Emmerdale spoilers follow from the latest episode airing on ITV1 and available to watch on ITVX.

Emmerdale’s Kev Townsend has finally cottoned on to his true connection with Lewis, as scenes in tonight’s episode appeared to show him putting two and two together and figuring out he is Lewis Barton’s biological father. The two had a conversation about Lewis’s late mother Emma, enabling Kev to come to the huge realisation.

However, with Lewis leaving before Kev could vocally react, it seems the young character – played by Bradley Riches – will be kept in the dark for a little longer yet.

Speaking to Kev in tonight’s episode, Lewis – who was also seen getting closer to Vinny Dingle – said: “I never met her. My birth mum… Seemed like she had issues of her own. A nurse, apparently. Most of what I know about her, I read online.”

When Kev laughed, thinking he was joking, Lewis went on: “I’m not kidding, though, it was a big thing around here. She was pushed off a viaduct! It was crazy.”

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Kev appeared struck, saying: “Pushed off a viaduct? That’s… really sad. What was her name?”

Called back to work, Lewis answered “Emma” before leaving a visibly stunned Kev behind.

The scene comes just one day after Nicola King and Liam Cavanagh figured out the connection for themselves.

In last night’s hour-long episode, Nicola listened in as Kev shared information about a woman he had a baby with; a nurse trainee who died when she was pushed off a bridge.

“Poor boy, having that man as a a father,” Liam later said to Nicola.

“He can’t know,” Nicola declared, fearing the revelation would take a toll on Lewis’s mental health.

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Kev is at the centre of a lot of drama currently. After marrying Robert Sugden while the pair were in prison, he is now exaggerating his recent heart problems by pretending he only has months left to live.

As for Lewis, actor Riches appeared on Loose Women today (November 21) and spoke about his pride at being able to portray a queer neurodivergent character on such a huge programme.

“Everything I do, every job I take, I’ve always wanted to kind of fly the flag for the community I’m a part of, be it the queer community or the autistic community,” he said. “So, when I found out, you know, Lewis was a double, gay and autistic, I was like, get in there!

“I mean, I have always wanted to tell stories, autistic stories, especially positive ones.”