Aaron had no idea of the mystery man’s identity when he stopped him down one of the Dales’ country roads

Emmerdale fans were left issuing the same complaint after Aaron Dingle met newcomer John Sugden for the first time. Aaron had no idea of the mystery man’s identity when he stopped him down one of the Dales’ country roads after his van broke down.

During Wednesday night’s (August 7) episode of the ITV soap, Aaron was as aloof as ever and didn’t appear to want to help John out after he’d borrowed a car from Mackenzie Boyd at the garage for a secret rendezvous.

Aaron was in a hurry to get to his location for his dating app hook-up, only for John to recognise him and point out he was the man he was heading to meet. Aaron then seemingly wanted to help the stranger out.

But things quickly escalated between the pair and it wasn’t long before they were getting intimate in John’s van at the side of the road. However, things ended badly between the pair as Aaron was left stranded by John, who rushed off in his fixed van with Aaron’s belongings inside – including Eric Pollard’s car keys.

Aaron managed to head back to the village, letting Mackenzie know the bad news. Victoria Sugden overheard their encounter and after blasting Aaron’s decision to meet the man from the dating app, the trio agreed to track John down. But Aaron admitted he knew nothing of him, not even his name.

However, many Emmerdale fans were distracted and were quick to point out that the moment between Aaron and John was too similar to Aaron’s first kiss with another Sugden, his ex-husband Robert, and let bosses know how against they are of Aaron being with any other Sugden except Robert.

@lucie_7271 said: “I want Robert back. I won’t ship another man with Aaron. Sorry it’s Robron or nothing for me.” @remruna_art commented: “Emmerdale, you do realize introducing another Sugden for Aaron to hook up with won’t shut up the Robron shippers, right?” @loz_xo6 wrote: “WE WANT ROBERT NOT THIS MAN!!!”

However, not everyone is against the idea. @viennaxharrison posted: “Miss Aaron and Robert but if this new romance does work out that would be really sweet, Aaron deserves happiness.” @yorkshirerosecandles shared: “Bring back Robert….we need Robron back together. But this looks interesting….”

Some Emmerdale fans, however, were predicting a future storyline, with @tracyanita71 added: “Ha I totally see a Robert/Aaron/John triangle by the beginning of 2025.”