Rhona (Zoe Henry)

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Brave Rhona Goskirk heads out of Emmerdale in emotional scenes as she strives to seek help over her relapse into painkiller addiction following the rape ordeal she was subjected to at the hands of her evil husband Pierce Harris.

While her friends are yet to find out the root of her trauma, they have been left deeply concerned by the fact that she has started taking painkillers again as a coping mechanism. And Vanessa Woodfield decides that tough love is the way forward for her mate when she insists that she goes to rehab and books her in.

While it’s the last thing that Rhona feels up to doing, she knows from her past experience that she needs to get this sorted and so, with a heavy heart, she says an emotional goodbye to Leo and heads off out of the village.

But will she be able to defeat her addiction again – and will the strength of doing so drive her to take control and report Pierce to the police?


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[lizann]

she did right telling vanessa

[Perdita]

Emmerdale's Rhona Goskirk makes a brave decision next week, as she finally tells the police that her husband Pierce Harris was the man who raped her.

Rhona (Zoe Henry) reported her rape ordeal to the authorities after Pierce attacked her on their wedding day in April, but she ultimately chose not to press charges and didn't go ahead with naming him.

Next week's episodes see Rhona take some positive steps towards getting back to normal as she's keen to return to work and start looking after her son Leo again.

The only problem for Rhona is that her ex-husband Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) is watching her closely, feeling anxious and disappointed after she suffered a relapse with her painkiller addiction recently.

Still completely unaware of Pierce's evil crime, Paddy meets up with him in secret and tells him all about Rhona's relapse, before begging him to return to help sort things out.


Paddy Kirk meets up with Pierce Harris in Emmerdale
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A scheming Pierce (Jonathan Wrather) accepts the invitation, but Rhona is totally horrified when she finds him standing in her living room.

Finally ready to reclaim the power, Rhona goes to the police and names Pierce as her attacker following encouragement from her loyal friend Vanessa Woodfield.

Does this mean that Pierce will be arrested? And will Rhona finally confide in Paddy and Marlon too?


Rhona Goskirk comes face-to-face with Pierce Harris again in Emmerdale

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Rhona has to decide whether to open up to Paddy and Marlon in Emmerdale
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Emmerdale's producer Iain MacLeod recently explained: "The result will be that Rhona will ultimately see through the course of action she started and we will follow the story through due legal process.

"Within all that, Pierce is a controlling man and the tragic reality of the situation is that those men don't really stop. Therefore we felt a responsibility that we had to show Pierce's behaviour continuing, albeit in a slightly different form.

"We'll be playing it out through and over the summer."

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[lizann]

i hope lisa words helped, enjoyed their scenes, two good actresses

[Perdita]

Emmerdale is lining up more agony for Rhona Goskirk as evil Pierce Harris’ rape trial draws nearer. With Rhona having shared an innocent embrace with Paddy Kirk, who is desperate to help her, the police arrive with photos of the hug and warn Rhona that it could help to back up Pierce’s case in court.
Pierce is planning to argue that Rhona has constructed the rape as a lie so that she can be with Paddy instead of her husband and Rhona is so horrified that her chance of justice has been hindered that she tells Paddy to stay away from her.

Earlier in the week, Marlon Dingle has suspected that Paddy wants to get back with Rhona but both he and Rhona insist that this couldn’t be further from the truth and Paddy only wants to be there as a pillar of support for his ex. So he is understandably crushed to realise that his actions may have jeopardised the trial.

Meanwhile, Vanessa Woodfield is nervous to discover that she, along with Marlon and Jimmy King, has been summoned as a witness.

As she braces herself and tells Rhona the news, Rhona tells her friend that she trusts her to give evidence.

But Vanessa is clearly feeling the pressure, as is Rhona, as Pierce’s day in court looms closer.


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Rhona has already had a Pain Killer Addiction storyline years ago , but they may test the waters with it again

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Zoe Henry has teased some interesting new scenes coming up for Cain Dingle and her character Rhona Goskirk.

As soap fans will know, there's an off-screen connection between Rhona and Cain as Zoe and Jeff Hordley – who play the pair – are married in real life.

Although the characters hardly ever share the screen together, the writers did give a nod to their real-life romance at the start of the year when Rhona admitted that she had a little crush on Cain – much to the horror of her evil husband Pierce Harris.

The scene in question saw Rhona reveal that Cain would be her "fantasy one-night stand" during a cheeky game of truth or dare. And Zoe has now revealed that her confession could be revisited in upcoming episodes.

Speaking on This Morning today (July 27), Zoe said: "There was a storyline which started all the stuff with Pierce, where Rhona said her one-night fantasy would be Cain.

"We've just shot some scenes where that doesn't come to light, but certain things happen. That will be on screen in a few weeks.

"I was really nervous to work with Jeff. I wanted to impress him because he's my husband!"

Rhona is taking centre stage in tough scenes this week that have seen her estranged spouse Pierce standing trial for raping her on the day of their wedding.

Although Zoe is remaining tight lipped on the verdict, she did admit that Jeff was a pillar of support when she was filming the harrowing episodes.

"Jeff was brilliant during all the court stuff because I had quite a lot of lines to say," she revealed. "He was very supportive and very helpful.

"But you know what it's like. There's kids, there's packed lunches to make, there is an allotment to keep, there is a dog to walk, and that's nice because it diffuses it. Any stress we do bring home from long days just melts away."

[lizann]

think rhona gets very drunk and makes a pass at ross and cain

[Perdita]

Emmerdale's Rhona Goskirk will drunkenly try to kiss someone this week, after viewers have seen her struggling with the imprisonment of her estranged husband Pierce Harris.

Pierce was sentenced to five years in prison for raping Rhona (Zoe Henry) on their wedding night, and the aftermath of the trial has left Rhona struggling to cope.

Pete Barton and Leyla Harding's wedding day comes as a trigger for Rhona, and viewers will see her turn to alcohol to try and manage her feelings.

Her intoxication leads her to make a drunken move on a fellow villager, although we're not sure who that might be yet.

However, we know to expect upcoming scenes between Rhona and Cain Dingle, played by Zoe's real-life husband Jeff Hordley, as Zoe revealed on This Morning back in July.

"We've just shot some scenes where that doesn't come to light, but certain things happen. That will be on screen in a few weeks," she said at the time.

Will Cain be the target of Rhona's drunken kiss?


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[lizann]

she may get over paddy with help from pete, no a couple i could see but they may work out