Emmerdale reveals 'new Dingle family member' - but viewers all say the same thing

Emmerdale fans were left doing a double take at a ‘new member of the Dingle family.’

Over in the soap recently, the iconic Dingles have had a rough few months - and things are set to get more tense, as Samson (Sam Hall) is facing a hefty prison sentence next week.

The youngster is facing jail time after he revealed the truth about being stabbed by Matty (Ash Palmsiciano). As fans will recall, thug Josh Cope (Osian Morgan) and Samson attempted to rob The Hide last month.

The pair threatened Matty and things quickly escalated though, when Josh pushed Samson into Matty - who was holding a knife - causing Samson to get stabbed.

Both Josh and Samon lied and said Matty deliberately caused the injury and as a result Matty was sent to prison. However, Samson finally came clean and confessed the truth about how Matty was innocent.

What’s more, scared of the troublemaker, he kept Josh's name out of it. And next week, Samson is due to attend the plea hearing for his upcoming court case.

However, during Thursday’s episode (August 1) fans were left doing a double take over a new addition to the Dingle family member. In the instalment, Samson headed downstairs to take the family’s dog for a walk.

But viewers had a lot to say about the dog, claiming it was a ‘new one.’ Rushing over to an Emmerdale Facebook fan page, one person said: “Where did that Dingle dog spring from? I've not seen it in ages.”

Someone else replied on the actual media platform and revealed: “That's Monty Zack rescued him.” However, a third wrote: “Seems to me to be a different dog. Emmerdale is just not consistent these days.”

Another chimed in: “Wonder where he’s not been in it for ages, he’s just appeared out of nowhere but I’m glad he’s back.” A fifth wrote: “Looks like a different dog.”