I am hoping it is her

Emmerdale has confirmed a blast from the past for the Dingle family at Zak's upcoming funeral.

Show bosses have written in a death storyline for Zak as a tribute to long-serving actor Steve Halliwell, who passed away last year.

Steve died in December 2023 at the age of 77. He'd played Dingle family patriarch Zak since 1994.