Emmerdale teased one or two young characters could be targeted by abuser Anthony Fox on the ITV soap, after a clue in the latest episode sparked concern

There could be a worrying twist on the way on Emmerdale, after a scene with abuser Anthony Fox.

The character was exposed recently for his sickening crimes, with it revealed he had sexually abused his daughter Ruby Miligan when she was a teenager. A flashback episode revealed the devastating moment she was raped by her own father on her 16th birthday, around the time she was seeing her now husband Caleb Miligan.

Ruby fell pregnant with her daughter Steph at this age, and in recent episodes on the show we’ve seen her confess that she is unsure whether Caleb is Steph’s true father. Ahead of Anthony’s grim actions being exposed, a new scene hinted at danger for others on the show.

Amid a theory Anthony could be involved in the disappearance of 15-year-old April Windsor, he could be about to target two other teenagers on the ITV soap. On Friday night he offered to help 17-year-old Arthur Thomas with his maths homework.

Anthony showed him how to do the calculations, leaving Arthur and his mother Laurel Thomas impressed. Nicola King was also wowed by how much he had helped the teen, and questioned whether Anthony might be up for assisting her teen daughter Angelica too.

Emmerdale teased one or two young characters could be targeted by abuser Anthony Fox (Image: ITV)

Angelica, who turns 16 years of age later this year, spent months in a secure children’s home last year after accidentally causing the death of Heath Hope. With her barely settling back into school she’s fallen behind with her work.

Nicola explained this to Anthony during Friday’s episode, and asked if he would consider tutoring both Angelica and Arthur with their studies. Nicola offered money, but Anthony declined this and said he would be more than happy to help the teenagers with tutoring for free.

Laurel and Nicola of course have no idea about Anthony’s past and his sickening abuse towards Ruby when she was a child. For him to be left alone with Arthur and Angelica, viewers will no doubt be left worrying whether the pair are in danger.

So if Ruby finds out what her dad has agreed to knowing what happened to her all those years ago, will she end up confessing her horrific abuse at the hands of Anthony? Ahead of Caleb finding out he might not be Steph’s father, might this be the moment Anthony is finally rumbled?

Whether Anthony has a sick ulterior motive for agreeing to the tutoring is yet to be revealed, but fans are fearing the worst after the plot was teased last month.

Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX, with an hour-long episode on Thursdays.