AN Emmerdale icon could be poised to quit the Dales forever after signalling his attention to move away.

The ITV soap could be about to lose one of its biggest characters after Aaron Dingle decided he wanted to make a fresh start away from the village.

In today’s episode, fans saw Aaron wrestle with his guilt after cheating on husband John with his ex and John’s brother, Robert.

Aaron and Robert gave into temptation on the soap leading Robert to assume that Aaron wanted to get back with him.

It saw Robert with a spring in his step as he discussed with Aaron how they would break the news to John.

However, he was blissfully unaware that Aaron was in fact regretting the decision and was already feeling awful for betraying John.

It led Aaron to make a huge decision as he sat John down for a chat.

He told his husband that they should get a “fresh start” away from Robert and the Dales and they should move away for good.

He insisted on them leaving the next day to stay somewhere for a couple of weeks with the intention to remain there should they like it.

Unbeknown to Aaron, this came at a perfect timing for John with the Police deciding to re-evalute the cause of Nate Robinson’s death after vital new information came to light which proved that someone faked the suicide note of Nate’s apparent killer.

Fearing he could be caught by the police, John accepted Aaron’s decision to call it quits on the Dales and they headed straight to the pub to tell their nearest and dearest.

Aaron said to his mum: “If we like the area [we are going], we are gonna stay on.”

As Chas thought they meant just a few weeks, John clarified: “Actually, we were thinking of something more long-term.”

Aaron added: “We need a fresh start so, we are moving away!”

It could spend the end of time for Aaron in the village with his heart set on going for good.

This bombshell episode comes just days after it was confirmed that John Sugden would be making a certain exit very soon with actor Oliver Farnworth leaving the role.

The Sun told last week how John’s final scenes would play out very soon.

A source said: “It’s the beginning of the end for John. He’s got away with so much but he’s about to make a fatal mistake that sees him exposed for what he is.

“Obviously Oliver knew that a character like John had a shelf life and that’s rapidly approaching.

“He’s loved his time on the show but there’s still plenty of twists and turns coming before he departs for good.”

The Sun exclusively revealed last week how the soap had filmed devastating murder scenes for Mackenzie Boyd as Oliver’s character John strikes again.

A source said: “The scenes are going to be really harrowing for fans to watch.

“Mackenzie has been in so many scrapes and dangerous positions but this time it looks like he’s bitten off more than he can chew.

“Viewers will be on the edges of their seats watching what happens.”