Ruby hits her own daughter as she hides traumatic childhood secret in Emmerdale

When Caleb visited Ruby’s dying mum Helen in hospital, he was rattled when she mention Steph. It was established that Steph hasn’t contacted her parents for ages, with Caleb adopting the view if she wanted to get in touch, she would.

Recently, Ruby left the village hoping to reconnect with Nicky.

In upcoming episodes, attention moves from Nicky and onto Steph (played by newcomer Georgia Jay), as the mother and daughter come face to face after so many years.

Pushed over the edge, Ruby snaps and slaps Steph. In the split seconds after, Ruby feels awful and apologises, but Steph claims that her mum never care about her.

After a chat with Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter), Caleb finds Ruby in a state. He puts his wife at ease and insists that Steph will come round, but there’s a sense Ruby is still hiding something.

The next day, Steph reluctantly agrees to go for a coffee with Ruby. Just as they sit down and get chatting, things grind to a halt due to the arrival of Anthony, Ruby’s father.