Rebecca FINALLY gives birth to Robert’s baby in Emmerdale – but is their future looking rosy?

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by Emma Dodds |
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Rebecca White has FINALLY given birth to Robert Sugden's baby in Emmerdale after months of waiting - but what does this mean for them?

These two notoriously hate each other - but as all soap fans know, there's a very thin line between pure hate and wanting to rip each other's clothes off.

Well actually, when it comes to soap hook-ups, there AREN'T any rules.

Remember Dev and Deirdre in Corrie?!

We'll never forget that image of them on the carpet. It's burned into our brains.

ANYWAY.

WATCH: Robert and Rebecca KISS

So these two hooked up nine months ago despite hating each other, and also despite the fact that Robert is married to a man.

AND let's not forget the fact that Robert pretended he had slept with Rebecca's father to blackmail him.

What a small village.

But the result of their illicit affair was brought into the world tonight, as Rebecca gave birth to a little boy.

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And despite Robert being pretty much against this whole thing from the start, he really seemed to soften after he met his son.

Yes, he looks absolutely TERRIFIED in this particular shot, but Emily Head, who plays Rebecca, thinks that this could be a new start for them both.

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Emily said: "I think this is the first time that Robert has really realised how much of an impact the baby's going to have on his life.

"In the lead up to it, he was pretending to care about the baby - but when he met his son it really took him by surprise how much he cared already and how much he wants to be there for the baby.

"I think it might soften him a little bit towards Rebecca because at the end of the day, she is the mother of his child and similarly for Rebecca he's the father of her child, so I think they'll both let bygones be bygones a little bit and focus on raising the baby."

What does this mean for the couple? Could they actually fall in love?! Who knows...

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A brief history of Steve McDonald and Tracy Barlow's relationship on Coronation Street

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Steve, Karen and Tracy's love triangle

After initially being married to Karen, Steve had a one night stand with Tracy after he and Karen separated in 2003.

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Tracy gets pregnant

Tracy then became pregnant, and for some strange reason we can't quite remember pretended it was ROY'S baby (why oh why). She gave birth to her baby, whom Roy named Patience (bleh) but was renamed Amy when Tracy decided she wanted to give motherhood a go.

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Tracy reveals Steve is the father of her baby

She revealed Steve was the father on his ACTUAL WEDDING DAY to Karen when they decided to give it another go, which left Karen distraught but she forgave him and they got on with their lives.

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Karen and Steve break up

...Or tried to, but Tracy was determined to split them up because she secretly fancied him. She was finally successful a year later and they gave things a go.

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Tracy and Steve date

But their romance is short-lived when Tracy discovers that he's only dating her to get custody of Amy.

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Steve marries Becky

It all goes a bit quiet for Steve and Tracy as Tracy is sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing her abusive boyfriend Charlie, and Steve marries Becky. But Becky and Tracy obviously don't see eye to eye and end up fighting ALL THE TIME.

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Tracy gets pregnant with twins

At some point during all this, Steve and Becky break up and Tracy gets pregnant with Steve's baby AGAIN - but this time it's twins. Sadly, Tracy suffers a miscarriage but pretends to Steve that Becky pushed her down the stairs and caused it.

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Steve and Tracy divorce

So close, but yet so far! Steve and Tracy do marry, but Becky gets ahold of Tracy's medical records which prove she did not cause the miscarriage and they divorce a year later

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Tracy and Steve are friends... Or are they more?

Fast forward through the Michelle years and Steve and Tracy are FINALLY in a good place, and can call each other friends. But is there more to this than meets the eye?

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