Emmerdale star to stage unexpected return after 5 years – for tragic reason
A former Emmerdale character is reportedly heading back to the village for Nate Robinson’s (Jurell Carter) funeral.
Carryl is set to reprise her role as Cara – Nate’s mum – next month.
Cara hasn’t been in the Dales for five years, but she was briefly mentioned a couple of weeks ago, when Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) spoke to her about their son’s m.u.r.d.e.r.
The brief phone call allowed us to discover Cara still hugely dislikes Cain. This will make for interesting viewing soon, as both Cain and Nate’s partner Tracy Shankley (Amy Walsh) have been accused of k.i.l.l.i.n.g him.
‘Nate’s death has been heartbreaking for his family and with the truth hidden the Dingles and Tracy are more divided than ever. Cara returns to say goodbye to her son and walks straight into the middle of it all’, a source told The Sun.
‘She’s going to have a few choice words for her ex Cain as she tries to understand what really happened to Nate. Carryl jumped at the chance to reprise her role after five years to do justice to the storyline.’
Nate was k.i.l.l.e.d by John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth) last year, but this wasn’t confirmed until April 2025.
In an episode that featured flashback scenes, it was established that John lives with a hero complex. He orchestrates terrible situations and then steps in to fix them, looking like a great person in front of the Emmerdale residents.
When it comes to Nate, John attempted to help him after he was attacked by Cain. He gave Nate some medication but he reacted badly to it, leading to his d.e.a.t.h.
As it stands, John is doing a very good job at hiding in the shadows while the police continue their investigation into Nate’s m.u.r.d.e.r.
In the past few days, focus has been on the funeral and Cain trying to come to terms with the fact he isn’t invited.
Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) attempted to step in and help, believing she could get Tracy to change her mind.
