Emmerdale’s Jai Sharma experienced a life-changing bombshell this week which will now lead to the return of a previous character on the ITV soap opera
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Emmerdale will see the return of Jai Sharma’s mother, Georgia Sharma, in upcoming scenes, with the role being recast following a DNA bomb.
In recent episodes, Jai found out that Rishi Sharma wasn’t his biological father, which turned his world upside down.
The character is now desperate to know the truth about his parentage, as he believes his entire life has been a lie.
It has emerged that this will pave the way for the return of Jai’s mother, Georgia, who left the village in 2015 after splitting from husband Rishi.
However, the role has been recast, with EastEnders actress Lin Blakley taking over from previous star Trudie Goodwin.
In the final episode, the former character got in touch with her son when he called her for answers about his real father’s identity and why she lied.
Jai told his partner Laurel Thomas that his mother stuttered on the phone and obviously wasn’t telling him the whole truth.
Emmerdale viewers are calling for the return of a former character, Jai’s mother, Georgia(
It has now been revealed that the character will return and “get angry” once the truth comes out.
Jai had learned from some papers he found at his father’s house that Rishi had adopted him as a baby, but Rishi was initially silent and didn’t give him the answers he needed, which infuriated Jai.
Eventually, the two talked after Rishi claimed everything he and Jai’s mother did was in his best interests.
During their conversation, Rishi claimed that his ex-Georgia is actually Jai’s birth mother, as Jai had believed all along.
Rishi claimed that Georgia got pregnant after a one night stand when she and Rishi were friends and that he decided to marry her to support her and that their romance eventually blossomed.
Jai wanted to know who his real father was, but Rishi said the man was unaware before he was born and didn’t even know about him.
Speaking of her participation in the show, actress Lin said, “How lucky I am to play a character as strong as Georgia. So different from the roles I’ve been playing lately.”
“I enjoyed every single minute. Great cast and crew!! And the great Dales. Thank you, Emmerdale.”
Producer Kate Brook added, “We’re thrilled to have an actress of Lin’s caliber take on the role of the stunning Georgia. She is a force to be reckoned with and she will have a secret for the Sharmas that could potentially blow up their world.
EastEnders actress Lin Blakley takes on the role
This comes after fans launched the devastating theory that Georgia could have gotten pregnant after being raped or that the father was someone who was banished from the family.
One fan wrote on Twitter, “I wonder if Jai’s mother was raped and that’s why Rishi won’t tell him the full truth.”
Another agreed: “There must be a horrible reason why Rishi never told Jay. Like r@pe or something equally awful.”
A third fan said, “I don’t think it was a one night stand,” while a fourth fan tweeted, “I think Jai is the result of rape. Rishi has taken the mantle, but now he’s bearing the brunt of Jai’s anger.”
Another theory was: “Rishi is hiding something or someone relative, maybe a brother, a bad apple in the family who has been banished from the family.”
Emmerdale airs weekdays at 7.30pm on ITV1 and ITVX, with an hour-long episode on Thursdays.
