Emmerdale fans were bowled over by the acting talents of two of their favourite characters in Thursday night’s episodes.
The double instalment from the Dales-set ITV soap finally saw Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) admit to his husband Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) that he had cheated on him while Aaron was in prison.
Robert’s one-night stand with his ex Rebecca White (Emily Head) resulted in a pregnancy, although they have not yet discovered that Rebecca did not go ahead with her planned abortion and is keeping the baby.
Fans, who have dubbed the couple RobRon, praised the acting and writing that featured in the emotional scenes.
@DannyBMiller @m3357 @emmerdale You and Ryan are incredible acting partners. You two just click and it shows on screen. #Robron are IT for me. ❤️
— Britt (@_ImDragonsgirl) May 25, 2017
PLEASE @emmerdale can you please just let #robron be happy now! They are so special – there is nothing else like them on tv #emmerdale
— Kirsty (@kirsty_501) May 25, 2017
Regular viewers could not speak highly enough of how well they felt the episodes had been handled.
@emmerdale Phenomenal episode. The writing/direction was incredible and Danny & Ryan were flawless #Robron
— Louise MacAllister (@LouiseMacAllis2) May 25, 2017
Seriously, the chemistry between @DannyBMiller and#ryanhawley is just second to none Rooting for #robron no matter what #emmerdale
— Nikki Silversides (@NikSides26) May 25, 2017
But others admitted they found it heavy viewing.
#Emmerdale #Robron ….. not going to lie, I’ve had to keep stopping and starting watching this it hurts, but I’m so proud of the boys!
— Stephy (@Stephan19330818) May 25, 2017
@DannyBMiller @m3357 @emmerdale I’m going to need the contact details for Aaron’s counsellor. That was traumatic. #Robron
— nonny/nee-naw (@bonniesrg) May 25, 2017
The long-running storyline has also included Aaron suffering homophobic bullying while in prison and seeking counselling to deal with the trauma of having been abused by his father.