EMMERDALE has ‘revealed’ who is returning to destroy Kim Tate – and it’s a very familiar face.
The soap superbitch – who is played by actress Claire King in the ITV soap – has been secretly targeted by someone from her past who has recruited her business partner Peter and her husband Will in a sick Christmas revenge plan.
And today the soap seemingly confirmed who it really is.
In the episode Will was furious Peter had let himself into the house and raged that Kim, Dawn and Billy could be back at any moment.
Peter hit back: “So given the urgency I better make this quick – the boss is getting antsy.”
But Will was sick of the subterfuge.
He said: “Look, shall we just drop the cloak and dagger malarkey, I know damn well who the boss is – it’s Jamie Tate.”
“And you came to that conclusion how?” asked Peter, amused.
“It doesn’t take a lot of thinking about, does it?” replied Will.
“There’s only one other person who wants to take Kim down as much as I do. That bitter and twisted son of hers.”
Peter told him: “Either way, he needs to know we’re all on course for Christmas Day. Are we?”
Will nodded, clearly shaken to have had his fears about who’s in control confirmed – but is he correct?
Viewers don’t have long to wait to find out the identity of the mystery villain.
The ITV soap has been teasing the identity of the villain for weeks with Kim’s husband Will Taylor teaming up with her business manager Peter for a secret revenge plot.
But it was revealed this month that Peter has been working for someone else – and now The Sun can exclusively reveal when viewers will meet them.
A source said: “Bosses have pulled out all the stops to keep this reveal as a bombshell for fans.
First appearing in 1989, Kim Tate (Claire King) is an iconic Emmerdale character. Here's a look at some of her biggest storylines over the years.
MARRIAGE TO FRANK TATE
Kim has been married three times in the soap, but her first, volatile pairing was with Frank Tate (Norman Bowler)
They were an on-screen partnership for almost a decade – including divorcing and remarrying.
However, Frank ultimately suffered a fatal heart attack, brought on by Kim’s return to the village after being presumed dead.
During the marriage, Kim had affairs with Neil Kincaid (Brian Deacon) and Dave Glover (Ian Kelsey).
FAKING HER OWN DEATH
Kim disappeared from the village in February 1997. A few days later, Frank identified a woman found dead at the wheel of her car as Kim.
However, everyone was in for a shock after Kim revealed she was still alive – and the full extent of her plan.
While she’d fled to the Caribbean, Kim had paid a lookalike prostitute to drive her car around the village to fool people into thinking she was still there. It was, in fact, her body that Frank previously identified.
JAMES’ KIDNAPPING
Kim’s business partnership with Lord Alex Oakwell (Rupam Maxwell), resulted in the death of Linda Fowler (Tonicha Jeronimo), in a car crash.
As an act of revenge, Linda’s mother Jan (Roberta Kerr) kidnapped Kim’s son James.
DEPARTURE
After a decade of causing chaos, Kim left Emmerdale in 1999 as she fled in a helicopter with her son James and £190,000 of Chris Tate’s money.
LATER MARRIAGES
Upon Kim’s return in 2018, she was first revealed to be married to Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough).
However, he was later killed off in a whodunnit storyline.
She later pursued a relationship with her employee Will Taylor (Dean Andrews), marrying him in 2022.
“Kim’s at her best when she’s got someone to fight against and this is going to test her like nothing else has before.
“It’s going to be a proper festive treat for viewers when the identity is revealed on Christmas Eve.”
