ITV Emmerdale Cathy Hope’s future confirmed as one character’s exit ‘sealed’

Emmerdale‘s Cathy Hope’s future has been confirmed in spoilers next week while Angelica King’s exit has been teased.

Only recently, the ITV soap was full of heartbreak on New Year’s Day as teenager Heath died after joyriding in a car with his twin sister Cathy and Angelica King. The teenagers had been desperate to go to a New Year’s Eve party out of the village but couldn’t get a lift and their dad Bob Hope refused to pay for a taxi. The trio were left bored at the B&B’s party so decided to take matters into their own hands, stealing Wendy’s car to joyride to the party.

ince the crash, both Cathy and Angelica have claimed the other person was driving with the village left torn over who to believe, especially Bob who has been refusing to see Cathy in order to protect her from himself. On Thursday, it was the day of Heath’s funeral, and a guilty Angelica decided to tell the truth.

Angelica confessed to her gobsmacked mother, Nicola King, that she was the one driving the car when Heath died as she worried about being sent to prison. On Friday night, it aired the aftermath as Nicola struggled with the bombshell and upon telling husband Jimmy King, he stormed out the house unable to cope.

In scenes this week, despite being urged to lie from Jimmy, Angelica runs over to the B&B where she publicly confesses to a shell-shocked Liam, Brenda, Cathy and April. Later, at the police station, she is arrested for causing death by dangerous driving. In upcoming scenes next week, Nicola is gloomy as she returns from resigning her post at the council.

Meanwhile, Jimmy and Nicola are both apprehensive as they tell Angelica there is a date for her hearing, leaving the family worried. Later, lawyer Ethan Anderson delivers Nicola the bad news that Angelica will likely face a custodial sentence. Yet there’s more drama ahead as Bob is left shaking with anger when Jimmy admits he was the one who told Angelica to lie.

The next day, the King family prepare for Angelica’s hearing and protective mother, Nicola, urges Jimmy not to tell Angelica about her potential custodial sentence. However, Jimmy is unsure if it’s the best strategy for their little girl and is later left shocked when a distressed Nicola desperately seeks a way out of Angelica’s situation by lying by saying Angelica should claim “not guilty”.

After an argument breaks out, the worried parents agree that they can help their daughter without making her lie. Later, Nicola and Jimmy head off with Angelica, where they spot Brenda and Bob, who are delighted the charges against Cathy have now been dropped. With Cathy’s future confirmed, what’s next for Angel and is this an exit for the young