Is Ruby leaving Emmerdale and does she die? Latest twist explained as she’s buried alive

Joe gets his revenge (Picture: ITV) A truly horrific twist airs in today’s episode of Emmerdale as Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) buries Ruby Miligan (Beth Cordingly) in a coffin. Troubled Joe has been spiralling in the aftermath of Dawn Taylor’s (Olivia Bromley) death. He believes that Ruby and Caleb Miligan (William Ash) are to blame for his partner’s demise, due to the plan they created which was meant to end with Dawn and Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) leaving the Dales. He promised revenge – and he gets it. Here’s everything you need to know about what happens to Ruby in the ITV soap’s latest scenes, and whether we could be saying goodbye to another character soon. What happens to Ruby in today’s Emmerdale? To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Joe and the rest of Dawn’s family gather together for her funeral. While it is an emotional farewell, Joe struggles under the weight of his grief, and how focused he is on his revenge. Later, we see Joe on his knees beside a freshly dug grave. As he stands, we discover that Joe isn’t saying a private farewell to Dawn, as he’s actually next to a grave that belongs to someone else. Underground, we see Ruby lying in a coffin. Is Ruby leaving Emmerdale and does she die? Ruby’s life hangs in the balance (Picture: ITV) Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. Spoilers for the ITV soap have already revealed that Ruby will wake up in the coffin this week, and desperately scream for help. She then slips into silence and apparently runs out of air. There has been no indication that Beth Cordingly is leaving her role as Ruby. This, along with the fact a large number of Emmerdale characters have either left village or been killed off this year, means it would be a very big surprise if Ruby does die. However, this is Emmerdale after all, which means could be a big twist ahead. If Caleb finds Ruby, will she be alive? Arrow MORE: The staggering moment Joe Tate discovers Vinny’s role in Dawn’s death in new Emmerdale spoiler video Arrow MORE: Kim fears the end of the Tates in Emmerdale as vengeful Joe spirals in shocking way Arrow MORE: All Emmerdale spoilers for next week as show favourite confesses to big deaths The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.