A Changed Man?

Emmerdale's Ryan Hawley tells TV Times why ruthless baddie Robert Sugden will make a good dad…

- Alison Slade

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Emmerdale

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Robert confesses to plotting to take over Home Farm this week.Is this because he can’t find a way out of the situation, or because he wants to be honest?

He accepts, reluctantly, that he can’t carry on being dishonest and deceiving people without it ending in tragedy and unhappiness. So he realises he needs to break the cycle of behaviour, and confess to the things he has done. When it’s all exposed, it’s about how the Whites will react.

Is Robert’s newfound honesty all down to him being a father?

Yes, and he explicitly states that. The baby has been born and it has changed his view on his life. He needs to be more responsible and he’s got someone else to look out for now, rather than just himself.

He’s stooped pretty low over the last few months – what did you find was the most shocking?