John Barton: Last News

Emmerdale actor Ash Palmisciano is best known for starring on the soap as his character Matty Barton and in a new chat, he has spoken about Matty's plan to have revenge on Suzy Merton - played by Martelle Edinborough, 35. "He’s raging! He can’t [believe] his mum is so accepting of it," the 32 year old actor shares.

Emmerdale is known for its fair share of onscreen drama.The ITV soap will celebrate its 40th anniversary later this year, with a number of dramatic storylines set to reach their crescendos.While there have been many upsets and scandals onscreen, incidences of real life drama have also been known to brew up in the Dales.From a recent race row which led one actor to allegedly quit and another two actors to be temporarily suspended, to a £30,000 restoration payment and an 'alarming' Covid-testing scandal, Daily Star investigates the biggest real life scandals to emerge from Emmerdale across its 40-year history.Earlier this year, Ellis Chapman actor Aaron Anthony left Emmerdale after three years amid an alleged incidence of racism on-set.The actor's final scenes aired in February.It was reported that Aaron had quit the soap after an investigation was launched into claims two of his co-stars had mimicked 'the accent of a mixed-raced actress' while filming a big on-location stunt.In December, a source told the Sun: "Aaron has been very vocal in his opinions about the allegations and about the way in which the enquiries have been handled by the bosses."He now feels his position on the show is untenable."The actors investigated for the claims were Isabel Hodgins and Matthew Wolfenden.After a three-month absence from filming, in which the investigation concluded the alleged remarks had been "misheard" and no formal action would be taken against them, the duo returned to Emmerdale in January.Their characters Victoria Sugden and David Metcalfe have since featured in a number of big storylines, including a recent engagement fail.In 2012, Emmerdale fan favourite John Barton (James Thornton) was memorably killed off in a gut-wrenching

Emmerdale fans were left stunned in February 2012 when farming stalwart John Barton was killed off after a horrific car crash - which even left actor James Thornton himself injured.John was on his way to a hotel when he lost control of his Land Rover on black ice and fell down a cliff, and later died in hospital with his wife Moira and his children around him.Among his storylines on the soap was helping to battle daughter Holly’s drug addiction and being accused of a brutal assault on Cain Dingle.John even made a kind of soap ‘return’ in 2013, when his brother James was revealed to be Adam’s father rather than John - years after his death - leaving Moira in turmoil.But what has actor James Thornton been up to since leaving the ITV soap? From a horrific car accident to leaping into a river to save his wife’s pooch, his life has been no less dramatic than his on-screen persona.To commemorate a whole decade since John met his untimely demise on Emmerdale, Daily Star takes a look into James’ life now.46-year-old James isn’t the only actor in his family - as his wife has had an iconic role in one of Britain’s most famous sitcoms.The Emmerdale star exchanged vows with Gavin and Stacey actress Joanna Page back in 2003, after meeting on the set of a David Copperfield TV series in 1999.Joanna is best known for playing Stacey Shipman on the BBC comedy series - but she has also made her name in various Hollywood films including Dolittle alongside Robert Downey Jr. and hit Christmas flick Love Actually.The pair share four children, having welcomed their youngest daughter Boe Willow Russell last year.Joanna, 44, initially announced the news of her birth on Instagram, writing: “Welcome to our family Boe Willow Russell.

Emmerdale fans will likely remember hunky farmhand Alex Moss, who worked at Butlers Farm under the instruction of John Barton from 2011 until 2012.With ties to characters like Moira and her daughter Holly and son Adam, Alex’s rugged looks turned many a head in the village - leaving plenty of hearts broken.However, on Christmas Eve of 2012 after almost a two-year stint in the village, Alex was mercilessly killed off at the hands of serial killer Cameron Murray, after discovering the truth about the murder of Carl King.Alex was initially kidnapped and kept in a van, before managing to escape - but with Cameron hot on his heels, it wasn’t long before poor Alex was beaten to death and buried on the grounds of Home Farm - with his body being