Emmerdale has aired emotional scenes for Ruby Fox-Miligan, as she broke her silence to Chas Dingle.

Ruby’s father Anthony Fox and her daughter Steph Miligan recently arrived in the village, with the reunion causing tension between the trio.

Viewers later learned that Anthony could be Steph’s father, after a flashback revealed Ruby had been sexually abused by Anthony when she was a teenager.

In tonight’s (Januray 3) episode, Chas asked Ruby to help her look for missing April. However, Ruby arrived drunk after a cold exchange with her family, which concerned Chas.

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The pair quarreled over Ruby’s decision to send Steph to boarding school, which led to Ruby admitting that she had done it to protect her daughter.

When Chas asked her what was wrong, Ruby replied: “The same thing that’s been wrong for over 30 years. Nothing that I can’t ignore for another 30.”