Emmerdale descends into chaos as villager is viciously attacked by relative in shock scenes
Actress Natalie J Robb has appeared to let slip what’s going on with her character
EMMERDALE’S Moira Dingle attacked Ruby Haswell in a fiery jealous rage, amid her mysterious health problems in tonight’s Emmerdale.
Moira spotted Cain and Ruby bantering, and a squeeze of the arm by Ruby left Moira’s anger bubbling up in Wednesday’s episode of the ITV soap.
After barging into Mill Cottage, Moira accused Ruby of trying to steal her husband and sleep with Cain, confusing Ruby.
As Cain and Caleb arrived, Moira headbutted Ruby and had to be restrained by Cain.
Cain took an aggressive Moira away, and Caleb hoped his promise to sort it will appease a furious Ruby.
Confused by Moira’s actions back at Butlers, Cain demanded to know what was going on.
Realising she’s forgotten to go for her blood tests, which she seemingly now knows nothing about, Cain stormed outside, leaving Moira confused and upset.
The farmer has been plagued with blackouts, seizures and memory issues for weeks now with fans suspecting everything from alcoholism to poisoning.
But while fans are debating exactly what’s wrong with Moira, actress Natalie J Robb has appeared to let slip what’s going on – PTSD.
And it’s all going to take a dark twist as Moira starts seeing visions of serial killer Emma Barton, who Moira infamously killed herself while she’s rowing with Ruby Fox-Miligan in the barn.
Natalie said: “She’s got no idea what is happening to her.
“Definitely the PTSD comes through because we’re in the barn, the triggers are what it was before it was Emma Barton in the barn when she tried to kill me, and then I had a baby I didn’t know I was having! Only in Emmerdale!
“So I think it sets something off in her, she starts to see Emma’s face in Rubys’ face. Ruby obviously doesn’t know what is going on, Moira has totally lost the plot. ‘Who’s Emma? Who’s James I don’t know who these people are!’
“I’m freaking out and actually Moira is actually quite frightened, at that point that’s who she believes she’s seeing and Ruby says something quite similar to what Emma said to her just before she tried to kill her in the barn.
“Very triggered, loses the plot a bit and doesn’t know where she’s at.”
There’s a brutal fight that follows with Ruby ending up being knocked unconscious by Moira in a haze.
But when Moira snaps out of it, she’s horrified and confused at what’s happened.
Natalie added: “Ruby is knocked out and then I try and wake her up when Moira is out of her PTSD moment.
“She does switch out of it and then immediately goes into trying to help Ruby. She won’t remember why Ruby is in the barn in the first place.”
But the actress is thrilled about revisiting Moira’s killer secret in such dramatic scenes.
“I thought it was great,” she said.
“When you hear about it sometimes you wonder if it will work, but I’ve definitely been assured it looks really good in the way they’ve done it and everything else, David Beecham is such a wonderful director and it was such a wonderful team that week, a fantastic week of filming.
Natalie added: “Ruby is knocked out and then I try and wake her up when Moira is out of her PTSD moment.
“She does switch out of it and then immediately goes into trying to help Ruby. She won’t remember why Ruby is in the barn in the first place.”
But the actress is thrilled about revisiting Moira’s killer secret in such dramatic scenes.
“I thought it was great,” she said.
“When you hear about it sometimes you wonder if it will work, but I’ve definitely been assured it looks really good in the way they’ve done it and everything else, David Beecham is such a wonderful director and it was such a wonderful team that week, a fantastic week of filming.
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
