Is Dawn leaving Emmerdale? What that shock kiss means for her future on the soap
Has she recommitted to Joe Tate?Dawn Fletcher has been plotting against fiancé Joe Tate for weeks in Emmerdale and it’s all been leading up to her rumoured exit – so is she really leaving the soap?
After tonight’s episode (Wednesday May 20) it seems she has fallen back into Joe’s web and has completely changed her mind. Does that mean she’s not going to go after all? Or is there something else going on here?
Dawn’s plotting discovered
On Tuesday night (May 19) it became clear that Joe knew exactly what Dawn was planning. She has spent weeks working alongside Moira and Cain Dingle to siphon money away from Joe and into their account. She was then planning to leave him heartbroken and with his wallet a lot lighter.
However, this week it’s been clear she’s having doubts. Moira urged her to take what she’s made so far and run with the kids, worried about what the deceit was doing to her and how much longer Cain could keep his thirst for vegeance under control.
But Dawn refused to go. She cited Billy and how she couldn’t just take his kids away from him. She told Moira she wasn’t leaving, she would do this on her own terms.
Although as she continued to get more money from Joe we realised he knew what she was up to and was biding his time until he struck.
Dawn and Joe reunited in Emmerdale tonight
Tonight Graham urged Joe to take action immediately, but Joe assured him it was all in hand. He didn’t divulge exactly what he had planned though.
Graham then returned to Home Farm and found Dawn in a heap at the bottom of the stairs. Joe was standing at the top looking down over her and Graham gruffly asked him: “What have you done?”
An ambulance was called and Dawn was whisked away to hospital. Joe was then informed she had fainted due to low iron. He was horrified that Graham could even suspect he would do something to hurt the woman he loves and his unborn child.
Fortunately a scan showed the baby was fine too and Joe welled up with emotion, surprising Dawn.
Back at home, Joe fussed around her and said he would have nothing if he ever lost her and the kids. All the genuine emotions got Dawn thinking. She prepared to confess what she’d been up to.
“You can tell me anything and we will work through it together,” Joe gently told her.
But she bottled it and declared: “I love you and I always will.”
Is Dawn leaving Emmerdale after that kiss?
The pair then passionately kissed and it was clear the love between them was real. So is Dawn having doubts? Will she call off the plan? Is she still leaving Emmerdale?
We do not know what the future holds, but it is clear Joe is ready to forgive Dawn. He told Graham his plan all along was to show her he could be a good guy and get her to come back to him of her own free will. So he loves her enough that he is not going to take revenge. Yet.
However, reports last month said Olivia Bromley, who plays Dawn, had been axed from the soap. So it seems we do still have an exit for Dawn coming up.
Emmerdale is staying tight-lipped about Olivia’s departure and no information has been given as to when or how she will leave. The summer is her rumoured exit time.
So where things go now remains a mystery. Will Dawn end up leaving Emmerdale in a happy way? Or is she set for a darker departure now she’s seemingly recommitted to Joe?
CORO BECKY COSTELLO
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