Emmerdale star Danny Miller has confirmed that his character Aaron Dingle will be sharing scenes with the show’s new Sugden.

Show bosses recently announced the casting of former Coronation Street actor Oliver Farnworth as newcomer John Sugden, who’ll be joining the village later in the summer.

John is a new arrival who’ll be shaking up life for Victoria, who’s the only remaining Sugden family member still left in the village.

He has also been tipped to “catch the eye of an unsuspecting resident”, creating plenty of drama in the Dales.

Speaking to Digital Spy on the red carpet at the Radio Times Soap Awards, Danny teased: “There’s a Sugden coming in. With the history that Aaron has with Robert, it’ll be interesting to see what happens with them.

“It’s going to be an interesting few months, which is great.”

Off screen, Ryan Hawley – who played Aaron’s husband Robert – recently made the switch to BBC One’s Casualty. He’s currently playing the role of Jamie Cleveland in the long-running medical drama.

Asked about Ryan’s new job, Danny joked: “Traitor! He’s a great actor and I speak to him all the time.

“Hopefully he does a good job – I’m sure he will, with everything else he’s done. I’m excited for him.”

Oliver Farnworth was recently pictured filming alongside Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle) for some dramatic Emmerdale fire scenes, which will air in a few weeks’ time.

John Sugden will be involved in the high-stakes rescue scenes when Moira Dingle and Ruby Fox-Miligan get trapped in a burning barn.

The Radio Times Soap Awards took place at the Midland Hotel in Manchester on Saturday evening (July 13). Emmerdale took home two prizes on the night, with Lisa Riley (Mandy Dingle) winning Best Comedy Performance and Chris Chittell (Eric Pollard) receiving the Special Recognition gong.