Emmerdale’s Fred Kettle has opened up about his return to the show.
Fred’s first scenes as Dylan Penders aired earlier this year, when we learnt what April Windsor (Amelia Flanagan) had been through while living rough in Leeds.
A flashback episode of the ITV soap revealed April had befriended Dylan and a woman called Becca while on the streets, two people who looked out for her a lot.
Troubled teen Dylan was battling a drug addiction, which was central to the storyline he was a part of when he made his way to the village.
At the time, April’s relationships with the likes of Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) and Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) were fractured due to the fact neither of them could understand what she had been through.
When Dylan arrived in Emmerdale looking for April, she became determined to help him, with the two youngsters sharing the connection of life on the streets.
Dylan caused a great deal of trouble at Smithy Cottage, but it was largely down to the fact Marlon didn’t really want him around. He only allowed him to stay because he thought it would help rebuild his relationship with April, but he then took drastic action in an attempt to get rid of him.
Marlon planted some drugs from the vet cabinet in Dylan’s coat pocket, making it look as though he had lied to April about getting clean. The character was sent away, but he then attempted to overdose and was rushed into hospital.
Marlon and Dylan made an agreement there that he would pay for Dylan’s rehab and in return, he would not contact April.
Since then, April has made a great deal of progress when it comes to readjusting to normality again. Dylan’s return is bound to challenge her, as she is served another reminder of the chapter in her life she’d really rather forget.
Speaking to the Mirror, star Fred Kettle said that he is thrilled to be back in the role of Dylan.
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‘I am so glad to be back. It is going to be a nice journey for Dylan, given his experiences’, he noted.
‘But he is going to cause a bit of bother in the village. Yeah, we’ll have to wait and see. Watch this space. I can’t wait for fans to see what happens. It will be interesting to see his return and how the plot develops. But we’ll just have to watch and find out.’
The star also teased that some new characters may connect to Dylan’s comeback and so far, we know Joe Absolom will arrive soon as Ray, while Jaye Griffiths has joined the cast as Celia.
