Lisa Riley has pretty much confirmed the return of a controversial Emmerdale character.

At the end of May, it was revealed newcomer Ella Forster (Paula Lane) killed her friend when she was a child after the girl said she no longer wanted to be mates with her.

We learnt that Ella had come from a very deprived background and this girl’s mother, June, had been the only adult who’d ever taken an interest in her and made her believe she was worth something. The thought of losing June as well made her see red.

Ella, who struck up a romance with village GP Dr Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson), had been punished for her crime and in the years since had moved from place to place, always having to move on when someone inevitably found out about her past.

Taking to Instagram, Lisa – who plays Mandy Dingle – shared a snap of her alongside Paula with the caption reading : ‘DOUBLE TROUBLE at the @emmerdale village today.’

While we don’t know what the future holds for Ella, Liam was very overwhelmed with emotion after finding out her secret. The two characters had started a relationship in recent months, with Liam trusting Ella enough to open up about daughter Leanna, who was killed by Meena Jutla.

The betrayal and hurt made Liam a very angry man towards Ella. He told her to leave the village and never return but in tonight’s episode, it became apparent he was potentially having second thoughts.

In the café, Liam chatted to Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker) about Ella and how he still has some of her things at his house.

Manpreet encouraged Liam to get rid of the belongings one way or another, but he felt bad at the thought of Ella coming back for them and discovering they had been binned.

Later, Manpreet found Liam with Ella’s things in a box. They got chatting about Charles Anderson (Kevin Mathurin), who is pushing Manpreet away in the aftermath of Ethan Anderson’s (Emile John) sudden death.

After the conversation, Liam was seen pondering over the box of Ella’s bits and pieces. He turned and wandered back down the road, suggesting he may not dispose of them after all.

With Ella heading back, she is bound to stir up more pain and drama. But can she find forgiveness?