ANGER ERUPTS! Emmerdale fans roll their eyes at Ross twist in Charity birth scenes

Emmerdale served up high drama last night (Monday April 20) as Charity Dingle went into labour, with Ross Barton stepping in to save the day. But while the scenes were meant to be tense and emotional, many viewers were left unimpressed, calling the whole situation far too predictable.

And with Ross secretly the baby’s real father, the twist has only added to the frustration.

Ross steps in as Charity goes into labour

Earlier this week, Charity threw herself into planning a baby shower for Sarah, all while carrying the secret that the baby she is expecting is actually her own.

Heading out with Mack to collect the cake, the pair were forced to stop in the woods. But when the car failed to start and neither of them had their phones, things quickly spiralled.

In classic soap timing, Charity’s waters broke just as they were stranded. And, right on cue, Ross drove past.

Initially reluctant to get involved after being caught out by Charity’s fake labour weeks earlier, Ross eventually agreed to take them to hospital.

But the drama did not end there. Once inside, the lift broke down, trapping Charity, Mack and Ross together.

Charity gives birth in terrifying scenes

Tuesday April 21 sees the trio still stuck, with tensions rising fast. Mack begins to struggle with flashbacks to being trapped in the bunker, leaving Ross to take charge.

As Charity’s contractions intensify, Ross is forced to deliver the baby himself, guided by a midwife over the intercom. She gives birth to a baby girl, but the relief is short-lived.

Ross soon spots a pool of blood, and it becomes clear something is wrong. As Charity loses consciousness, the race is on to get help and save her.

Viewers brand twist ‘too convenient’

Despite Ross playing the hero, many fans were not impressed with how the storyline unfolded.

Social media was flooded with comments pointing out how predictable the sequence of events felt, from the broken-down car to the conveniently timed lift failure.

“I’m sorry but this Charity storyline is so boringly predictable. Like, who didn’t know that Ross would be involved in some way?” one viewer wrote.

Another said: “Of course both Charity and Mack had to be without their phones and of course the car had to break down. It had to be Ross driving by and it was a cert that the hospital lift would break. Could this be any more contrived?”

Others echoed the same frustration, with one adding: “Of course the lift has broken with Mack and Ross in it. Very soap convenient.”

With such a huge secret still hanging over the storyline, the real drama may still be to come. But for now, fans are hoping for a few less predictable twists as things unfold.

Emmerdale‘s Charity Dingle finds herself in a nightmare situation next week, when she suddenly goes into labour while stuck in the middle of nowhere. Charity is forced to accept help from her secret baby daddy Ross Barton, but things get worse at the hospital.

In upcoming scenes, Charity decides to throw a big baby shower for her granddaughter Sarah Sugden, for whom she is supposed to be a surrogate. Charity is irritated when the cake doesn’t arrive on time, so she and her husband Mackenzie Boyd go to pick it up.

During the errand, their car conks out and they are left stranded with no phones to call for help. A new spoiler clip, which can be viewed above, sees Charity’s waters break on the roadside, and she informs Mack that “the cake’s the least of [their] worries right now”.

Fortunately, the pair manage to flag down a passing car, but Charity is mortified to discover Ross behind the wheel. With no other option, she reluctantly accepts a lift to the hospital – which Ross isn’t too pleased about either.

A second spoiler clip, which can be viewed below, sees a panicked Sarah rushing to Hotten General after learning that her gran is in labour. But when she enquires about Charity’s location, a receptionist tells her that she hasn’t been admitted.

“She’s not on the system, and if she’s not on the system, she’s not here,” the receptionist explains, before giving her directions to the maternity ward. She also tells Sarah that the lift isn’t working.

The scene then switches to the broken lift, revealing that Mack, Charity and Ross are darker future for Dr Todd’s storylinetrapped inside. As Ross becomes increasingly frustrated with the lack of assistance from staff, Charity fights through the painful contractions.

Meanwhile, a terrified Mack slumps to the floor, struck by memories of being imprisoned in John Sugden’s bunker. He explains that he isn’t “good with tight spaces” anymore, but assures them that he’ll be fine.

In the final spoiler clip, Sarah arrives at the maternity ward, only to be told that Charity isn’t there. At first, the nurse suggests that it could be a “false alarm”, but after receiving a call about a woman giving birth in a lift, they put two and two together.

Back in the lift, a midwife helps Ross and Mack deliver the baby over the intercom, while Sarah, having located her gran, steps in with a heartwarming pep talk. Though the baby is born safely, Charity’s loved ones are horrified to discover her critical condition.

As tensions rise between an emotional Mack and Ross, will the latter reveal the truth about the baby’s paternity? And will Charity be able to simply hand over her daughter to Sarah following the traumatic ordeal?