ITV Emmerdale fans 'work out' Aidan Moore's real father and he's a Dingle legend

Daily Record

01-05-2025

Emmerdale viewers believe they have uncovered the true identity of Aidan Moore's dad and he's a very well known face around the village.
ITV Emmerdale viewers are abuzz with speculation about the real identity of Aidan Moore's dad and they're convinced he is linked to one of the show's most well known families - the Dingles. The name Aidan first came about last year after the introduction of newcomer John Sugden, played by Oliver Farnworth.
He raised eyebrows upon his arrival in the Dales as he claimed to be the long lost son of Jack Sugden, portrayed by the late Clive Hornby. John quickly made an impression among the village folk in the soap as he bonded with newfound relatives like his sister Victoria, played by Isabel Hodgins and even quickly found love which turned into an engagement with none other than Aaron Dingle, played by Danny Miller.
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However, the plot thickened last year on the ITV soap when Victoria uncovered dog tags with the inscription 'Aidan Moore' on them. John claimed that Aidan was a former comrade of his during his army days in Afghanistan.
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He recounted a harrowing tale of him and Aidan playing football with a local child and claimed that Aidan had tragically perished following an explosion that had been orchestrated at their military base, Belfast Live reports.
Visibly emotional, John told Vic: "I could see the fear in his eyes, I held his hand as he slowly slipped away."
However, a shocking twist has left fans on edge as it has came to light that the so-called war hero John has kept tight-lipped on the secret visits he has been making to a man in hospital who is in a coma.
This man is actually Aidan Moore, alive and unknowingly entangled in John's web of lies.
Aidan's mother, Kathleen also stopped by to visit her son and ran into John and the pair seemed to get along well.
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Despite efforts to keep it a secret, John's family recently discovered that Aidan was in fact not dead.
In recent scenes, John attended a job interview at the hospital and Aaron decided they ought to drop in on Aidan too.
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However, Emmerdale enthusiasts are now buzzing with speculation that there's more to Aidan Moore's storyline than meets the eye.
Exchanging their theories online, some viewers have begun to suspect an unexpected heritage for Aidan.
Posting on an Emmerdale fan forum page on Facebook, one viewer wrote: "There is still more to come about Aidan. Why he's in hospital, how he ended there."
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Calling for a Dingle family revelation, another fan chimed in: "Calling it now Zak Dingle (Steve Halliwell) is his real father."
Echoing this sentiment, a third person agreed: "Wouldn't put past the writers."
Building on the theory, someone else added: "Maybe his mum in the hospital adopted him and his real parents are actually Zak and Lisa."