Henry: 'Paddy is the love of Rhona's life'

Emmerdale star Zoe Henry has revealed the full extent of her character's feelings for fellow vet Paddy Kirk, explaining that she is starting to regard him as 'the one'.

In recent months, the actress's alter ego Rhona Goskirk has been slowly developing an attraction to Paddy, leaving her in turmoil because she is already in a relationship with his best friend Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock).

Speaking to Inside Soap about the plot, Henry explained: "Maybe I'm jumping the gun, but I think Paddy is the love of her life. To pass up the chance of that would be a big thing, wouldn't it?

"She's come to terms with the fact that she's not the one to make Marlon happy. In fact, it's got to the point where she's getting annoyed by him. It's horrible to see and it's horrible to have to play out. Having to tell someone that you don't love them is such a hard thing to do."

Reflecting on what could happen if Rhona confesses all to Paddy and Marlon, she commented: "Everyone is sympathetic to those boys, so I'm worried people aren't going to like Rhona once the truth is out there.

"Unfortunately, one of them is going to get hurt, regardless of the outcome. It's such a responsibility because they're two of soap's best-loved characters."

Henry returned to Emmerdale earlier this year, having previously played Rhona for brief stints in 2001 and 2002.