NICOLA King is set for a shock in upcoming Emmerdale scenes as killer daughter Angelica makes a disturbing confession. Angelica - currently played by Rebecca Bakes - has appeared in the ITV soap since 2009. Earlier this year, she was sentenced after dangerous driving caused Heath Hope's (Sebastian Dowling) death.

In scenes yet to air, Nicola is appalled when Angelica admits to having an innate evilness in her. The shock revelation follows Angelica snapping at her mum when she suggests returning to school. In the meantime, Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) does her best to support a distraught Nicola as they contemplate Angelica's words.

Read more on Emmerdale To this end, Laurel encourages Nicola to reconcile with husband Jimmy (Nick Miles) - but can this happen? It comes as Angelica returned to the village in recently aired scenes - just months after being sentenced. The troubled teenager had previously admitted to driving Wendy Posner's (Susan Cookson) stolen car. She, Heath and Cathy (Gabrielle Dowling) ended up in an accident, resulting in Heath's death .

Most read in Soaps Angelica received an eight month sentence to a secure children's facility. Following Heath's death, actor Sebastian Dowling took to Instagram to share his parting thoughts. Sharing a slew of photos, he penned: "Thanks to everyone @emmerdale for such a fun time filming over the 17 years.

" This included shots from his final day on set, including on-set filming from the crash. Sebastian also shared a snap in cas.