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Emmerdale backlash as show ‘ruins’ Arthur and Marshall’s kiss

Emmerdale fans are loving Arthur's new storyline however claim show bosses “ruined” his moment Marshall.

Last year Arthur came out as gay in powerful scenes and recently admitted that he had feelings for close friend Marshall.

Their possible romance wasn’t off to a good start as Marshall humiliated him in front of his friends. After the intense moment the youngsters managed to sort things out and become friends.

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During tonight’s episode of the ITV soap the pair shared a special moment but before that Arthur was busy preparing a school assembly on LGBTQ+ history with April and Marshall.

Arthur’s mum Laurel was not happy when she found out that he was hanging out with Marshall after his bullying scandal so she warned him to stay away.

Later on Arthur was left disappointed when he found out that someone had called the school to cancel his planned assembly.

Jai suggested that maybe the person who complained had a good reason, which resulted in Arthur assuming it was him who made the call.

Despite Laurel’s warning, the Marshall layer approached Arthur, who was sitting alone outside the pirate ship. Things heated up as Arthur was taken aback after Marshall revealed that he would like to go on a date with him and he leaned in for a kiss.

However their special moment was interrupted after Marshall’s dad called him - the teen's face dropped as he pulled away and stormed off. He insisted that he shouldn’t have been there.

Viewers are loving Arthur’s new storyline however they claimed that the show “ruined” their moment after interrupting their kiss.

@LewisT_ fumed: “#Emmerdale being stereotypical YET AGAIN!!! LET LGBT+ CHARACTERS KISS WITHOUT BEING DISTURBED!!!!!! What could have been a really nice moment RUINED.”

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@CPTSDBiDisaster commented: “Always interrupting the kisses #emmerdale.” @Ben6987 wrote: “Give him a bloody kiss Arthur!! #emmerdale.”

While @RyanTheSoapking added: “That was a great scene between Arthur & Marshall. Arthur feeling confident enough to show his feelings to another boy with such ease. Marshall pushing himself away from the kiss - He could be in denial.”

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