Emmerdale fans applauded Leyla Cavanagh as she finally admitted to partner Liam that she is an addict after suffering a tragic drug overdose.
The storyline unravelled on the Dales after the cocaine addict became entangled with dealer Callum, kickstarting a drug induced downward spiral over the last few months in Emmerdale.
Dealer Callum had previously threatened "bad things" would happen to the addict if she lost his drugs – and feeling trapped and alone, she turned to narcotics for relief, landing her in the hospital in frightening scenes.
However, this week on the soap Jacob Gallagher has sparked a big turning point for Leyla, after he decided to put his exit plans on hold to support his mum.
In the wake of the overdose, the family have been frightened by Leyla’s decision not to seek professional help and admit she has a problem.
Jacob and Liam were alarmed Leyla decided to go cold turkey without entering rehab and the situation only escalated when Leyla complained nobody had faith she could kick her habit on her own.
Speaking together in the shop, Jacob raged at his mum’s choice of words only to stun her as he whipped out his phone with a distressing photo of Leyla in the hospital, connected to breathing tubes while comatose.
"That's you. Heart failing. Comatose. Nearly dead," he told her. "That's what me and Liam went through. That there."
When Leyla refused to look at the photo, Jacob asked plainly if she loved her family — and, if so, how could she turn down the help she so desperately needs?
Leyla relented and returned home to apologise to Liam as she admitted to being a "mess" in the hospital.
"No-one deserves to go through that, especially you," Leyla told Liam. "This is an illness like any other," Liam explained before Leyla replied: "It's got me. I admit it: I'm an addict."
Liam assured Leyla he loves her, as she promised to go to rehab "for as long as it takes" to save their marriage, with the married couple sharing a hug as the episode ended.
After the touching moment aired in the final scenes of Tuesday’s episode, Emmerdale fans took to Twitter to praise Leyla and celebrate her recognition of the addiction.
One wrote: “Finally Leyla admitting she's an addict,” as another echoed: “Well done Leyla that’s the first step.”
A third wrote: “FINALLY! Leyla admits she's an addict!” as a fourth tweeted: “That’s a start, Leyla admitting she’s an addict…”
However, a number of fans were left dubious that Leyla will stick to it, as one wrote: "Leyla still lying to herself and knows she'll use again."
A second said: "Well done Leyla, admitting it is the first step but will she stick to it?"
Another added: "Leyla won't hack it. She doesn't like being told she's an addict, truth hurts sorry."
