DALES SURPRISE
Emmerdale’s Adam Thomas reunites with former on-screen wife – sparking rumours he’s returning to soap
The actor hinted at a comeback just months ago
EMMERDALE'S Adam Thomas has sparked rumours he's returning to the ITV soap after reuniting with his on-screen wife.
The actor, who played Adam Barton, left the soap in 2018 after confessing to Emma Barton's murder - yet didn't end up in prison.
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Earlier this week, Adam was was spotted with former telly wife Isabel Hodgins who plays Victoria Sugden.
The pair posed for a sweet photo together while in Manchester city centre.
Adam shared the post on his Instagram and captioned it: "Look who I just bumped into. Isabel Hodgins love this girl."
Isabel also shared the photo on her social media and quipped: "You never deserved me Adam Thomas," with a kiss emoji.
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Now fare desperate to see Adam make an Emmerdale comeback in the aftermath of his on-screen mum Moira Dingle finding out about her husband Cain's infidelity.
Last night Cain confessed to Moira that he cheated on her with sister-in-law Ruby while she was having surgery for a brain tumour.
Elsewhere, Adam's brother Matty is mourning the loss of his wife Amy after she died from a cardiac arrest after falling into the icy lake after the shock limo crash scenes this week.
ITV fans have taken to social media to beg bosses to bring back Adam, with one writing: "Moira needs Adam to come back, so does Matty."
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A second posted: "I'd love to see Adam Barton back on Emmerdale."
Last September, Adam teased the prospect of an exciting Emmerdale comeback as he admitted it was "a huge part of my life."
Show host Lorraine Kelly, 64, told how how the "door was never shut" despite the fact he recently reprised his role on BBC drama Waterloo Road.
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As she asked if Adam would ever return to Emmerdale, he giggled and said: "Listen, never say never Lorraine.
"Never say never. With Emmerdale it was a huge part of my life.
"I was there eight or nine years, it was a very long time."
Adam's character arrived in the Yorkshire-based soap in 2009.
He added of the ITV soap: "It's the best job in the world to learn to act.
"It's so quick as well."
Adam left the Dales after confessing to Emma Barton's murder.
At the time, Adam told police that he'd murdered Emma in order to save his mum Moira Dingle - who was the actual culprit - from prison.
Emma actually died after "jumping" from a viaduct in 2017 but it later transpired that Moira had pushed her.
Actor Adam's exact exit storyline saw Aaron and Cain break his character out of the prison van on the day of his sentencing.
They gave him money and took him to the docks where he boarded a cargo ship that would take him to Amsterdam and then France.
A friend of Aaron's was set to provide Adam with work once he arrived and, since then, his life has been a mystery.
When announcing his exit on social media, he said: "I’ve had an amazing eight years working on Emmerdale and I've loved every minute of it.
"It was a really tough decision to leave but I felt that now is the time to move on and challenge myself with some new roles.
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"I'd like to thank everyone at Emmerdale for both giving me the opportunity to work as part of such a great team and for giving my character Adam Barton some great storylines too."
Meanwhile, his comments come as his on-screen half-brother Ross Barton, played by Michael Parr, is set to return to Emmerdale after six years away.
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