 Taking to Twitter, one fan wrote: "Maybe there's a twist and Al hasn't died, but Cain thinks he's killed him and Al somehow ends up leaving alive after the affair with Chas is outed, Kerry/Chloe find out and Chas is left in disgrace facing the consequences of her actions? Another asked: "Is Al really dead on Emmerdale?" Actor Michael told The Mirror about his exit, and joked his mother was going to be devastated by the twist. He said: "My biggest thing now is picking up the pieces for Mum, as she is going to be crying like crazy. But I don't think many others are going to be gutted Al is dead." Emmerdale viewers are speculating not everything is as it seems, after Al Chapman was killed by Cain Dingle (Image: ITV) Michael added: "I've never been under any misconceptions about playing a villain in a soap. There is a passage of time and over the last year I felt things were coming to a head because there was less reason for him to be there. "His son Ellis had gone and so when our executive producer rang me to say 'we are thinking of letting Al go', I told her 'I am with you – so long as Al doesn't leave in a taxi'. "I wanted Al to go ou){kind=link}
Emmerdale viewers are speculating not everything is as it seems, after Al Chapman was killed by Cain Dingle on the ITV soap
Some Emmerdale fans have questioned whether Al Chapman is really dead, after his murder on the ITV soap on Tuesday.
The character was shot dead by Cain Dingle during a fight, while viewers are convinced someone else pulled the trigger.
There’s also speculation that Kerry Wyatt could be framed by Cain or someone else for the murder of her partner Al, leading to an exit.
But some fans aren’t sure Al is even dead, predicting he might have secretly survived the incident.