Emmerdale fans have recognised newcomer Russ, who is played by Rob Jarvis, after he turned up in the village as the onscreen ex of Wendy Posner (Susan Cookson).
Only recently, Russ has been threatening Wendy after he discovered that his mother had left a large sum of money to his grandson and Victoria's child Harry.
In the latest episode, he threatened his ex saying that he wants the £50,000 that his mum "should have left him", warning that he will "let something slip" about her past to the village and that she, as well as her family, won't have a "future".
However, during the menacing scenes, viewers went wild as they recognised actor Rob from BBC's Hustle where he played barman Eddie between 2004 to 2012.
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