ETHAN Anderson was an Emmerdale character who first appeared in the soap in 2021. Here we take a look at who Ethan was and how his time on the show came to an end . Ethan was the son of local vicar Charles Anderson and his wife Esme.
He was also the brother of Naomi Walters, who last appeared on the soap in July 2023. Ethan was intelligent and had a strong sense of justice, having worked hard to become a successful lawyer. He had a long-running feud with the Dingle family after being arrested for a crime he didn’t commit, with the storyline having consequences on his career.
Ethan crashed the vehicle he was driving while he and Nicky were rushing to reach Suni , who was in a precarious situation in a bar surrounded by homophobic thugs who previously attacked him and Nicky. Nicky began to make his way to his partner, although Ethan stepped in and offered to drive as Nicky had been drinking. During the journey, the distraught boyfriend's hysteria grew when Suni didn't answer his phone calls.
Having demanded that Ethan drive faster, the acceleration flipped the car while speeding through the country lanes. I feel extremely privileged to have entered this industry working on such an Iconic show The aftermath saw Nicky's mother Ruby retaliate by knocking Ethan down in a hit and run . Despite having been badly injured, Ethan managed to stumble his way to the village fete where several other residents were at the time.
Among those present were his father Charles, grandmother Claud.
