Emmerdale's Danny Miller posts tribute after Ryan Hawley's final scenes
They play on-screen husbands
Emmerdale viewers have been left devastated after actor Ryan Hawley's final scenes as Robert Sugden aired this week. After announcing his departure in the summer, Ryan's exit storyline has been manifesting over the past few weeks surrounding the horrific rape of his sister, Victoria.
Following the discovery of what happened to her, Robert went after her attacker, and accidentally killed him - leading to him receiving a life sentence in prison. He then decided to block anyone from visiting him after being transferred to another prison, and so will never see his husband, Aaron Dingle, again.
Aaron actor Danny Miller has now taken to Instagram to pay tribute to his on-screen husband, sharing a photo of the pals on his profile with the caption, 'What a pleasure the last 5 years has been. An incredible actor & a beautiful man.
'To share the laughs, the screen & an iconic soap partnership with you has been nothing other than an honour brother! Aaron lost his husband. I lose a good friend. Farewell for now, my man ❤️ #Robron #loveislove @emmerdale #emmerdale.'
Fans were left completely floored by the emotional tribute, with many taking to the comments section to share their feelings. One wrote, 'It won’t be the same without this iconic couple 💔', as another added, 'So devastated it ended like this 😭😭 whyyyy can Aaron never be happy!' and one other commented, 'So gutted, I loved aaron and Robert together. ❤️'
Scroll through to see all the Emmerdale spoilers you need to know for next week...
After an explosive showdown last week where Charity's involvement in Mandy and Vinny's casino scam was brought to light, Vanessa offers her the chance to come clean.
But Charity, as stubborn as ever, refuses to tell the truth and a devastated Vanessa decides that she has to end the relationship - leaving Noah and Sarah crushed.
Later on, Vanessa breaks down in tears in front of Tracy, who's been a rock through the break up, and Tracy tells her to stick to her guns.
At the Woolpack, Charity opens up to Vanessa about how hard things have been without her, but Vanessa is firm and it doesn't look as though a reconciliation is on the cards.
Elsewhere, Cain is at the garage when he's approached by a stranger, and panic sets in when he realises he's a member of the gang he and Aaron stole the car from.
The stranger's name is Sean, and he demands the return of the stolen car, but having already organised a buyer Cain and Aaron head off with Moses, who Charity has left Cain in charge of.
Later on, Cain is horrified when Aaron receives a call from Sean, saying that he's kidnapped Moses, and will only return him in exchange for the car.
Charity is furious when she learns what's happened to Moses and lays into Cain, who she's got a history of animosity with, for not looking after him properly.
Despite Cain's frantic apologies, Charity is inconsolable and insists that a "sorry" won't make things right between them.
And when Chas has the nerve to stick up for Aaron, Charity hits the roof, laying into Chas for defending him and not her. Soon a huge rift is formed.
Still feeling guilty for ruining Lydia's chances of finding out who her secret beneficiary is - and also trying to steal it in the first place - Mandy wants to make things up to her.
Mandy offers to help Lydia reach out to her sister, but is suspicious of her motives.
Having finally gone public with their romance, Rhona and Graham organise a romantic weekend trip away but Rhona is confused when Graham gets cold feet.
Amy comforts a hungover Kerry and tries to convince her to talk to Dan after sleeping with Cain, but Kerry's not so sure.
Bernice is disappointed when she can't get through to her sister Dee Dee on the phone, but Liam has a surprise for her.
Meanwhile, Jai and Laurel are relieved when it looks as though Archie and Arthur might be forming a friendship, but they've got the wrong end of the stick.
Jealous Arthur lays into Archie for ruining his dad's birthday party and pushes him off the make believe pirate ship they're playing on at the kitchen table.
When Jai and Laurel find Archie on the floor they assume he's fallen, but on closer inspection find other unidentified marks on him, and Arthur lies and says that Jimmy did it!
When Laurel confronts Jimmy about hurting Archie, Jimmy and Nicola are appalled at the accusation. How will their friendship are after this?
Emmerdale airs every weeknight at 7pm on ITV, with a second showing on Tuesday nights at 8pm.
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