Emmerdale fans think they've sussed out a shock twist which will see Tom King depart the village.
Tom, who is played by James Chase, recently arrived in the village with the hopes of setting down roots in the Dales following his tough past there. He had revisited his romance with Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor Draper) and has been trying to make up with his uncle.
However, during tonight's episode Belle and Tom call time on their relationship after he reacted to her news that she killed someone in the past.
Belle was concerned that Tom would never accept her past and so she decided to call things off between them as she wanted to always be able to be herself around him, writes The Mirror.
But now fans are convinced that this might have something to do with Tom's exit from the programme and took to social media to share their theories.
One penned: "Yes Tom go and disappear in Leeds #emmerdale."
Another added: "We'll be glad to see the back of you too Tom! Absolutely no point in him coming back. #Emmerdale."
A third penned: "Tom darling if you want to get away from anyone in that village that's either killed someone, almost killed someone or tried to kill someone you'd better get going #emmerdale."
Previously actor Tom said of his character's arrival: "Tom is now a vet. He’s been working as a vet in Leeds. The things that happened in his life when he was younger, like when his father died and he found out the sort of man his father was, I think after his initial outburst of rage and confusion – he went back to Saudi Arabia to figure things out.
"It put Tom on a new path to become the best man he could be and just to be there for the people that he loves."
He had originally rekindled a romance with Belle, with that being the main reason he moved back.
"They were childhood sweethearts and they loved each other. Even though there was a lot of drama going on in his life at that time, she was a real shining star for him, the one good thing he could remember that gave him hope and love," he added.
"Then he realised, 'I’m much closer to the village, now could be the time to get closure and perhaps to see her again'. I think partly he just wanted to see her again just to make sure she was all right and happy and I think that was the main reason he came back."
Wit the relationship now off, will that be the end of Tom's time in the village, and with his relationship with his uncle at the worst it has ever been, is there anything else left for him in the Dales?
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX, with an hour-long episode on Thursdays.
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