Emmerdale spoilers: Ice thaws as Nicky and Gabby finally make peace

**They’re finally moving forward (Picture: ITV)**

There were a few things Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham) didn’t know about Nicky Milligan (Lewis Cope) when she first saw him in Emmerdale. His true last name was the first. Gabby might have been much less inclined to hire Nicky as her son’s nanny if she had known he was a Milligan and shared a last name with enigmatic newcomer Caleb (William Ash).

Nicky was hiding a lot from Gabby as they started a fast-paced romance that would soon result in a marriage proposal and the planning of a wedding. Being a Milligan was just one of his secrets.

Gabby was unaware that Nicky’s relationship with her was a lie, orchestrated by Caleb to aid him in exacting revenge on Kim Tate (Claire King) for the passing of Frank Tate, Caleb’s father.

She also had no idea that Nicky was gay. When he eventually admitted the truth to her on their intended wedding day, that was the part that broke her heart the most.

Unsurprisingly, considering the situation, Gabby has been hating Nicky for what he did to her for the months that have passed. Things got worse when he chose to remain in the village and she had to put up with seeing him practically every day.

To make matters worse, Nicky soon discovered love in the person of Suni Sharma (Brahmdeo Shannon Ramana), and Gabby, humiliated and heartbroken, was so enraged that she even attempted to strike Nicky.

**Revenge isn’t always the best option (Picture: ITV)**

Seeing them embrace amicably in the episode that aired on Monday, December 4, was a significant change that occurred following a terrible, violent incident.

After spending the evening out with Suni and Ethan (Emile John), Gabby struck up a conversation with a man named Mike at a club. She was having fun flirting with Mike, but his attitude quickly changed when Nicky showed up and Mike realised that Nicky and Suni were a couple.

It was soon evident that Mike was an evil, bigoted homophobe. He attacked Suni viciously outside the club while his friends prevented Nicky from intervening. A doorman restrained Ethan as well, and all they could do was watch in horror as Suni went through a terrifying and protracted ordeal.

Nicky stopped by the Hide to see how Gabby was doing after this. She told him that she felt guilty for talking to Mike in the first place, but Nicky reassured her that she wasn’t at fault and the attack would have happened regardless.

They embraced, the two of them united in their concern for Suni in particular and Gabby seemingly ready to put her past feud with her fake fiancé behind her.