Emmerdale: Ash Palmisciano on Matty's prison storyline Emmerdale's Ash Palmisciano, who portrays Matty Barton, has teased that there is much more drama ahead for his ITV soap character. Currently, Matty is behind bars on remand, accused of the stabbing of Samson Dingle and is desperately trying to conceal his identity as a trans man from fellow prisoners. With his family fighting tooth and nail for his release, Matty has been living in fear, avoiding showers and staying locked in his cell.
However, things are about to change with the introduction of a new cellmate named Les, a development Moira discovers through Cain. Ash Palmisciano recently appeared on This Morning to spill the beans on what viewers can expect next. "Matty's cellmate confronts him and says, 'Look, I know something's up with you.
The other guys here are questioning you, you're being too quiet, you're not quite right'. So he has to say..
. this guy wants to help him, and he has to say, 'Okay, this is who I am'." "He's got this cellmate who's kind of defended him.
He's a bit of a rough diamond, he's a good guy who's ended up in there and he wants to look after Matty. He needs to know the truth. But once it's out there's other characters in there that aren't as understanding," reports the Mirror .
Matty is on remand for stabbing Samson (Image: ITV) Ash added: "Matty's incredibly vulnerable, and let's face it, being inside and having an extra added target on your back is of course going to cause a threat. There's.
