Viewers expected to witness a sweet wedding between Jacob and Sarah Sugden, but Emmerdale pulled off one of the funniest twists in soap opera history: the real wedding was between Eric Pollard and Kerry Wyatt!

The scene opens in a warm atmosphere – candles, wine, and snowflakes.

Jacob holds Sarah’s hand, trembling as they wait their turn at the registry office.

Suddenly, the door bursts open, and Pollard and Kerry appear amidst bursts of laughter, holding up their marriage certificate as if showing off their trophy.

Jacob is stunned, Sarah almost drops her bouquet, and the villagers… applaud and laugh as if watching a comedy.

The incident quickly spreads throughout Dales. Kerry declares, “I just wanted a special Christmas, who knew it would be this special!” Pollard is then mocked for marrying his sixth wife, just like Henry VIII. However, behind the laughter lay a calculated undertone – rumors circulated that Pollard married to keep his fortune from falling into the hands of the former heir.

Jacob and Sarah still held their wedding afterward, but the story of the “hijacked wedding” quickly became the biggest topic of discussion. ITV even hinted that this would be the beginning of a hidden feud between generations of Dales, where money, honor, and affection were turned upside down in an instant. A joyous wedding – and a series of tragedies began from there.