Sarah Sugden (Katie Hill) and Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) were seemingly back on track when tonight’s episode of Emmerdale began.

The two young adults found themselves hanging out over the festive period. When 2025 began, so did Jacob’s new placement at A&E, which meant he started to make friends with people away from the village.

This left Sarah feeling a little left out. She expressed her views to Jacob and thankfully, they managed to clear the air.

In this evening’s instalment, as Sarah said goodbye to Jacob after spending the night with him, they were interrupted by Leyla Harding (Roxy Shahidi).

Sarah looks troubled in Emmerdale
Sarah felt isolated when Jacob started hanging out with his new pals (Picture: ITV)
When Sarah left, Leyla told Jacob that she wouldn’t interfere, but reckoned they should have a conversation about Sarah’s health.

Which sounds like interfering to us but, whatever.

When Sarah was a child, she was diagnosed with fanconi anemia (FA), a rare, inherited bone marrow failure syndrome, which increases the risk of cancer.

Outside in the village, a worried Jacob approached Sarah and put the brakes on their relationship. He said he didn’t want to lose her like girlfriend Leanna, who was murdered by Meena Jutla.

Follow Metro Soaps on WhatsApp and get all the latest spoilers first!
Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who’s leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale?

Join 10,000 soaps fans on Metro’s WhatsApp Soaps community and get access to spoiler galleries, must-watch videos, and exclusive interviews.

Simply click on this link, select ‘Join Chat’ and you’re in! Don’t forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we’ve just dropped the latest spoilers!