EMMERDALE’s evil paedo Maya Stepney will give birth on Christmas Day, claim fans of the soap.
The predatory teacher, played by Louisa Clein, returned to the Dales in Tuesday’s episode flashing her huge baby bump after being released from jail.
Considering her pregnancy – which could be either teenager Jacob Gallagher’s or his dad David’s – it looks like the paedophile’s shadow could loom across Emmerdale for a while.
But fans think she’ll drop a bombshell on the 25th December, as one said: “@emmerdale who’s the Daddy? Jacob or David?? Great ending and Maya will turn up at the wrong time – Christmas Day maybe? We knew she’d be back and give a satirising end to the story”
A second wrote: “Maya #Emmerdale there’s a baby on its way and by look of things out by Christmas”
Another said: “Maya’s back for the Christmas special ??what a surprise, not! #emmerdale”
Other fans spotted the clues as far back as June that Maya would cause havoc over Christmas.
One fan said: “#emmerdale Maya will be out in time for the Christmas special to announce she’s pregnant. Just as Jacob and his dad reconcile. But who’s baby is it? Duh duh duh duh duh…..oh wait wrong theme tune lol”
Another wrote on Twitter: “6 months from now Maya rocks up to the village with a little Christmas gift ??#Emmerdale”
And one more wrote: “So Maya gets sentenced today 20th June 2019 and will be out on 20th December 2019 after six months. That’s the Christmas storyline sorted”
Louisa revealed she had to film Maya’s shock pregnancy scenes “undercover”.
The 40-year-old actress said bosses had decided to keep the latest development top secret – until now.
Louisa shared a photo of her fake bump and captioned it: “Well who saw that coming?? Hats off to @emmerdale for keeping that scene secret!! Undercover filming was super exciting!! #emmerdale #mayastepney.”
Maya caused a scandal in one of the soap’s most controversial storylines ever as she groomed and sexually abused the teen for almost a year.
The pair carried on their illicit affair behind his dad’s back, making VERY awkward viewing for some fans.
They eventually got caught and she was sentenced to a year behind bars but ended up serving just five months.
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