Emmerdale Robert Sugden's secret accomplice 'revealed' - and it's not Kim Tate

Robert Sugden has caused plenty of drama since his epic Emmerdale return just months ago.

Ryan Hawley sent viewers into meltdown with his surprise comeback after six years away, with Robert gatecrashing his ex-husband Aaron Dingle's wedding to John Sugden, who happens to be Robert's long-lost brother. Since his return to the village after his prison release, he's struck up a feud with John, has planned to reunite with Aaron and he's been back to his dodgy ways.

Striking up deals with drug dealer Ray and Home Farm owner Kim Tate, he's wronged Moira Dingle and the Bartons and sparked plenty of chaos. But as he continues to plot and "bring mayhem" to the village, fans think he could be in cahoots with another villager in secret.

In fact, there's two characters that fans are sure John could secretly be working or scheming with. Currently, Robert has led Moira to believe he wants to buy her farm land from her as it once belonged to his grandmother Annie Sugden.

Claiming he wanted to carry on his late father Jack Sugden's legacy, he revealed he was keen to work on the land and offered Moira a price. Moira was keen with this, unaware he was lying to her face.

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Robert wasted no time in telling Kim everything, about how he made Moira think he wanted the land for personal reasons. The pair then toasted their deal, as it emerged Robert was getting his hands on the land to then sell on to Kim.

This plot continues next week, but there seems to be some second thoughts. Robert realises just how desperate Kim is to get her hands on the land, and that land in particular.

It sparks alarm bells and makes him wonder what her true plan is, and what she might be hiding. He decides to do some digging to figure out what Kim is up to, and what the significance is of getting that land.

But will he pull out of the deal completely, and is Robert being screwed over? Viewers think he could be panicked because he's actually teamed up with someone else.

Kim twist or not, fans do think that Robert has secretly teamed up with one of two characters. Viewers are questioning if new farmer Celia is working with Robert on something, perhaps linked to the land or even against Moira.

She knew who he was in their first meeting, claiming to know all about the Sugdens. But might they have already met? Then there's Caleb Miligan who initially gave Robert a job at his warehouse before changing his mind.

With him an enemy of Kim and always looking for a new business opportunity, could he and Robert be in cahoots? Taking to social media one fan said: "I think Robert will now do a deal with Celia and that’s how she’ll become more integrated.

"I don’t buy him buying a shed and some cows! But also wondering if Robert is somehow doing something undercover for Caleb." Another said: "Robert and Celia would be a good twist, typical Robert scamming the person he's scamming with - there was that moment where Celia knew Robert/the Sugdens wasn't there."

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