Emmerdale viewers believe they have figured out the identity of April Windsor’s baby’s father. Earlier this week, April tragically experienced a stillbirth after fleeing home upon discovering her pregnancy, fearing the impact another child would have on her household with dad Marlon Dingle and Rhona Goskirk.
In an emotional conversation with her father, she confessed: “I wanted to tell you, I almost did. But then, I found out that you’d always known how my mum really died.
“Lied to me about it my whole life. So then I figured, if you could keep secrets then so could I. You hardly ever noticed me unless I was drunk.”
She acknowledged the difficulty of her situation, as Leo often commanded most of the attention, and with Rhona and Marlon nearly separating over Ivy and his stroke, she felt she “had to be the strong one”. Fans have been theorising about the identity of April’s baby’s father, and now, based on the timing of the baby’s conception, they believe they have ruled out other possibilities, including Anthony Fox, reports the Mirror.
One fan speculated on Reddit: “It was a fully formed (premature) baby so she was probably at least five months pregnant, meaning she probably got pregnant sometime around August or September. I don’t think there was much focus on her storyline at that point so really it could be anyone, but most likely I think it’ll be a new character.”
One viewer speculated: “I think they never told the viewer, so we would be in the same basket as Marlon. Completely in the dark, trust shaken and no information. Many a parent goes through this moment even when I was a kid with no Internet, they didn’t know EVERYONE I hung out with. It’s made worse by the Internet due to the fact that anyone anywhere can contact anyone anywhere.”
This comment reflects on how parents can be left feeling isolated from their children’s experiences, a situation exacerbated by the internet’s reach.
In a recent development, April informed Marlon that the father of her baby was a “random lad that she met at a party” and she “didn’t even know his name”—a revelation that fans suspect might not be entirely truthful, with some believing she could be hiding the identity of the actual father to protect him.