Emmerdale ‘confirms’ identity of mystery fire starter in throwaway scene

As Emmerdale fans desperately attempt to work out who is starting fires at Butlers Farm, the ITV soap may have already confirmed the identity of the culprit in a throwaway scene.

Bad luck appears to follow poor Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) and Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) around, with the couple having encountered a number of issues since moving into the farm formerly owned by Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb).

When not having to deal with troublemaking landlord Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) – who loves to wind them up – Robron are kept busy trying to keep loved ones out of jail – or free them from behind bars.

Though they succeeded in protecting Victoria Barton (Isabel Hodgins) from Joe’s treachery – and securing Moira’s freedom after Robert unknowingly played a role in her imprisonment – Cain Dingle’s (Jeff Hordley) discovery of Robert’s antics made matters worse last week as Rob faced the terrifying hard-man’s wrath.

But despite the initial wave of animosity, Robert and Cain parked their feud for the sake of the family. With the secret out in the open and family relations on the mend, things were finally starting to look up for Robert and Aaron – that is, until Friday (May 15), when a fire was started up at Butlers.

This is the second blaze, with the first having been lit in one of the barns just weeks ago.

At the time, it was speculated that the person responsible to send a message to a Moira, who – despite her innocence – was implicated in the modern slavery operation run by Celia Daniels (Jaye Griffiths) last year.

But following the second inferno, Robert reckons this is a vendetta because it ‘feels personal’.

The question is: just who is to blame?

While speculation if rife, Emmerdale may have already confirmed the culprit, with subsequent scenes seeing Aaron discuss the mystery firestarter with Cain and Moira up at Wishing Well – and Kyle Winchester (Huey Quinn) looked somewhat shifty amid the conversation.

Could Kyle be behind Robert and Aaron’s plight? Given that Butlers used to be his home and the move to Wishing Well has been difficult to say the least it’s safe to say that he’s got a motive.

Maybe he’s attempting to drive Robert and Aaron out in the hopes that he, Isaac, Cain and Moira can reclaim their family home? Or perhaps he’s just attempting to send a message?

Some fans were quick to spot the moment with user Jenny writing on X, formerly known as Twitter: ‘Kyle is little fire starter’.

Telly chat added: ‘I think the fire starter is Kyle,’ while another fan asked: ‘Oooh, is Kyle the fire starter?’

We’ll just have to wait and see if this theory comes to pass.