‘Dales fans have been on the edge of their seats waiting for the true identity of the mysterious Tom Waterhouse to be revealed, but last night they had something else on their minds.
Another clue to Tom’s secret plot was revealed during a scene with Debbie Dingle – but viewers were more interested in seeing the hunky millionaire’s toned six pack.
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The pair were sharing a lazy day at Tom’s swanky pad, watching a film together when Debbie got bored. Fed up with the movie, she pulled out her phone and clicked a photo of her and her fella together.
But Tom wasn’t impressed and told Ms Dingle she should have asked before taking the snap.
Debbie laughed off his concerns but he was adamant that he didn’t want any pics of himself.
And then he grabbed Debbie’s phone and deleted the pic – what a cheek!
As bewildered Debbie asked why he’d done it, Tom merely said: “Perhaps I don’t like having my picture taken.”
Debbie wasn’t impressed and used his actions to start questioning why he’d gone AWOL after she said she loved him. But Tom managed to divert his lady friend’s attention by kissing her (ah, Debbie’s only human!). What exactly is he trying to hide?
Somehow we doubt that he really doesn’t like having his picture taken. Instead it seemed to us that he was worried about being recognised. But who does he think might see the pic?
While Tom’s tactics to distract Debbie worked on her, they apparently worked on the viewing audience too.
Fans flooded Twitter with their, erm, appreciation for Tom’s physique.
One smitten viewer tweeted: “Shirtless Ned Porteous on my screen? Yes please but why doesn’t Tom want a photo of him and Debbie on her phone OMG who is this guy seriously”
Another wrote: “Tom shirtless” with a string of heart emojis.
A third agreed, adding: “majorly crushing on tom waterhouse from emmerdale jesus christ”
And a fourth wrote: “Awwwww Tom from Emmerdale is just anything & everything”
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Seems like Emmerdale fans really like this soap bad boy.