Pierce Harris (Jonathan Wrather)

[Perdita]

seems a new romance for rhona, revenge on paddy

Maybe but won´t be a good one .... I don´t trust Pierce at all

[lizann]

his controlling side showing more, soon rhona wont be allowed have friends or be left out

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Emmerdale's Pierce Harris shows his true colours next week as he comes up with a very sneaky plan to frame Paddy Kirk.

Pierce (Jonathan Wrather) is outraged once he finds out about Paddy trashing Smithy Cottage and decides that it's time to teach him a lesson.

With emotions running high over Paddy's moment of madness, Pierce even threatens his love rival to warn him off.

Liv Flaherty (Isobel Steele) witnesses the nasty incident and tells Rhona about Pierce crossing the line, but Rhona's loyalties lie with him and she continues to blame Paddy for everything.

Pierce tells Rhona that Paddy trashed the house
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Not wanting to run the risk of Paddy somehow getting back in Rhona's good books, Pierce later comes up with a surprising plan and sneaks a T-shirt into Paddy's bag at the vet's surgery.

Emmerdale aren't revealing who the shirt belongs to, but could Pierce perhaps try to make Paddy look creepy by planting one of Rhona's in there?

When the inevitable happens and the shirt gets found, Paddy is upset to be doubted by everyone and it soon looks like he's starting to admit defeat.


Rhona and Paddy discuss their divorce

With Pierce now fighting for an occupation order which would ban Paddy from entering Smithy again, Paddy agrees to give him a written agreement that he'll steer clear.

But could Paddy be secretly plotting a secret scheme of his own?


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Emmerdale continues to explore Pierce Harris's darker side in the New Year after his plans to propose backfire on him.

Pierce (Jonathan Wrather) decides to pop the question to his partner Rhona Goskirk in early January, failing to realise that she might not be ready for another big commitment so soon after splitting from Paddy Kirk.

The couple have been together for a few months now, but with Pierce's angry behaviour sending them both to counselling recently, it's fair to say that it's been a rocky road up until this point.

Sure enough, Rhona's reaction to Pierce's proposal is the last thing that he wanted as she just laughs and rejects him – insisting that it's far too soon in their relationship.

Pierce Harris proposes to Rhona Goskirk in Emmerdale
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To make matters even worse, Paddy also rushes to show there's no hard feelings and offers his congratulations to the couple, forcing them to explain that Rhona actually said no.

Back home later, a livid Pierce starts to pressure Rhona for sex and she becomes uncomfortable when he doesn't seem prepared to take no for an answer.

Pierce's worrying behaviour leaves Rhona questioning their relationship, but is she ready to cut ties with him or will she give him another chance?

Emmerdale airs these scenes on Wednesday, January 4 at 7pm on ITV.

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Emmerdale aired a dark storyline twist on Wednesday evening (January 4) as Pierce Harris raped his partner Rhona Goskirk.

The shock scenes aired in the closing moments of the show's latest episode, exploring the issue of rape within a relationship.

Pierce (Jonathan Wrather) has been making big plans for the future this week, hoping to prove his commitment to Rhona by getting engaged.

When Pierce went ahead and popped the question, he was left shellshocked as Rhona (Zoe Henry) insisted it was far too soon - not least because she's technically still married to Paddy Kirk.

Pierce Harris proposes to Rhona Goskirk in Emmerdale
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True to form, needy Pierce reacted badly to the rejection and was desperate for reassurance from Rhona.

Just when it looked like they were back on track and Rhona suggested going out for dinner together, Pierce's behaviour took a surprising turn as he started pestering her for sex.

Although Rhona repeatedly tried to push Pierce away and insisted she wasn't in the mood, he wouldn't take no for an answer and forced himself on her.

Pierce Harris and Rhona Goskirk's rape storyline in Emmerdale
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Afterwards, Pierce carried on as normal as he suggested booking their meal for tomorrow instead - but Rhona was visibly shaken over what had just happened.

Emmerdale viewers will see the storyline continue tomorrow, as Rhona remains unsettled and worried around Pierce after his actions the previous night.

We know from future episode spoilers that Rhona and Pierce will be staying together for the foreseeable future, but Emmerdale's producer Iain MacLeod had previously hinted at darker times ahead for them.

Pierce Harris and Rhona Goskirk's rape storyline in Emmerdale
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He said recently: "I think a lot of you out there have started to suspect that Pierce might not be the nice guy everybody seems to think he is, or the nice guy that Rhona seems to think he is.

"In his mind, he's a normal guy, but actually we start to see a darker side of his personality come out much more obviously that puts Rhona in quite a difficult position and leaves her with some really tough dilemmas to deal with.

"Never far away from this story is Paddy. I think deep down, he's never going to stop loving Rhona, much as he might have accepted that he's lost her for good.

"So when she starts to face a really rough time, we have to wonder how he's going to step in, is he going to step in and what danger might he find himself in as a result of perhaps coming to the rescue of the woman that he once loved?"


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Emmerdale's Pierce Harris makes another creepy move next week, as he records a sex tape with Rhona Goskirk and keeps hold of it against her wishes.

Upcoming episodes see Pierce decide to spice up his relationship with Rhona when she models some lingerie for him, filming her striptease on his tablet.

When things go further between the troubled couple, Pierce leaves the camera running and betrays Rhona the next day by ignoring her request for him to delete the X-rated footage.

Rhona Goskirk brings home some of Laurel's underwear stock in Emmerdale
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Jonathan Wrather, who plays Pierce, revealed: "The story begins when Vanessa is organising a pre-wedding girls' night out for Rhona. The girls get involved with Laurel and they end up buying all of her stock to make her feel better, because they feel sorry for her.

"They buy a lot of lingerie and Vanessa pokes fun at Rhona, saying she's a bit boring and Pierce has her under the thumb. Rhona then comes home slightly annoyed with Vanessa, so Pierce cajoles her into putting the lingerie on and trying it out.

"Pierce ends up filming Rhona on his tablet. She's very self-conscious about it initially, but then gets into the swing of it at Pierce's behest. Pierce also spontaneously decides that he'll cajole Rhona into filming themselves and he coerces her into doing it.

"Rhona is uncomfortable about it and afterwards she wants him to delete it. He says he has, but he hasn't and he keeps a copy of it. So he's very deceptive."

Rhona Goskirk brings home some of Laurel's underwear stock in Emmerdale
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The incident comes just as Pierce is also growing increasingly annoyed with Rhona's best friend Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick), seeing her as the main threat to his relationship.

After finally showing his true colours to Vanessa in a nasty clash, Pierce then makes the next move in their feud by engineering a way for her to 'accidentally' watch the sex tape.

Jonathan added: "Pierce and Vanessa are becoming each other's nemeses. Slowly but surely, Pierce is isolating Rhona in many ways. That includes isolating her from her friends. Vanessa is her main confidante, so he's putting a wedge between them.

"Vanessa sees right through Pierce. At this point, Pierce finds that threatening. He wants to control the situation by deliberately working it so it looks like Vanessa has gone onto his laptop without permission and found this sex tape that Rhona and Pierce have made privately.

"Afterwards, Vanessa insists that Pierce said she could use the laptop for work, but he completely denies it and lands her in it. All it does is drive a wedge between Rhona and Vanessa. It keeps her out of the picture.

"Eventually Rhona will tell Vanessa that she doesn't need or want her in her life. Initially Rhona asked Vanessa to be maid of honour at the wedding, but then she changes her mind because she feels betrayed by Vanessa."


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Emmerdale reignites the furious feud between Vanessa Woodfield and Pierce Harris in tense scenes next week.

Vanessa was recently left devastated when controlling Pierce (Jonathan Wrather) managed to destroy her friendship with Rhona Goskirk thanks to some clever manipulation.

Next week's episodes see Vanessa and Rhona (Zoe Henry) take some positive steps towards rebuilding their friendship, but it's very slow progress.

There's also further acrimony when Vanessa learns that Rhona has asked Carly Hope to take her place as maid of honour at the upcoming wedding, which hurts her feelings.

When Rhona's ex Paddy Kirk advises that it's best to make peace once and for all, Vanessa swallows her pride and heads over to see her former friend.

However, as Vanessa arrives, she can't resist taking a sneaky peek at Pierce through the window and she's shocked to see that he's watching his and Rhona's sex tape on the laptop.

This proves that Pierce lied about deleting the X-rated footage and Vanessa's discovery only leaves her more determined to expose him. Can she manage it?

Michelle Hardwick, who plays Vanessa, revealed: "Vanessa is the only person in the village that is seeing Pierce's true colours. She doesn't trust him, she doesn't like him, and she's going to do whatever she can to protect her best friend.

"When Vanessa spots Pierce watching the sex tape, she can't quite believe what she's seeing. Just when she thinks that he can't possibly top his previous bad behaviour, she sees that he has kept a copy of the sex video and has blatantly lied to Rhona.

"It winds Vanessa up so much. It's that point that she says to herself, and to Paddy: 'That's it, I'm not having it. I'm going to put a stop to this once and for all'.

"She's had enough and she'll do whatever it takes. Rhona is her best friend and she's looking out for her. She'll do anything to protect her – and she'll do anything to stop Rhona and Pierce's marriage."

Asked whether Vanessa is in danger when it comes to Pierce, Michelle replied: "Anybody who crosses Pierce is. We've seen a really dark side to Pierce whenever anyone gets in his way.

"We've already seen Pierce pick up pictures of little Johnny and he's warned her not to mess with him. He's already hinted that he could harm Vanessa's family. So I think she's definitely in danger, but Vanessa can look after herself."

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Emmerdale's dark storyline for Rhona Goskirk and Pierce Harris is only just beginning – with show bosses now confirming that it'll run for the rest of this year.

Fans have grown increasingly concerned for Rhona's wellbeing in recent months, as her husband-to-be Pierce (Jonathan Wrather) has become ever more possessive and controlling.

At the moment, Rhona's friend Vanessa Woodfield is the main person in the village who's worried about her, as she's seen Pierce's frightening true colours for herself. Sadly, getting others to come round to her way of thinking hasn't been easy.

Speaking to Digital Spy at an Emmerdale press event, show producer Iain MacLeod confirmed: "Rhona and Pierce will continue to escalate and deteriorate. His behaviour gets more and more dark and manipulative.

"There's a really huge story for them that will run right up to the end of the year."

In the meantime, Emmerdale has previously warned fans to watch out for a big peak in the couple's storyline later this spring. Could it be the pair's upcoming wedding?

Speaking in February, Iain confirmed: "We've taken our time and let that story develop slowly and it reaches a peak in April/May time. It doesn't come to an end there, but there's a big story explosion then.

"The episodes are heart-stoppingly dramatic – quite a tough watch, but an unbelievably big talking point heading into the summer."

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Pierce Harris is to decide that life will take himself and Rhona Goskirk away from Emmerdale as he continues to try and exert his control over his fiancee – but as Rhona starts to have doubts about the wedding, could he be set to head to the Lakes alone as she calls their relationship off?
As the wedding approaches, Pierce is particularly tense and, although he tries his best to pressure Vanessa Woodfield into taking up a new post in Scotland, he becomes impatient and decides the best course of action would be for himself and Rhona to leave Emmerdale.
Pierce is a man who likes everything to be under his control and he is edgy as he knows that Vanessa has seen flashes of his true colours and could end up splitting him and Rhona up.

So Pierce meets with an old university friend and Rhona is surprised to hear them chatting about a home in the Lakes which Pierce seems keen to buy for himself and Rhona. A potential move is news to Rhona and Pierce’s lack of consultation is just another alarm bell towards what marriage to him could be like.

On the night of Rhona’s hen do, the line of questioning in a party game leaves her uncomfortable and she starts to wonder if she is doing the right thing. While Nicola King tries her best to convince Rhona that she will be fine on her big day, the seeds of doubt are clearly there.

Control freak Pierce then turns up at the party himself, clearly worried and jealous over what kinds of activities have been laid out for Rhona. But as he and Rhona talk happily and embrace, there’s another big shock in store for Pierce as Vanessa rocks up with a face very familiar – and unwelcome – to him.

As Pierce and Rhona reel from what comes next, will this be the push Rhona needs to leave him before it’s too late and could Pierce be set to head to the Lakes himself?

Or will Vanessa’s latest attempt to make Rhona see the light fail?


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Emmerdale's Rhona Goskirk finally sees Pierce Harris's true colours next week as he subjects her to a sickening attack on their wedding night.

The couple are all smiles as they tie the knot in these brand new pictures, but it's only a matter of hours before their relationship takes a terrifying turn it can surely never recover from.

As the day of the wedding arrives, Pierce (Jonathan Wrather) is clearly in a strange mood as he seems stressed and apprehensive about the upcoming event.

Marlon Dingle records Pierce Harris on his wedding day in Emmerdale
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Pierce Harris and Rhona Goskirk's wedding day arrives in Emmerdale
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Pierce Harris and Rhona Goskirk's wedding day arrives in Emmerdale
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While Emmerdale fans will have to stay tuned to find out exactly why, at one point it looks like Pierce won't be able to go through with the wedding at all.

In the end, though, Pierce eventually pulls himself together for Rhona and they exchange their vows happily with their friends watching on.

Pierce Harris and Rhona Goskirk's wedding day arrives in Emmerdale
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Pierce Harris and Rhona Goskirk's wedding day arrives in Emmerdale
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Pierce Harris and Rhona Goskirk's wedding day arrives in Emmerdale
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Later on, the villagers celebrate the wedding in The Woolpack but Pierce decides to take Rhona home early – still in high spirits as he carries her over the threshold.

Sadly, this celebratory atmosphere doesn't last for long as a sudden argument between the pair leads to Pierce pushing Rhona to the floor in a violent attack and raping her.

As Rhona lies on the floor in terror after Pierce's disgraceful attack, she's disgusted further when he then tries to manipulate the truth of what just happened between them.

Rhona is desperate to get away from her evil husband, but will she succeed? And if so, will she report him to the police?

Emmerdale airs these scenes on Monday, April 24 and Tuesday, April 25 at 7pm on ITV.

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