Mack to face a devastating betrayal in Emmerdale – and we don’t mean from Charity

Emmerdale spoilers follow for Wednesday’s (April 22) episode that is now available to view on ITVX. The episode in question will air on ITV1 on at 7:30pm.

Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb) is set to have his heart broken when he discovers that Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) cheated on him with Ross Barton (Michael Parr) last year.

Given this is Emmerdale we’re talking about, it’s only a matter of time before the big secret outs.

The farmhand, as viewers know, wants nothing more than to become a dad and thus he struggled with Charity’s decision to become a surrogate for granddaughter Sarah Sugden (Katie Hill).

He ultimately put his feelings aside, realising that Charity was simply trying to grant her granddaughter’s wish, and thus he got on board with it.

Little does he know, however, that the baby Charity gave birth to earlier this week was not Sarah and Jacob Sugden’s (Joe-Warren Plant) but rather it’s her own biological child – and her ex Ross is the dad.

As viewers will recall, the embryo transfer didn’t take and shortly afterwards she had a one night stand with Ross – and subsequently fell pregnant.

Ross worked out the truth but Mack remains in the dark, though it’s safe to say his heart will shatter into millions of pieces when the truth does explode. And not just because one true love Charity cheated on him and gave birth to another man’s baby but also because that other man is none other than Ross, his new best mate.

When Ross staged a comeback to the eponymous village and crossed paths with Mack, it’s safe to say they didn’t get along.

However, overtime they’ve formed quite the bromance, which was never more apparent than it was on Wednesday (April 22), with Mack thanking Ross for being there for Charity during the birth when he was triggered by the confined space of the lift, which brought back memories of when John Sugden kept him trapped in the bunker.

When Charity pulled through after surgery, Mack hugged Ross, who is starting to feel guilty over what he and Charity did.

The question is: how will Mack react to the fact that not only Charity betrayed him but also Ross did too? He’s set to lose everything in one fell swoop and it couldn’t come at a worse time, with the fan-favourite character revealing earlier this week that it was recently son Reuben’s birthday.

Reuben is living elsewhere with mum Chloe Harris (Jessie Elland), who brutally kept Mack away from their child, threatening to dob Charity into the police for killing her murderous father – to save them all, by the way – if he ever makes contact.

In a bid to protect Charity, Mack has kept his distance but it’s clear that its been weighing on him – and it’ll no doubt do so again when he uncovers the shocking truth of Charity’s baby.

And speaking of shocking truths, Charity has a dilemma of her own to deal with after Dr Todd (Caroline Harker) revealed that she knows Jacob isn’t the father of the newborn – and she will no doubt use it to destroy Jacob, who recently complained about her bullying to HR.