Emmerdale’s Ryan Hawley has warned that Robert Sugden is about to go back to his old destructive ways now that he has split with Aaron Dingle.
The fan favourite couple broke up recently over Robert having fathered a baby with his ex Rebecca White while Aaron was in prison and now Hawley says that his character will be displaying much rougher edges and will be the cause of a potentially devastating accident.
Robert has been living at the B&B since the split, but will be seen sneaking sleeping tablets into Rebecca’s father Lawrence’s booze bottles in a bid to slow down his recovery after being attacked and gain some control at Home Farm.
However, Lawrence comes round from his stupor just as a zombie run is getting under way at Home Farm and in his confused state, gets into his car to find out what the noise is – driving it straight towards Belle Dingle, Lachlan White and Victoria Barton.
The actor said: “Robert’s always had that ruthless, self-serving side to him as a character and now he’s not with Aaron, who brought out the softer side in him, we’re starting to see a bit more of the old Robert.
“He wants as much as he can get.”
Hawley continued: “He’s in the B&B, not living in a nice house with all the things around him that he wants.
“He is the kind of guy who’s going to screw people over to get ahead and to get all those possessions and that power that he wants.
“So you could say he’s on a path to self-destruction because he’ll do anything at whatever cost, no matter how threatening it is to him, and it’s all with the aim of improving his living standards.
“He’s not particularly a person I’d want to cross.”
:: The episodes involving Robert and Lawrence are due to air on ITV from August 7.
