In case you haven’t heard Emmerdale featured some of the most shocking scenes in the show’s history last night.
They came when local wrong’un Simon McManus threw acid in Ross Barton’s face in a case of mistaken identity.
Read more: Ross Barton to struggle in aftermath of vicious acid attack
As Ross writhed around on the ground in agony, viewers were stunned by the graphic scenes, particularly as the acid was shown eroding the paint from a near-by car.
Luckily for Ross Graham Foster was there and somehow knew exactly how to help him, washing the acid away with clean water and potentially making the injuries less than they could have been.
But Ross faces an absolute living nightmare now as he has to come to terms with what’s happened and the likelihood he’ll be permanently scarred.
During last night’s episode, the doctors acted as fast as they could to remove the acid and restore the PH balance to Ross’ skin, but it wasn’t enough and he was informed some skin would need to be removed.
Viewers were horrified by his injuries which had left one half of his face burned and bleeding.
His brother Pete cried out in shock when he saw the extent of the damage to Ross’ face, leaving Ross panicking about what this meant for him.
He begged doctors to tell him that they’d be able to fix it and put everything back to how it was, but the medic was unable to answer, leaving Ross stunned.
Ross will now have to come to terms with the fact he will have lifelong scarring from the incident.
Sadly, it seems like things are going to get worse for Ross before they get better as next week, he’ll struggle to accept what’s happened.
Michael Parr who plays Ross has spoken out about the tough storyline, saying: “It’s a big responsibility and one that I was very nervous about taking on.
“I know it’s a reality for some people and it’s so important to get it right and do the story justice.
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“The Emmerdale team have done extensive research and we really want to raise awareness of the devastating consequences an attack like this has on a person’s life.”
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Emmerdale continues tonight at 7pm on ITV