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What happened in Emmerdale tonight: Will ‘returned’ from the dead, Dawn got her answers – and then kissed Joe

Emmerdale tonight saw the brief return of Will Taylor from the dead as Kim hallunicated her late husband. Dawn was behind it and finally got the answers she was looking for – and then she kissed Joe Tate!

Elsewhere, Jacob really needs to sort out his behaviour with women – and Charity told him as much.

Here’s everything that happened in Emmerdale tonight, Thursday January 9.

Dawn drugged Kim in Emmerdale tonight

Kim was freaked out when Will ‘came back’ (Credit: ITV)

Will ‘returned’

Dawn had left a pot of coffee for Kim when she got up – and we all know what that meant. But Kim did not and drunk it anyway.

It was soon clear Kim was feeling woozy. Then she found the video of Will playing in the living room, before ‘Will’ confronted her. Kim was overwhelmed that her husband was back, but he wasn’t being nice, he was telling her it was all her fault and asking her how she killed him.

Viewers then saw it was Dawn, not Will, grilling Kim and it became clear she was hallucinating her dead husband thanks to Dawn’s ketamine. Kim then saw blood on her hands and freaked out. Will was still there in her head as she started to go mad, and we could see Dawn persisting in trying to get the truth.

Kim was convinced it was Will as she confessed she didn’t want Will dead. She admitted she could have helped Will sooner. It was clear she was distraught over the whole thing. Kim begged for forgiveness, but Dawn said she didn’t believe her and it can’t have just been an accident. Sobbing Kim said she did it because Will broke her heart.

Unconscious Kim had overdosed (Credit: ITV)

Kim rushed to hospital

Kim was looking sicker and sicker as she relieved the past few months with Will and what they did to each other. She insisted she loved him so much before passing out.

Dawn STILL didn’t believe her, but just then Joe walked in and wanted to know exactly what had gone on. Dawn admitted she drugged her so she would let her guard down and talk about Will.

Kim then started to have a seizure thanks to her overdosing and an ambulance was called. Joe covered Dawn’s tracks and unresponsive Kim was rushed to hospital.

Joe genuinely has us believing he’s Team Kim – what is going on here?!

Kim survived Dawn’s drugging (Credit: ITV)

Kim confronted Dawn in Emmerdale tonight

Fortunately Kim regained consciousness and was stablised. The police arrived to question her over the ketamine and she lied she took it herself. Kim and Dawn finally made peace.

Dawn later confessed to Billy and admitted she’d got the ketamine from her old dealer. Billy then questioned whether Dawn had taken any herself and didn’t believe her when she insisted she hadn’t. All right Billy, let’s climb down off that high horse, shall we.

Dawn made a move on Joe (Credit: ITV)

Dawn and Joe kissed

Later at Home Farm, Joe and Dawn shared a drink together. Joe was being nice to her and consoling her and she leaned in and kissed him. She pulled back and Joe assured her it was okay, but suggested she didn’t tell Billy the truth about this one.

Sarah was distraught over Jacob’s actions (Credit: ITV)

Jacob hurt Sarah again in Emmerdale tonight

Jacob and Sarah had spent the night together, but Leyla was worried about Sarah and Jacob being together because of Sarah’s health issues.

At home Charity was waiting to give Sarah the third degree about where she had been. Sarah admitted she’d been with Jacob and despite Charity’s concerns she gave them her blessing to be together.

When Sarah and Jacob ran into each other in the cafe, Jacob was awkward with her and Sarah noticed something was wrong. But once again Jacob didn’t want to talk about it and then admitted he wasn’t ready for a relationship after Leanna because he couldn’t say goodbye to someone else he really cares about. Sarah was hurt. Again.

Sarah sobbed on Charity’s shoulder over the whole situation as she once again was faced with the reality that she may die before she’s 40. Charity immediately stormed round to give Jacob a piece of her mind.

Nasty trolls have made things even worse for Marlon (Credit: ITV)

Devastation for Marlon in Emmerdale tonight

Marlon’s video had got 100s of comments and people were suggesting they’d seen her as far as Brighton and Scotland. But Mary noticed something on the threads that sparked concern. Vile trolls were suggesting Marlon was creepy and he had something to do with April going missing. Mary was trying to delete them, but there were too many.

Marlon saw them and was devastated that people could think he could do something like that.

Also in Emmerdale tonight…

Laurel confided in Charles – is there still a spark there? (Credit: ITV)

Laurel and Charles

Charles and LaurelÂ pitched in to help with the search for April. Charles called round all the shelters, which we sort of think he should already have been doing to be honest!

Laurel then confided in Charles about her drinking and making a pass at Marlon. Are these two growing closer again? Is that a spark we still see there?

Ruby and Steph made up

Anthony approached Caleb and Ruby in the cafe and told Ruby off for upsetting Steph. Ruby then apologised to Steph and was forgiven. Anthony rubbed Ruby’s face in his closeness to Steph and this whole, vile, cycle continues.

Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns

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9th January 2025
Kim is guilty of a far worse â€˜crimeâ€™ than killing Will this Christmas – Opinion

Kim Tate in Emmerdale has done some pretty rotten stuff in her time. Watching husband Frank die at her feet, sending another husband – Steve – to jail for a crime she masterminded, faking her own death to punish son Jamie, burying Will alive… need we go on?

So it’s not really surprising that Dawn is convinced Kim had something to do with her dad Will’s death on Christmas Day.

Or that Will left Dawn the video pointing the finger at his wife.

But when it comes to crimes, we think Kim’s guilty of something even worse than leaving Will begging for help on the living room floor.

Because Home Farm still has the Christmas decorations up!

Always take time to light the Christmas candles before telling your husband you drugged your stepmum (Credit: ITV)

Home Farm is sparkling!

We get that the Tate/Fletcher/Thomas family have had a lot on since Christmas, what with Will’s death and organising a funeral and whatnot.

But come on. It’s not like they couldn’t have just asked Lydia to give them a hand to take them down and shove them up in the loft.

On the contrary, they seem to have totally embraced the January decorations. We couldn’t help but notice that when Dawn was sitting on the sofa, bemoaning her foolish actions regarding the whole ketamine thing, she’d taken the time to light the pretty Christmas candles.

Aww the cafe makes a pretty festive backdrop to Laurel’s confession (Credit: ITV)

Bad luck in store for Kim in Emmerdale?

Of course everyone knows that Christmas decorations are supposed to come down by Twelfth Night, which is either December 5 or 6 (opinion is divided on that bit!) depending on whether you count 12 days from Christmas Day or 12 days after.

January 6 is Epiphany – the day the three kings finally made it to visit baby Jesus – so that marks the end of the festive season.

And what happens if you leave them up too long?

Well, some superstitious types would like to tell you that leaving the decs up after Epiphany means bad luck!

Frankly, we’re not sure the Tates need more bad luck, so they’re really taking some risks here!

But it seems they’re not alone.

Because we’ve also spotted some pretty fancy decorations festooning other spots in Emmerdale too.

Could there be any more Christmas decorations at Home Farm? (Credit: ITV)

Are Kim and co tempting fate in Emmerdale?

The Woolpack is still decked out in tinsel. And with Chas and Charity’s luck, we reckon that might be tempting fate. Mind you, Charity’s left her decs up at home too, so she’s doing the double.

The cafe is still sparkling like a Christmas tree. Nicola and Brenda have certainly been more than a little bit unlucky of late. Does this mean there’s more doom in store for the pair of them? What else can go wrong?!

Leyla’s tree is still up making us fear for her future after those death rumours.

As if Ruby needs any more bad luck! (Credit: ITV)

And the worst of the bunch is the Fox-Miligans’ house. Their decorations are beautiful garlands, and shimmering fronds draped artfully from banisters. Not to mention Ruby’s home-made wreath of course.

Doomed!

While they’re undoubtedly proud of them, we really don’t think they should have left them up.

Because with Ruby struggling to cope with her evil dad arriving back in her life and stirring up memories of her childhood abuse, not to mention her guilt over cheating with Cain, and her fractious relationship with daughter Steph, can things really get any worse for the family?!

If it was us, we’d have taken those decs down well in advance just to be sure!

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9th January 2025
Kim Tate in Emmerdale: Tragic toyboy lover, actual kill count and real age

Kim Tate is as much a part of Emmerdale as the Dingles, the Sugdens or the Woolpack! Since she first arrived in the village back in 1989, Kim’s become one of the show’s most iconic characters.

More than three decades, and several husbands, children, grandchildren and vendettas later, and Kim has well and truly made her presence felt in Emmerdale.

Here’s everything you need to know about Kim Tate, Emmerdale’s superbitch and queen of Home Farm.

Kim arrived in Emmerdale with her husband Frank and his kids, Chris and Zoe (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

The arrival of the Tates

When Kim arrived in the village it was as the younger second wife of millionaire haulage firm boss, Frank. Along with Frank’s grown-up kids Chris and Zoe, the family were seemingly happy but under the surface, things were different!

While Zoe rubbed along okay with her stepmum, Chris hated her, and Kim herself wasn’t massively keen on family life.

How old was Kim Tate when she arrived in Emmerdale?

Kim had just turned 30 when she and Frank came to the village, making her very young to have stepkids in their 20s! It now makes her 65 years old.

Frank was more than 20 years older than his wife and the age gap started to show.Â No wonder Kim found fun elsewhere…

Kim and Dave Glover

After a romance with Neil Kincaid, Kim’s roaming eye fell on Dave Glover. By then, Chris had got divorced from his first wife, Kathy, and was in a relationship with Rachel Hughes (Joe Tate’s mum).

Kathy herself had moved on and had a new fella – Dave Glover.

But Kathy was no match for the charms of Kim, and Dave was soon embarking on a steamy affair with the lady of the manor. In fact, the pair fell hard for each other and Kim worked very hard to keep things quiet – she even trampled Kathy’s brother Nick with her horse when he threatened to expose her affair! AND she even made threats towards Nick’s little girl, Alice, too.

When Frank had a heart attack and was told to take things easy, Kim saw her chance to get out of her marriage. She seduced her husband in the hope of inducing another heart attack.

But instead she found out she was pregnant, and she wasn’t sure whether Frank or Dave was the daddy.

Frank though was as scheming as his wife, and he got wind of the affair. He got evidence of the illicit romance and he confronted his wife – he told her he’d give her a million pounds to dump Dave and name Frank as the father of the baby.

Money-hungry Kim agreed. The baby was born and named James. But Kim couldn’t resist Dave, and soon their affair was back on.

But tragedy was round the corner! When a fire broke out in Home Farm, Dave climbed in to save baby James. He managed to get the tot out, but Dave was killed.

Kim watched Frank die (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Frank’s death

Kim was heartbroken, and fled the village. She even paid a look-a-like to drive round Emmerdale in her car to stop anyone tracking her down. But when the other woman crashed and died, things took a dark turn! Frank identified the body as Kim, and was arrested for murder.

When he was released, Kim showed up and revealed she was alive – causing Frank to have a heart attack and die! Kim coldly powdered her nose as she watched him pass away, before checking whether he was breathing with her compact.

Steve and Kim got hitched but it didn’t last (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Kim Tate marries Steve Marchant in Emmerdale

After Frank’s death, Kim began a romance with another businessman, Steve Marchant. They seemed to be a match made in heaven, but their spending habits meant they were soon brassic. The pair hatched a plan to exchange a pricey racehorse for a nag. But things went wrong and Steve ended up running over Kathy. To make matters worse, he tried to finish her off in hospital!

Kim managed to manipulate Kathy into shopping Steve to the police, and eventually Steve went to jail while Kim did a runner in a helicopter!

When the pilot asked her if she was Kim Marchant, Kim said: “No. Kim Tate.”

The Queen of Home Farm shocked everyone when she returned to Emmerdale (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Kim Tate returns to Emmerdale

Kim wasn’t seen in the village for years after that, but in 2018, she was released from prison, and showed up back in Emmerdale. She was greeted on her release by Graham Foster and arrived at Home Farm, announcing that she was back as the owner. Meanwhile, Graham had given Joe Tate Â£10,000Â and told him to flee the village.

But the big story as Kim returned was her being shoved off the balcony and on to the champagne fountain down below. Kim survived and the assailant was later revealed to be Faith Dingle.

After Kim was discharged from hospital, she was thrown back in jail for six months!

Graham Foster

On her release, Kim and Graham reunited and there began a confusing round of lies and fakery as Graham told Kim that Cain had killed Joe – even though he’d told her he’d done it, and even though Joe was alive and kicking.

Kim found out the truth, and tried to make Cain believe she’d killed Noah instead. Eventually things settled down and with everyone alive, things carried on as normal at Home Farm.

Until Jamie arrived.

Kim didn’t know Jamie was married with a child (Credit: ITV)

Jamie Tate

Kim’s son Jamie arrived in the village to work at the vet’s and just a few weeks later his estranged wife Andrea and daughter Millie arrived to the surprise of Kim, who hadn’t know they existed.

It turned out that Graham had hired Andrea to keep an eye on Jamie when he couldn’t and she’d fallen for him. But she’d also had a brief liaison with Graham too and he thought he was Millie’s father – he wasn’t, but that didn’t stop him announcing his fling with Andrea at Christmas dinner.

When Graham was murdered – for real this time, he was actually dead – there were many suspects, including Kim. The culprit turned out to be Rhona’s rapist ex Pierce Harris, who wasn’t happy about Rhona’s new romance with Graham.

Kim went to a lot of effort to fake her own death (again) (Credit: ITV/Shutterstock)

Kim and Jamie

Meanwhile, Kim’s relationship with her son Jamie was falling apart. Jamie had a romance with Belle Dingle, as well as Gabby Thomas – who got pregnant with his son, Thomas – and Dawn Taylor.

He proved he was a true Tate by plotting and scheming in all sorts of ways, including drugging his mother to make her think she was ill. Eventually he was given his comeuppance when his mum – you’ve guessed it – faked her own death (with a bit of help from new fella Will Taylor).

Later, Jamie got his own back by faking his own death too!

Will and Kim’s relationship was a rollercoaster! (Credit: ITV)

Will Taylor and Kim Tate in Emmerdale

Meanwhile Kim had fallen for Will, and the pair seemed to be a great match building a slightly odd, but somehow functional family at Home Farm, with Dawn, as well as Gabby and little Thomas, and eventually Dawn’s kids and husband Billy, too.

There was the slight headache about the man Dawn had killed – corrupt cop DI Malone. Will helped them cover up the crime and buried the body, and Kim eventually made it go away – literally.

Kim and Will married with Will becoming Kim’s fourth husband!

There were more headaches in the shape of Will’s ex, Harriet Finch, who was killed in the storm, and Dawn’s mum, Rose, who eventually destroyed Will and Kim’s marriage.

Caleb is Frank’s secret son (Credit: ITV)

Caleb and Nicky’s scheme

Nicky arrived in Emmerdale as a ‘manny’ for Thomas, but he was soon wooing Gabby who fell for him hard. Except it turned out Nicky was gay, and the wedding he’d planned with Gabby was part of an elaborate con to swindle Kim out of her money.

When Caleb Miligan came to the village – Cain and Chas’s half brother, turned out to be a secret Tate. It was revealed his mum, Faith, had a fling with Frank and Caleb was the result.

Obviously Caleb blamed Kim for his terrible childhood in care and not his actual parents, and he was determined to ruin her.

But Kim got wind of what he was up to and his plan failed. He seems to still be keen on getting his hands on her cash though.

Kim didn’t try to save Will. (Credit: ITV)

More plots

Will died on Christmas Day, for real. He collapsed, just as Frank had done, and Kim – thinking he was faking – didn’t help. She even fixed her make-up just as she’d done all those years before. Until she realised it was all true and desperately tried to save her husband.

Meanwhile, before his (real!) death, Will was sucked into a plan by Kim’s financial advisor Peter, to ruin her. As it happened, it wasn’t Peter’s plan after all, but Joe Tate’s.

But now Joe’s making out he’s had a personality transplant and is full of concern for his one-time step-grandmother. We’re not sure what’s going on, frankly. Perhaps it’s time for someone to fake their own death?

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9th January 2025
Dawn pinning Willâ€™s death on Kim but is actually covering own tracks, fan theory predicts

Dawn is determined to make Kim suffer the consequences for ‘murdering’ Will – but a new Emmerdale fan theory has suggested that she might be covering her own tracks instead. Did Dawn kill her dad?

This week’s episodes saw Dawn stumble across a video from her dad in which he accused Kim of his murder (before it had actually happened!). Dawn seemed to take Will at his word, and has been determined to expose Kim ever since.

Angry Dawn wasn’t happy to see Kim again (Credit: ITV)

Dawn spirals out of control as Kim tries to clear her name

In last night’s episode (Wednesday, January 8), Dawn was left furious after the police released Kim without charge. Getting drunk, she then scored herself a bottle of ketamine. But is it for personal use, or does she have something more sinister planned?

Fans of the soap have a theory… and they think Dawn may not be so innocent herself.

Is Dawn covering for her own wrongdoing? (Credit: ITV)

Dawn killed Will, Emmerdale fans predict

Writing on social media as the episode aired, fans shared their theories as to why Dawn has been acting so erratically. And some wondered whether she might have been the one who killed Will.

“Question now isâ€¦Did Dawn kill Will, if she did then why?” asked one fan.

“So Dawn killed Will,” another said, matter-of-factly.

“So has Dawn killed her dad? Dawn is gonna try and kill Kim? Dawn is going back on the drugs? Or plant the drug on Kim?” asked a third viewer.

“I canâ€™t tell if its being implied that Dawn had some accidentally part of wills death, hence bein on Kim. Or if shes planning to take Kim down, then why ask the guy she â€œkilledâ€ forgiveness? Or is she gonna take it?” another wrote.

Has Dawn killed Will? And what does she plan on doing with the drugs?

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9th January 2025
What happened in Emmerdale tonight: Kim was released and Dawn got hold of ketamine

Emmerdale tonight saw Kim released without charge over Will’s death. But Dawn wasn’t giving up and after boring us all with more outbursts she got herself some ketamine – but is it for her or for Kim?

Elsewhere, Jacob was mean to Sarah. Again. And Ruby blew it with Steph. Again.

Here’s everything that happened in Emmerdale tonight, Wednesday January 8.

Kim still under suspicion in Emmerdale tonight

The police had nothing on Kim (Credit: ITV)

Kim released without charge

Kim was being questioned by police insisting she loved Will and wouldn’t have killed him. Joe sent a solicitor and Kim was not impressed – she thought it made her look guilty.

The solicitor said it was all pointless and they had no evidence. True. So it wasn’t long before Kim was home.

Stroppy Dawn kept on at everyone (Credit: ITV)

Dawn wasn’t giving up

Back at Home Farm, Dawn was ranting and raging at Joe. Billy agreed Dawn is imagining things and Joe insisted he talk to his wife and make her see sense. But Dawn was not seeing any sense at all, shouting at everyone, picking on a returning Kim and not even remotely prepared to back down.

Kim demanded to see the video and tried once again to defend herself. She admitted what had happened with Ross, but Dawn still wasn’t interested and was getting more and more irritating as the episode went on. So Kim decided the only thing she could do was tell Dawn the truth about the day Will died.

But Joe talked her out of it insisting Dawn wouldn’t take it well and it would only strengthen her resolve to have Kim punished.

Drugs are never a good idea (Credit: ITV)

Dawn’s next plan

Dawn decided to deal with it all by getting drunk. Great idea for a recovering drug addict.

Gabby tried to talk some sense into her and it looked like she might have got through as Dawn went home and apologised. Kim forgave her and they hugged. But is Dawn really sorry? We’re not so sure.

She then went to Will’s grave and asked for forgiveness as she opened her hand and revealed a bottle of ketamine. But is she planning to take the drugs to ease her own pain? Or use them on Kim – or even Joe – to get the confession she so desperately wants?

Sarah can do better than Jacob at this point (Credit: ITV)

Jacob was awful to Sarah again in Emmerdale tonight

In the Woolpack Sarah spotted the girl she’d seen Jacob with and acting all innocent went over to ask some questions. But then Jacob arrived and things were hostile as they asked her to join them.

Jacob then embarrassed Sarah by talking about her faconi anemia and his mates gave her a hard time about drinking. He did feel bad, but maybe he should just stop being so awful to her in the first place! Jacob apologised and admitted he did like Sarah and wanted to be more than friends before they kissed.

Also in Emmerdale tonight…

Ruby messed up

Cain does not trust Anthony. Caleb on the other hand has warmed to his father-in-law and wants to stick by him. We always knew Cain was the smart brother.

Back at home things were better between Ruby and Steph, until Ruby snapped at her over a photo. Steph wanted to get the picture of Ruby pregnant with her framed, but Ruby shouted she didn’t want to look at it. Then poured herself another drink.

Deperate to find April, Marlon put himself out there on video (Credit: ITV)

Marlon made an appeal

Laurel approached Rhona in the village and apologised. Rhona was very understanding and even apologised on behalf of her mum.

Meanwhile, Marlon made a video appeal for April. He was tearful and emotional as he begged April to come home. Afterwards he broke down in tears.

Sorry, no, this story isn’t over yet.

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8th January 2025
Has the â€˜Old Kimâ€™ well and truly returned? 4 signs she’s back – and we’re delighted!

It’s been a turbulent time for Kim Tate in Emmerdale recently. But if things continue the way they are then the ‘old Kim’ could well and truly be back. Which makes us excited!

Kim in Emmerdale has always been an icon. But over the years the show has softened her, and she has lost some of the traits that made her who she is.

In previous years, Kim would never have let anyone get one up on her, and would always be ready to take down those who stood in her way. But after she married Will, her attention shifted to her family.

Don’t get us wrong, we love seeing a softer side to Kim. But we didn’t want to lose the iconic character we first met.

However, this doesn’t seem to be much of an issue anymore as fans believe 2025 is marking the return of the Kim Tate we all know and love.

One fan theorised on X that Kim’s arrest for Will’s death could be what she needed to go back to her old ways.

They queried: “Do we think this is a ‘plot’ to push Kim over the edge and return to some of her old character traits?”

We hope so! So, here are some reasons we believe the ‘Old Kim’ is making her comeback.

Kim and Will were renewing their vows before his death (Credit: ITV)

The back and forth Kim / Will drama

Before his Christmas Day death, Kim and Will were preparing to renew their wedding vows. Only he was actually working against her.

Kim didn’t trust Will for a while and ordered Ross Barton to get rid of him – which is why Dawn doesn’t believe her now.

But that’s not something the newer version of Kim would have done, especially not to someone she loved. The old Kim though? Definitely her sort of thing.

Kim didn’t try to save Will (Credit: ITV)

Will’s death

There is a lot of speculation as to whether Will is actually dead – but he is. But Kim could have saved him.

Instead of calling an ambulance while her husband was dying, she simply fixed her makeup. and laughed at him.

It wasn’t until Joe turned up that she even tried to help Will. But fans immediately loved Kim’s behaviour in the scenes – especially as it mirrored the death of her former husband Frank Tate.

Fans hailed ‘Queen Kim’ after the scenes aired on Christmas Day.

One praised: “Surely, Will’s death marked the return of Queen Kim?”

Joe has made sure Kim trusts him (Credit: ITV)

Cover-up with Joe Tate

Christmas Day also saw the highly anticipated return of Joe Tate. He may have been the mastermind behind ‘Operation destroy Kim Tate,’ but he hasn’t actually done anything to her since arriving. Except for helping her.

Joe’s perfect timed appearance meant he witnessed Kim letting Will die. And the pair decided it was a secret that would stay between them.

The Queen of Home Farm knew how it would look if the truth came out. And so she went along with it when Joe covered for her.

Putting herself first is definitely something we used to see a lot of from Kim. So, it appears we just needed a death to bring it back out.

Fans were ‘obsessed’ with Kim’s funeral entrance (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale Old Kim: Her funeral arrival

Last night’s episode (January 7) saw Will’s funeral take a very dramatic turn. But fans couldn’t help but obsess over Kim’s attire and arrival.

Kim rode her horse, Ice, through the village to Will’s funeral. And that extravagant behaviour is the Kim Tate we remember.

One fan wrote: “Queen Kim Tate in funeral chic on her killer horse is nothing short of iconic.”

Another added: “Absolutely obsessed with Kim riding a horse to Will’s funeral – Why not?”

While it’s obvious that Joe is becoming very successful at isolating Kim, her recent antics do have us questioning if she really trusts him.

But either way, we are glad to see Kim get some of her brilliance back.

Read more: Emmerdale fans call out character’s ‘hypocritical’ behaviour after last night’s episode

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8th January 2025
Did Joe actually kill Will? Fan theory predicts he did as he successfully ‘isolates’ Kim

He has only been back for two weeks but Joe Tate is already causing chaos for Emmerdale fans.

On Christmas Eve it was revealed that Joe was the mastermind behind Kim Tate’s takedown, before he made his highly anticipated return to Home Farm on Christmas Day.

But the timing of it wasn’t great, as not long after Joe arrived, Will took a massive heart attack and died. While Kim stood watching without calling for help.

Fan theory suggests Joe killed Will (Credit: ITV)

Joe Tate Emmerdale return

Dawn was quick to accuse Joe of murdering her dad, but when the autopsy results confirmed it was natural causes, she quickly changed her mind.

However, her attention turned to Kim after she found a video from Will informing her that Kim would try to kill him.

So now that the attention is fully away from Joe, fans can’t help but wonder if his timing wasn’t as coincidental as it initially seemed.

Joe has proved time and time again that he truly is capable of anything. And since there seems to be an unknown ulterior motive behind his return, could Will’s death have been a part of that?

Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter) many fans shared the view that Joe Tate in Emmerdale had more to do with Will’s death than we know.

After Kim’s arrest in last night’s episode (January 7) one fan wrote: “Kim is INNOCENT. Joe… maybe not.”

Another noticed that Joe seemed to be solely focussing on ensuring Kim was on his side. They penned: “Joe is very successfully isolating Kim.”

If Joe manages to make Kim believe he is the only one she can trust, perhaps he is making sure his murderous secret is kept quiet.

Joe has made sure Kim trusts him (Credit: ITV)

Did Joe kill Will?

Others pointed out that Joe is a very well connected man. So it would have been very easy for him to get the coroner to lie. Or it could have been an entirely false phone call.

A fan commented: “Is it not possible for Joe to have paid off the coroner?” Another responded directly to this. They wrote: “I don’t believe there was even a coroner to pay off.”

On the chance that Joe was actually responsible for Will’s death, what would be the reason? And would he have had the opportunity? Well, Will was the only person who could prove to Kim that Joe was not trying to help her…

And after spending so much time as the head of Home Farm, Joe knows how to get in and out without being caught. So maybe he arrived earlier and spiked Will’s drink?

Despite the numerous theories that Will is still alive, we think it’s pretty obvious that isn’t the case.

But whether or not Joe did have anything to do with Will’s death, he is still hiding a secret. And it seems to be related to his health. So we can’t wait to see exactly what Joe has planned for 2025.

Read more: Emmerdale character gets no sympathy from viewers as they recall ‘home-wrecking- past

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8th January 2025
Dawn ‘has a very short memory’ as she accuses Kim of murder – and fans are fed-up with her ‘hypocritical’ behaviour

In Emmerdale Dawn is the latest character to annoy fans as they call out her ‘hypocritical’ ways after Kim’s arrest.

Ever since Will died on Christmas Day, Dawn has been intent on putting the blame on newly returned Joe Tate.

However, when she got a call to confirm Will died of natural causes, Dawn’s mind suddenly changed and she felt horrible for her treatment of Joe. And some fans are even convinced the pair will embark on an affair.

Dawn interrupts Kim’s eulogy to accuse her of murder. (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale Dawn blames Kim

But her apologies didn’t last too long. She found a video message from her dad and turned her focus on to Kim.

First, Dawn wanted confirmation from Ross that Kim tried to get him to get rid of Will, but even he told her that it was all in the past by the time Will actually died.

However, Dawn struggled to accept this as the truth. And even Billy told her to let it go for the day.

But she couldn’t do that. Convinced she killed Will, Dawn called Kim out and knocked her into Will’s coffin – during the funeral.

Her and Billy then left and rejoined the group at the burial, but Dawn still wasn’t convinced. So when Kim was arrested and brought into questioning, Dawn evidently felt victorious.

Now, fans are calling out her behaviour as it seems she is forgetting whose house she actually still lives in…

It wasn’t too long ago that Dawn and Billy found themselves with no home, and Kim let them all move back into Home Farm.

Kim mourns the loss of Will. (Credit: ITV)

Fans call out Dawn’s behaviour

Taking to a Reddit thread one fan wrote: “Can’t wait for Dawn and Co. to be kicked out when she gets shown up. Billy tried to warn her but she just had to do it.”

Another added: “Has Dawn forgotten whose house she and her family actually live in?”

More fans on X (formerly known as Twitter) also shared this view. One commented: “Dawn thinks Kim killed Will, but has no problem living in her house for free.”

Another queried: “Is Dawn still going to take the freebie lifestyle at Kim’s house even though she called the police?”

Dawn’s also a murderer…

There’s also the small matter of Dawn killing DI Malone and Kim taking care of the body for her.

“There’s a huge portion of Dawn and Will’s history that the script writers seem to have forgotten,” said one fan. “They were involved in the murder of a police detective called Malone. Will disposed of the body on Home Farm which was about to be discovered when the land was due to be redeveloped. Kim arranged for the body to be taken care of. Why would Dawn even consider contacting the police knowing what Kim has on her. Makes zero sense.”

Another agreed: “Dawn has a very short memory! Kim can easily shut her down because doesn’t she know where the body is of Malone the copper who Dawn killed.”

“Dawn seems to have selective memory as she has been involved in a murder, a cover up, turning her back on the same man as she announced that it’s always for her dad when asked to rethink her moves at the funeralâ€¦” added one more.

Whether or not Dawn moves out of Home Farm – or indeed remembers her own past – remains to be seen. But one thing’s for sure, it doesn’t seem like she is going to give up easily.

Read more: What’s wrong with Joe Tate? All of the theories

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8th January 2025
What happened in Emmerdale tonight: Dawn triumphant as Kim was arrested for Will’s murder

Dawn was on a mission in Emmerdale tonight and she thought she’d won when she had Kim arrested at Will’s funeral. But did Queen Kim really have something to do with Will’s death?

Elsewhere, Anthony dropped a bombshell on Caleb and Jacob is still struggling with stress.

Here’s what happened in Emmerdale tonight, Tuesday January 7.

There was drama at Will’s funeral in Emmerdale tonight

Grieving Dawn wants to punish Kim (Credit: ITV)

Dawn wanted answers

Dawn confronted Ross over Will’s video. But Ross advised her she was barking up the wrong tree and Kim did not kill Will.

Meanwhile, Kim was preparing herself for Will’s funeral, planning to ride to the church on Ice. Kim promised Dawn she would step up and be there for her, but Dawn only gave her a glare in response. Dawn later told Billy Kim killed Will and showed him the video. But Billy wasn’t sure it meant anything – and suggested the video could have been made ages ago and could be a set-up.

Dawn lashed out and sent Kim flying (Credit: ITV)

Dawn attacked Kim in church

The family went to the funeral, with Kim the grieving widow, Dawn steely and unforgiving, and (randomly) Gabby a tearful wreck. Kim delivered a heartfelt eulogy, but Dawn couldn’t keep quiet. She stood up and accused Kim of being a “murdering bitch”.

An argument broke out as Kim defended herself and Dawn revealed the video to the congregation. Kim begged Dawn to believe her, but Dawn shoved her violently into the coffin. She ran out.

Kim continued her eulogy and if she was giving a performance, it convinced us, because we really don’t think she had anything to do with Will’s death. But we could be wrong…

Kim insisted she had nothing to hide, flanked by Joe and taken in by the police (Credit: ITV)

Kim arrested

Dawn returned only for the burial in the graveyard, but was still not interested in forgiving Kim. In fact, she had called the cops, who turned up at the graveside to take Kim in for questioning over Will’s murder.

Kim went willingly, insisting she has nothing to hide. We don’t think she does and we suspect that triumphant look on Dawn’s face will be wiped off it fairly soon. And we’re actually quite glad about that.

Anthony doesn’t have long left. Shame (Credit: ITV)

Anthony dropped a bombshell in Emmerdale tonight

Ruby treated Steph to a spa day so they could spend some time together, but Steph was not keen. Ruby pushed her into agreeing and she gave in.

Meanwhile, Anthony asked Caleb if they could have a chat alone. The oncology team had told him the cancer is spreading faster than expected. Anthony does not have long left.

As we collectively breathed a sigh of relief, oblivious Caleb comforted his father-in-law, who insisted Ruby and Steph mustn’t know about the scan results. He wants Ruby’s forgiveness to come from her heart – he’ll have a VERY long wait then.

Also in Emmerdale tonight…

Marlon is appealing

Marlon was furious over Mary confronting Laurel, but Mary was not sorry. However, the focus was April who is still missing. The family then convinced Marlon to do a social media appeal to ask her to come home. With renewed hope, Marlon agreed.

Jacob’s not coping with stress well (Credit: ITV)

Jacob is still stressed

We’re beginning to wonder if Jacob is cut out to be a doctor to be honest. He’s only done one day on placement and is already struggling with stress. Tonight, he was was shadowing Manpreet at the surgery and helped Bob during an appointment. But Manpreet was worried about Jacob’s stress levels. She advised him to administer self-care, but will he do as she says?

Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns

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7th January 2025
Will is definitely dead – all the evidence as fans refuse to believe his demise is real

Emmerdale fans are refusing to believe that Will Taylor is dead despite the evidence stacking up that the character has indeed passed away.

Will died after having a heart attack on Christmas Day. But fans are still convinced his death was a set up.

Along with his death being shown on screen, actor Dean Andrews has also posted a goodbye message. Yet this isn’t enough to convince some viewers that Will will not be returning to the soap.

Fans believe Will is still alive (Credit: ITV)

Will dies in Emmerdale

In the lead up to his death, Will had been plotting with financial advisor Peter to bring Kim Tate down. Following Joe Tate’s surprise return, he revealed all to Kim about her husband’s plan.

Will tried to defend himself, but the Christmas Day episode ended with him clutching his chest. In the Boxing Day episode, Kim watched on sceptically, believing Will was faking the heart attack for sympathy.

It was only when Joe returned to Home Farm that Kim finally realised Will was in desperate need of medical attention and she started to help him.

Kim called 999 and followed instructions to try and save his life. Paramedics soon arrived, but they quickly realised nothing could be done and Will was pronounced dead.

Since then, Will’s daughter Dawn has suspected that Joe could be involved in her dad’s death. But following a call from the coroner, who confirmed Will died of natural causes, Dawn apologised to Joe.

However, scenes showing Will dead on the floor and the coroner’s report are still not enough to convince some fans that Will isn’t coming back.

Will was played by Dean Andrews (Credit: ITV)

Dean Taylor shares exit message

Following some speculation that Will is still alive, actor Dean Andrews posted a video on Instagram to shut down the fan theory.

“Hi everyone – Dean Andrews here,” he said.

“I just wanted to come on to thank everybody that has sent messages regarding my departure from Emmerdale. There was a little conjecture as to whether Will was dead – he is dead, he’s gone. I’ve been left for around seven or eight weeks.

“I’d been there for around five-and-a-half years, and in that [time] I worked with some really lovely people – some amazing crew and my little family along the way have always been lovely to work with so I thoroughly enjoyed it. But it’s time to move on, and move on we shall.”

Fans believe Kim is being set up (Credit: ITV)

Fans refuse to believe Will is dead

Despite the death being shown on screen, including paramedics declaring Will dead, and the actor’s goodbye message, fans still believe there is a twist.

After Dawn spoke to the coroner on the phone, fans took to social media to claim the call had been fake.

“I bet it wasn’t the coroner on the phone,” said one fan, while another added: “I bet he is alive and it was all a set up.”

A third fan said: “Will has definitely set his death up with Joe, they are going to wreak havoc in Home Farm.”

A fourth fan said: “The thing I find odd is that in real life a post mortem would take a while as would dates for a funeral.”

“I don’t believe he is dead. I’ve said that all along. They are trying to set Kim up,” wrote a fifth fan. While a sixth simply said: “I smell a rat.”

What more evidence do fans need?!

Read more:Â Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns

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7th January 2025