Listen up, Emmerdale fans! We have the ultimate Ella Forster and Meena Jutla theory that may have solved the mystery

**Emmerdale’s Ella is seemingly harbouring a connection to Meena – and we might’ve just worked out what it is! (Picture: ITV)**

For months now, Emmerdale viewers have been trying to figure out who the enigmatic Ella Forster (Paula Lane) is—a person who is obviously hiding a significant secret.

Fans of the genre are aware that individuals who are new and have no link to the place they are named after, as well as those who seem suspicious when asked about their background, are not to be believed, according to soap law!

Ella is the most recent in a long series of individuals who have been shown to be concealing a significant secret, leaving fans eager to discover what it is that Ella is keeping to herself.

It’s obvious that this character has hidden agendas from her tendency to take advantage of situations, to her natural willingness to provide advise to those who didn’t specifically ask for it, and from her fixation with Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson).

Viewers are now certain that Ella has some type of link to the insane psychopath Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu), who terrorised the town in 2021, since Ella was there during many talks in which the serial murderer was mentioned.

Until the most recent mention of Meena, which saw Ella leave Tenants Cottage as soon as the murderer’s name was mentioned in discussion, I wasn’t quite sold on such a scenario.

Ella had spent the night with Liam, whose daughter Leanna (Mimi Slinger) had been killed by Meena. The two were infatuated the next morning, but when the crazy Meena was brought up, the receptionist hurried away, leaving Liam completely perplexed.

This does appear to point to a relationship between the two characters, and after scratching my head a lot, I fear I may have figured out the riddle.

Fans of Emmerdale may remember that Meena had already claimed another victim, Nadine Butler, who was her purported closest friend, before she ever arrived in the town.

Like Meena, Nadine worked as a nurse, and it’s likely that their careers brought them together.

But when Nadine rebelled against Meena’s influence and established new acquaintances, Meena killed her. Nadine’s sister Carol told Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Parker) that Meena was in complete control of her sister’s life before she passed away.

**Ella became frightened when Meena was brought up. (Image: ITV)**

You may be wondering, however, what this has to do with Ella right now. Now, allow me to explain: is it possible that Ella and Nadine were friends?

It’s likely that the new village receptionist, who now works at the local GP’s office, has some interest in medicine because she was previously employed as a PA for a veterinary practice manager. She may have also crossed paths with Meena and Nadine at some point.

Furthermore, she has shown interest in Liam, whose daughter Meena murdered, and Manpreet, Meena’s sister. So, despite the relationship, it is obvious that Nadine is the most probable candidate for Meena.

**In 2021, Meena terrorised the hamlet (Photos: ITV).**

If this turns out to be true, the issue is: is Ella looking for information about her friend? Is she just waiting to see if she can learn more about the history of what happened to Nadine? Or is there another, darker reason involved here?

Next week, viewers can expect some answers as Ella is forced to move in with Liam after it is revealed that she has been sleeping in her vehicle. Additionally, a picture of Ella that she has taken becomes quite popular when she responds oddly when Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley) looks at it.

That could help to solve the riddle, but in any case, I’m certain that I have something going on with Nadine.