Emmerdale viewers were moved during Friday’s Boxing Day episode as the ITV soap delivered a significant development concerning one ‘overlooked’ character.

In the latest episode, Kerry Wyatt visited Mackenzie Boyd to share a festive family announcement, leaving the Scottish farmer and mechanic thrilled.

Fans will remember that Mack had a fling with Chloe Harris during a temporary separation from Charity Dingle, which led to Chloe becoming pregnant with Mack’s baby.

Chloe subsequently delivered a baby boy named Reuben and Charity ultimately learnt the truth, devastating her marriage to Mack.

Soap watchers will recall that Mack slept with Chloe Harris after a brief split from Charity Dingle, Chloe later gave birth to a baby boy called Reuben (Image: ITV)

Later on, Chloe’s criminal father, Damon, took Mack hostage and whilst attempting to seize the weapon from Damon to rescue Mack, Charity accidentally shot and killed Damon.

Once police turned up, Chloe informed Mack that she would tell them that Charity shot Damon in self-defence, on condition he relinquishes custody of Reuben and allows her to relocate to France.

Though initially hesitant, Mack ultimately agreed to let Reuben go for Charity’s benefit and Chloe subsequently departed the village with Reuben, leaving Mack heartbroken over losing his son. The pair were last featured on Emmerdale in 2023.

On Friday’s Boxing Day episode, Kerry gave Mack some updates on his son (Image: ITV)

During Friday’s Boxing Day episode, Kerry, Chloe’s birth mother who placed her for adoption as an infant, provided Mack with news about his son.

Mack became emotional as he said: “Wow, look at him, he’s so big! A proper little lad!” as the photographs revealed the little one unwrapping his presents.

Upon his request for the photos, Kerry consented, confessing she had no intention of informing Chloe.

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Emmerdale fans were left emotional (Image: ITV)

Kerry expressed: “It’s Christmas, you’re his dad, and you deserve to know how he’s doing.”

Mack gratefully responded: “That means the world, it’s amazing, thank you.”

Twitter, now X, users reacted to the scene, with one viewer posting: “Mack got to see pics of Reuben #emmerdale” accompanied by a crying emoji. Another soap fan chimed in: “Reuben looks so cute, that’s sweet of Kerry!”.