Emmerdale fans were in for a shock when they tuned in to the ITV soap on Tuesday night (June 14) as Nicola King was brutally attacked.
The character had gone on a spontaneous trip out with half-sister Bernice Blackstock and Laurel Thomas. Nicola and Bernice had just made up after Nicola messed up Bernice's chances with a guy at the council.
So the trio headed out to a bar in an attempt to find romantic suitors for Laurel and Bernice when they bumped into a group of guys.
One took a shine to Laurel and Bernice tried chatting to a few others. Feeling a gooseberry, Nicola decided to leave but as she went to go, Bernice told her she had left her house keys in her car.
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