'Emmerdale' Rhona 'can't keep pretending'

Emmerdale star Zoe Henry has predicted that her character Rhona Goskirk will not be able to ignore her attraction to fellow vet Paddy Kirk for much longer.

Over the past few weeks, Rhona has been struggling with her feelings for Paddy while keeping up her relationship with his best friend Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock).

Speaking to Inside Soap about her alter ego's dilemma, Henry explained: "Paddy's a typical bloke - she may be looking at him all doe-eyed in the surgery most of the time, but he doesn't notice!

"She's trying to stay buoyant with Marlon and keep her relationship going with him, though it's got to the point where she can't maintain the masquerade anymore."

The situation worsens next week when Rhona and Paddy attend an old colleague's retirement party before heading back to a hotel, where a mix-up means that they have to share a room. Although nothing happens between the pair, they drunkenly sleep in the same bed and wake up together the next morning - leaving Rhona mortified.

Revealing the impact of the incident, Henry added: "Rhona already knows that her feelings for Paddy are much deeper than the feelings she has for Marlon. She knows that she's now at a point where she can't ignore what's going on anymore, and Rhona feels she's doing Marlon a disservice because she absolutely loves him to bits - she just loves him in the wrong way, sadly."

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