Emmerdale’s Kev reveals he’s Lewis’ dad in the most toe-curling way possible
One way to tell someone that you’re their biological father is to sit them down and calmly confess the connection. That’s a normal way to do it. But Kev Townsend (Chris Coghill) in Emmerdale isn’t normal.
The unhinged criminal made his return earlier this week when he discovered that son Lewis Barton (Bradley Riches) was in danger.
Lewis had been kidnapped by a woman called Kylie, who wanted Penny back from Kev.
Ross Barton (Michael Parr) and Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) made the assumption that Penny was a woman, but Kev then rocked up and announced that Penny was actually a diamond on a necklace.
For a while, it seemed that Kev had no intention of helping Lewis. He claimed to Ross and Liam that the diamond was at a pawnbrokers, but he was actually hiding it under his jacket.
Thankfully, he had a change of heart. He marched into Dale View and told Ross and Liam that he had found the item, so they’d soon be able to get Lewis back.
For some reason, Ross then thought it was a good idea to knock Kev out with a vase. He said to a shocked Liam that they could use Kev as an insurance trade.
Kylie had no interest in Kev though, only the diamond. Once she had secured it, Ross raced over to the house where Lewis was being held hostage.
In order to prevent Lewis from learning the truth about Kev, Ross claimed that he was the reason for his kidnapping.
It was said because Ross wanted to protect his little brother, and believed that Kev wouldn’t return to the Dales anytime soon.
A while later though, Kev let himself into Dale View. As Ross pleaded for Kev to keep quiet, Lewis demanded to know what was going on.
Kev got his phone out and began playing Father and Son by Boyzone. As the music began, so did Kev’s singing.
As weird as this moment was, it was also Kev’s way of telling Lewis that he is his biological father. Lewis was far too overwhelmed to understand what Kev was trying to do though, so he had to share the news once the music had stopped.
Shame.
Kev explained to Lewis that he’d really like to get to know him. Unsurprisingly, the young man had no intention of giving Kev the time of day, and told him where to go.
In the pub, Ross confronted Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) and shared the news that Kev is back, and that Lewis knows about the connection.
The duo were incredibly worried about how Lewis is going to process this news.
Kev decided to invite himself into the conversation and announced that he doesn’t want to be a man who drops a massive bombshell on someone and then leaves – so he’s decided to stick around.
What could possibly go wrong?
