Emmerdale’s Ella Forster found herself in the midst of a dramatic storyline on Tuesday’s episode following the shocking revelation that Chas Dingle had been spiked.

The drama unfolded last week during Chas and Liam Cavanagh’s surprise engagement party, which Ella, Liam’s ex-girlfriend, unintentionally crashed.

The situation escalated when a drink spillage sparked a public argument between Chas and Ella. In Wednesday’s episode, Chas collapsed and was later revealed in hospital to have been spiked, with Ella being blamed for the incident.

During Tuesday’s hour-long episode, available on ITV X, Ella was determined to prove her innocence, claiming that Chas had set her up. In tense scenes, she pleaded with Liam to believe her, suggesting that Chas might be addicted to painkillers.

This left the newly-engaged couple frustrated with Ella’s meddling in their relationship. Meanwhile, Manpreet Sharma, who had tried to support Ella, felt uncomfortable about the ongoing conflict, especially as she works with Liam.

Despite being asked to move out, Ella refused to leave the village and instead exposed Manpreet’s scandalous photos that led to her being blackmailed.

As Ella continues to maintain her innocence, viewers are speculating that she may be telling the truth and the real culprit could be John Sugden, the partner of Chas’ son Aaron Dingle, reports Leeds Live.

Soap fans have been raising eyebrows at the actions of John, whose inability to connect with Chas became more concerning after she fainted and he rushed to her aid.

Fans took to social media to share their theories: “So Ella is innocent – (John is the new serial killer and is the one drugging Chaz – anyone who says something bad about him he goes off the rails) next up will be someone else in the Dingle family till he gets to Aaron then Robert will come back and save him and the rest during a showdown.”

One viewer speculated: “I think it was John that tampered with Chas medication not Ella”, while another concurred: “Exactly my thoughts” and yet another suggested: “I reckon he attacks Liam too because Liam will find something in his work to show he’d had extra strong pain killers ! Xx.”