Laurel Thomas makes major mistake with son Arthur after sex bombshell in Emmerdale

LAUREL Thomas looks set to make a major mistake in Emmerdale after discovering her teen son’s sex bombshell.

The mother-and-son duo have been failing to see eye-to-eye in recent weeks amid Arthur‘s recent flings.

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Laurel and Arthur will be left at breaking point after the teen’s shock sex confession[/caption]

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He will begin confiding in Nicola and will confess the truth behind his and John’s sex[/caption]

Laurel was initially left shocked when Jai admitted he had seen Arthur hanging out with a boy.

It later transpired that Arthur had organised to meet the boy via a hook-up app as he was questioned on if he had been having sex with the boy or not.

Amid an unconfirmed answer, Arthur was then seen spreading even more sex rumours about himself but it did not take Laurel long to find out.

In a bold move, teenage Arthur began telling pals he had been intimate with Aaron Dingle’s on-off lover, John Sugden.

Arthur publicly flirted with John before  lying to April about having sex with him. 

As Laurel overhears this, she heads to The Woolpack to confront John over him having sex with her son in an exchange witnessed by Aaron.

With John having denied the accusations, it puts Laurel and Arthur at breaking point.

In upcoming scenes on Emmerdale, the relationship between Laurel and Arthur is in turmoil.

The pair will be left failing to see eye-to-eye as tensions continue to boil.

Having provided support to him in the past, Nicola King decides to speak to Arthur.

Unbeknown to Laurel, she managed to get through to him and managed to coax a confession regarding his ‘sex’ with John.

It becomes clear there is a bond between Arthur and Nicola as he begins to lean on for her support as she desperately begs him to make up with Laurel.

However, when Laurel discovers how close her son has gotten with Nicola she is left on the warpath.

As Laurel and Arthur eventually turn a corner amid their fractious relationship, a bad decision by Laurel could cost them their bond once again.

Has Lauren really undone all their good work once again?

Most complained about soap storylines

Over the years, all three of the main soaps have featured plots that have had even die-hard fans reaching for their phones and laptops so they can get in touch with Ofcom and complain. Here are just some of the most scandalous…

EastEnders baby theft: 13,400 Ofcom complaints – Back in 2011, EastEnders was flooded with complaints when Ronnie Branning (RIP) swapped her baby for the dead son of Kat Moon. The storyline drew the most number of objections in the soap’s long history and saw it roundly criticised by campaigners – with 13,400 flying in over the course of the storyline. Some viewers called it “distressing” and “horrific” but Ofcom ruled the scenes were not “unduly disturbing”.

Emmerdale dog-napping: 550 Ofcom complaints – Back in 2016, Ross Barton and Charity Dingle came up with a plan to steal a dog and hold it ransom – but viewers didn’t like it one bit. The nation’s pet owners rose up, insisting the storyline would encourage copycats (not to mention copydogs). Complaints over two episodes totalled a staggering 550 and soap writers quickly learnt you don’t mess with animal-lovers.

Coronation Street double murder: 546 Ofcom complaints – Marginally less people complained about a gruesome double murder than objected to a dog-napping plot when Pat Phelan was at the centre of a spate of killings. First he forced Andy Carver to shoot dead Vinny Ashford – and then Pat killed Andy. All the bloodshed back in 2017 proved to be too much for some viewers, who lodged complaints in vast numbers about the “violent scenes”.

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Laurel is left furious and threatens to derail their relationship again[/caption]