Emmerdale’s Ella Forster (Paula Lane) paid a visit to a care home recently to visit an old lady called June Phillips.
June, who lived with dementia, loved to spend time looking through a photo album and chatting to Ella, who also adored the lady.
During Ella’s visit which occurred in Thursday’s (May 23) episode of the ITV soap, we learnt that she once experienced something with June which was traumatic enough to make them both ‘very sad’.
Ella reminded June they got through it, but then turned her attention to Manpreet (Rebecca Sarker), who had seen Ella while visiting another resident.
When Manpreet and Ella returned to the village, Manpreet tried to get her new friend to open up about June but she refused. She simply said there’s a deep love between them and she needs to cherish the time she has left with her.
Sadly, that time ran out on Friday. Ella visited the care home with a bunch of flowers for June but was then told by a care assistant she had sadly passed away.
As Ella sat in the room in tears, she was given further upsetting news when the assistant said she needed to leave, because only relatives are allowed to deal with the aftermath of June’s passing.
In this new video, Manpreet approaches Ella, who is sat in the cafe. She checks in and discovers that not only is the receptionist reluctant to open up, she still hasn’t told Liam (Jonny McPherson) about June’s death.
Manpreet is kind to Ella and says she’s happy to help wherever possible. Ella confirms that June’s brother will sort the funeral, and seems determined to deal with this grief all on her own.
Is that because she can’t reveal her real connection to June?
Thanks to past pictures we know that Ella and Liam will go to June’s funeral, but things will take a dramatic turn when a funeral goer – who might well be June’s brother – ends up confronting them.
Does this man know who Ella really is?
