We saw her having a tough time living on the streets and in a squat, and how she was befriended by a young man called Dylan Penders (Fred Kettle), who was also living rough.
When April returned to the village, Dylan later came looking for her. Desperate to protect his daughter, Marlon (Mark Charnock) tried to get rid of Dylan – who was battling drug addiction – by various means. Eventually Marlon agreed to pay for rehab for Dylan and the character left the village.
Now he’s back, and Fred Kettle told us what’s in store for Dylan.
‘I think Dylan’s going to get introduced with a few new characters, including Ray (Joe Absolom),’ he revealed. ‘There’s a bit of a County Lines idea there that we’re going to do which has been really fun to play. It’s Ray that actually helps him. He sort of takes him under his wing and helps him get away from drugs.
‘I think Ray’s trying to get him to gain a bit of trust. I feel like there’s a little bit of a son father figure relationship going on. So Ray can gain trust to make Dylan deal drugs, basically.’
Of course the main attraction of the village, as far as Dylan is concerned, is to see April again, as Fred explained.
He’s already landing himself in hot water (Picture: ITV)
‘Their bond they had during that special episode, their time on the street, it was so special,’ he said.
‘They both helped each other get through really, really tough times. And when they parted, I feel like that’s all Dylan would be able to think about, you know. So she’s bound to be on his mind and he’s bound to want to go back and see her.’
These two things are quite contrasting, on the one hand dealing drugs for Ray and on the other trying to keep his life together for April. Fred said that Dylan knows that Ray is manipulating him but it’s the best option he sees open to him: ‘Dylan knows he’s doing the wrong thing but it’s more morally correct than what he was doing when he was back on the streets.’
Whichever way the character goes, Fred is relishing the chance to explore the character some more. ‘I feel like there’s a few different routes it could go down and I’m willing to take any of them,’ he said.
The character is entwined in a new story with villainous Ray (Picture: ITV)
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Fred had some hints when he was previously at Emmerdale that the character of Dylan might have a future in the show, he revealed.
‘I think before I finished there were definitely little talks happening. It was like, “Oh you could come back.” I was like, “Yeah I’d love to.” I think it’s been perfect, really, because I’ve just finished college and two days later I was back on set filming. So it was ideal how that happened. I feel like the stars sort of aligned there.’
He’s looking forward to what’s in store for his character.
‘It’s going to be good. It’s going to be a nice journey for a few different characters actually. I think he’s going to go through a lot of emotions, experience new things and learn a lot as well.’
41 minutes agoNew York StateComments Off on Max Verstappen calls out ‘scared’ Lewis Hamilton after Hungarian Grand Prix penalty decision
Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen nearly came together at the Hungarian Grand Prix (Photo: Viaplay)
Max Verstappen says Lewis Hamilton was ‘scared’ after the Formula 1 rivals nearly collided during the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Dutchman was under investigation for the incident but avoided a post-race penalty from the stewards.
Lando Norris held off McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri in the closing stages of a tense race to claim victory at the Hungaroring on Sunday.
The Brit has closed the gap to his championship rival to just nine points as F1 heads on its summer break, returning at the end of August with the Dutch Grand Prix.
Further back, it was a race to forget for Verstappen who took the chequered flag in ninth place, embarrassingly finishing behind Liam Lawson in Red Bull’s junior team.
To make matters worse for the four-time champion, he was the subject of a post-race investigation for potentially forcing Hamilton off the track on lap 30.
The Red Bull attempted a bold overtake on the Ferrari down the inside of turn 4, narrowly avoiding contact, with Hamilton seemingly taking avoiding action by running wide at the corner, which in turn allowed Verstappen to get past.
Hamilton would go on to finish 12th, while the incident was noted by the stewards who, somewhat unusually, decided to settle the matter after the race.
Verstappen wasn’t impressed to discover the stewards were investigating, telling Viaplay: ‘I’m actually pretty disappointed I have to go to the stewards after the race. Just analyse it in the race.
‘I just set my nose next to him [Hamilton], he gets scared and goes off track.’
Max Verstappen avoids penalty for Lewis Hamilton near-miss
In the end, Verstappen avoided any punishment for the incident. Here is the stewards ruling in full:
‘The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 1 (Max Verstappen), team representatives and video and in-car video evidence. The driver of Car 44 (Lewis Hamilton) waived his right to attend the hearing.
‘The driver of Car 1 stated during the hearing that he had gained some momentum on Car 44 out of Turn 3 with fresher tyres and used this momentum to make a move on the inside into Turn 4.
‘He further elaborated that he was in full control of his car and could have stayed further to the inside to leave space for Car 44 on the exit. However he said, as Car 44 had gone off track, he elected to use all of the track on the exit.
‘The team representative of Car 44 confirmed that there was no contact between both cars and further stated that the driver of Car 44 chose not to attempt to remain on track.
‘Taking all this into account, the Stewards determine that there was no contact and that the incident does not qualify as forcing another car off track despite the ambitious nature of the overtaking attempt and take no further action.’
Hamilton finished 12th in Hungary, with Verstappen ninth (Photo: Getty)
Manchester United spent £82m to sign Antony from Ajax in 2022 but are trying to sell him just three years later.
The 25-year-old regarded as one of the biggest transfer flops in Premier League history, scored five league goals across his first two seasons at Old Trafford.
Manchester United want around £30m for Antony and the Brazil international is on a huge salary worth more than £4m-a-year.
Man Utd flop Antony loved his time at Real Betis (Picture: Getty)
Despite the difficulty in signing Antony, Real Betis are expected to approach United with a new offer in the coming days.
Spanish outlet Sport say Antony is desperate to return to Sevilla and is ‘unwilling’ to join any club other than Betis.
As a result Antony is ‘refusing to listen’ to a lucrative transfer approach from the Saudi Pro League and has instead indicated he will take a pay-cut to return to Real Betis.
Manchester United's summer 'bomb squad' and their most likely destinations
Antony, Real Betis Jadon Sancho, Juventus Alejandro Garnacho, Chelsea Tyrell Malacia, Saudi Arabia
Given his desire to sign for Betis, Antony is prepared to wait until the last couple of weeks of the transfer window when he hopes the La Liga side will reach an agreement with Manchester United.
Antony is one of a number of players Ruben Amorim is hoping to offload before the summer transfer deadline.
The Red Devils, who have signed Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo this summer, have also put Jadon Sancho and Alejandro Garnacho up for sale.
