Emmerdale spoilers: Serena Sugden's next target revealed
Emmerdale spoilers confirm secretive newcomer Serena Sugden is circling Kim Tate's Home Farm next, after an intruder raid leaves a USB stick missing and Serena later seen browsing its files. With Ross Barton probing suspects and Aaron still wary, her real agenda looks far darker than family curiosity.
Fresh Emmerdale spoilers from Digital Spy and Radio Times show West End star Casey Al-Shaqsy's Serena still digging into the late John Sugden's past — and now aiming closer to Kim Tate's empire. Fans of bizarre twists and soap shockers will want to clock this one.
Key Takeaways
- Serena is linked to a Home Farm break-in after a USB stick goes missing and she is later seen checking its files.
- Kim Tate arms herself with a shotgun when she finds an intruder, then tasks Ross Barton with a suspect list.
- Serena persuades Robert Sugden to let her stay longer after explaining her history with John, while Aaron remains uneasy.
- Aaron offers her work on Emmerdale Farm; she then engineers a setup that pulls Ross back into her orbit.
- Ross thinks she fancies him — but spoilers ask whether she has a colder plan, including illegal entry at Home Farm.
Who is Serena Sugden targeting next?
The short answer is Kim Tate — or at least whatever secrets sit on Home Farm's stolen USB.
In the 20 July episode, Kim discovers an intruder on the estate and grabs a shotgun, warning them to come out. The trespasser flees through the back door. She then orders Head of Operations Ross Barton to investigate and hands him a list of suspects.
Ross's probe backfires fast. He wrongly accuses Moira Dingle, then Robert Sugden, sparking a heated clash with Aaron Dingle. Serena steps in to calm the row.
Back at Home Farm, Kim realises a USB stick was taken. Viewers later see Serena using that stick to browse files — and looking disappointed by what she finds. Digital Spy asks the obvious: what does Serena want with Kim?
Why did Serena return after Aaron told her to leave?
Friday's episode saw Aaron and Robert push Serena out after learning she lied about when she last saw John. Chas had found phone photos of Serena with John from when he was on the run in December.
Tonight, after Ross leaves, Aaron asks why she came back. Serena gives Robert a fuller story: John stayed with her family after leaving the army, so his return did not seem strange. They saw on the evening news that he was wanted, spoke to him, and believed his claim that it was a mistake and that Robert had framed him for murder.
She and her mum felt sorry for him, she says, before John vanished and they later learned he had died. That account is enough for Robert to let her stay "a little while longer," even as Aaron stays suspicious.
Is Serena using Ross Barton as her next move?
Radio Times spoilers for the week commencing 20 July go further. With Robert still recovering, Aaron offers Serena work on Emmerdale Farm. She soon engineers a situation that draws Ross back toward her.
Ross is convinced she is interested in him. The spoilers suggest Serena may have an entirely different agenda — and openly ask whether she is the one illegally entering Home Farm.
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