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‘When Maya met Dr Todd’: Emmerdale stars who played key villains unite after grim fan theory

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It’s a baddie union! (Picture: Instagram/louisaclein/ITV) When Dr Caitlin Todd ( Caroline Harker ) turned up in Emmerdale and immediately set about making Jacob Sugden’s (Joe-Warren Plant) life an abject misery, fans went wild with theories . One, in particular, linked Dr Todd with a truly heinous villain from years gone by; a devious, self-serving paedophile who nearly tore a family apart with her manipulation and depraved behaviour: Maya Stepney ( Louisa Clein ), who’d previously groomed and sexually abused an under-age Jacob, before the truth saw her sent off to the clink for her crimes . Surely there had to be a reason that Todd was so viciously bullying poor, sweet Jacob, who’d done nothing other than display a genuine enthusiasm to learn and become the best doctor he could be? There was also the mention of an unseen wife of Todd’s that added further fuel to the fire. @emmerdale2dae took to X/Twitter at the time and said: ‘‘If the theories are true that Dr. Todd’s wife is Maya, I

First report: Emmerdale fans go wild as two iconic soap villains meet in real life — thesun.co.uk, 9d