Jacob lusts after Maya!
THE SMITTEN TEEN IS FALLING FOR DAVID’S GIRLFRIEND…
School lad Jacob embraces the Emmerdale tradition of ‘keeping it in the family’ this week – as he starts to develop a crush on his dad David’s girlfriend, Maya!
Initially Jacob was against the new lady in David’s life
– but while he furiously leaps to her defence in a showdown with fellow pupil Noah, it’s clear that his feelings run much deeper. Is Maya aware that her fella’s son has the hots for her, though?
“Maya enjoys the adoration of all the men in her life, and I think she needs that attention and love,” muses actress Louisa Clein, who plays her. “But I think that she’s probably not aware at this stage that Jacob has started to develop feelings for her.”
Jacob’s true emotions reveal themselves following an incident involving Noah that lands Maya in hot water with Jessie. When teacher Maya offers Noah an unarranged lift to school, the headmistress is forced to reprimand her for breaking school safeguarding rules. But Jacob doesn’t take too kindly to Maya receiving a dressing-down, and takes his frustrations out on Noah – resulting in a scuffle between the two boys at the bus stop.
Meanwhile, after the drama that stemmed from her shock return to the village, Jacob’s birth mother Leyla persuades Maya that David really does care for her. The pair resolve to put their recent troubles behind them, with Maya agreeing to move back in with David.
But while he and Jacob are over the moon, Leanna isn’t too pleased, and angrily confronts her stepmum – prompting Jacob to intervene and defend her honour again.
“Maya’s pleased when Jacob leaps to her defence,” shares Louisa. “As far as Maya is concerned, she has moved back in with the man she really likes, and suddenly the stepson is accepting her into his world and it all looks very good. She’s gone from a really destructive relationship with Dr Cavanagh and a really angry stepdaughter – who did everything she could to cause trouble for her – to a reality that is much happier.”
However, as Maya cuddles up to David on the sofa for a cosy night in, it dawns on Jacob that he fancies his dad’s girlfriend. But will Jacob be so bold as to act on it?
Maya enjoys the adoration of all the men in her life – she needs the love and attention!”