Emmerdale fans have a grim theory about Dr Todd – and it would change everything

A diehard Emmerdale viewer shared an absolutely bonkers theory which could explain the insidious Dr Caitlin Todd’s (Caroline Harker) hatred for Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant). This author is dying for it to be true.

I usually take fan theories with a pinch of salt. It’s easy to disappear down a conspiracy-filled rabbit hole of long lost siblings and resurrected villains.

However, sometimes a theory surfaces on the socials that is so delightfully mad, so wildly outside the box, that it’s just begging to be explored.

Few stories invite more speculation that Emmerda

le’s workplace bullying story. Since joining Hotten General Hospital as a medical student, Jacob’s enthusiasm and eagerness to learn was been constantly worn down by Dr Todd as she relentlessly bullied him.

When torturing him at work was no longer enough to satisfy her, she moved down the road from him. Her behaviour intensified to the point to the point he reported her behaviour to HR, forcing her to retire early.

There was a surprising heart-to-heart in the midst of their feud, though, which showed Jacob a more human side to his stern mentor as she opened up about her father, a former surgeon stricken with dementia, and her wife, who has never been mentioned before.

Though she’s since resumed her evil ways with her vicious blackmail and extortion of Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins), the mention of Todd’s mysterious ‘wife’ set the Soapland rumour mill ablaze.

Previously, following a confrontation with Kerry Wyatt (Laura Norton), Todd sought solace in Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker) over a drink.

While gently defending Kerry, Manpreet inadvertently let slip a key detail about Jacob’s traumatic past that intrigued Doctor Todd – how he was groomed as a teenager by his sexually abusive teacher Maya Stepney (Louisa Clein).

You don’t have to be Emmerdale’s finest sleuth, DS Walsh, to guess where this is going.

After this scene, a fan by the name of Emmerdale2dae took to X to share a creative way of explaining Todd’s fixation on Jacob which links her to Maya.