Emmerdale’s Rhona Goskirk set to take on Gus Malcolms in almighty showdown as secret betrayal is exposed
Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) was recently offered a lifeline in Emmerdale, as her ex-husband Gus Malcolms (Alan McKenna) offered her a compromise that could see her staying in close contact with baby Ivy.
The two have been at loggerheads ever since Gus announced his plan to move to France with Ivy, meaning that Rhona would hardly see the little girl growing up.
The bond that existed because Ivy is genetically Rhona’s child – even though she has no legal claim to her in current UK law – had only become strengthened by the weeks that Rhona, Marlon (Mark Charnock) and Mary (Louise Jameson) spent looking after Ivy when Gus was unable to care for her.
The thought of losing Ivy was unbearable to Rhona and she fled the village with the baby.
As a result of this Rhona found herself facing a kidnap charge and a possible prison term.
Recently, April (Amelia Flanagan) got involved when she decided to go and see Gus to plead her step-mum’s case.
Gus was upset when April revealed that Rhona was planning to plead not guilty to the charge of kidnap, realising that a trial would risk exposing his own wrongdoing when he used the embryo that he and Rhona had had frozen, without her permission.
Eventually Gus offered Rhona a compromise in which they would both change their statements and work towards a not guilty verdict.
He promised to cancel the sale of his house, meaning he would be living nearby and wouldn’t be moving to France after all. Most importantly for Rhona, the deal would mean access to Ivy.
‘It’s the tiniest chink of light because it’s actually what she wants,’ Zoe Henry told us.
‘The fact that she took Ivy and ran away with her, just shows the desperate measures she would go to. So even though perhaps, in her heart of hearts, she doesn’t really believe Gus is being truthful, she’s willing to hang everything on it. So I think it’s a welcome offer, even though it’s one that scares her a bit.’
Sadly in coming episodes Rhona comes to realise that her suspicions were right and Gus has been stringing her along and has no intention of making good on his promises.
In the light of this new information she decides there’s only one option – she’s going to continue fighting for Ivy until her daughter is finally in her care.
