appearance last year, was revealed to be the mystery prisoner that Cain (Jeff Hordley) and Caleb Milligan (William Ash) were keeping captive up at Wylie’s farm.
The character had got involved in dodgy dealings in Italy, with Cain and Caleb undertaking the secret mission of rescuing him, taking him back home to the village against his will.
Aaron’s comeback was certainly a huge shock, taking viewers by surprise.
The popular character left the village in 2021 after actor Danny decided to say goodbye to the show. He reprised his role for a number of episodes last year as part of Emmerdale’s 50th anniversary, before departing once more, which is why his latest return left fans in shock.
Discussing how this new return story came about, actor Danny told us: ‘Jane [Hudson, Executive Producer] and Laura [Shaw, Producer] pitched the idea to come back I was over the moon and so excited and they said: “There’s something we want to do with it which means you’ll have to keep it quiet.”
‘This was back at the beginning of the year so this has been months of not being able to tell people and relocating and not being able to tell people.
‘Some of my closest friends and family don’t even know what I’ve been up to. It was hard to do but obviously I respected it.
‘My appreciation for the show meant that I wanted to keep the secret and I wanted to be part of something that will be a soap shocking moment.’
Danny also explained why he said yes to Emmerdale this time around, revealing that he ‘enjoyed’ the time away from the show and felt honoured for the opportunity to return.
‘I did I’m A Celeb which was something I always wanted to do,’ he continued.’I had the opportunity to go and do various other shows off the back of that. I left for time with my family, which you often don’t get to do because it’s very busy.
‘I feel I’ve achieved a lot in my time away but when the offer came to get back in I was very thankful. This is for my family and I feel very honoured.’
