Dr Crowley drops huge hint he is Kim Tate's new man Eddie in Emmerdale

Kim can't just be happy - where would the fun be in that?!
Carena Crawford

Every since giddy Kim Tate revealed there was a new man in her life in Emmerdale, fans have known there was going to be more to it.

In fact, they immediately predicted it would not be a happily ever after for Kim as they thought it was Dr Crowley – Joe Tate’s dodgy kidney doc.

Suspicions were already there and in tonight’s episode (Thursday July 10) it seems Crowley himself has given us a huge hint he is Eddie.

Joe catches Kim texting a mystery man

Kim Tate’s new man has been making her smile (Credit: ITV)

Kim Tate’s new man in Emmerdale

At the beginning of this month, Kim told Lydia all about a new guy she’d met at the races, clearly smitten.

She’s since been smiling and blushing at her phone over some messages she’s been receiving from this Eddie. She confided in Lydia he is a cosmetic surgeon and his wife died although he hadn’t told her much. But Kim hadn’t shared much about Will either. Probably for the best.

This week she told Dawn about Eddie, keen to get her approval before she moved things any further forward. It went down like a cup of cold sick, but Dawn pretended she was fine about it.

So with Kim set to take the next step with this guy, we await with baited breath to find out exactly who he is.

Crowley stands over Joe in Emmerdale

Could the mysterious Eddie be Dr Crowley? (Credit: ITV)

Crooked Crowley drops hint he is Kim Tate’s new man in Emmerdale

In tonight’s episode of Emmerdale, Joe Tate woke up after being hit over the head by Shaun to find he was paralysed in a makeshift hospital.

Crowley soon admitted he needed more money because he’d spent it all – including a lot betting on “the gee-gees”. Obviously we all know gee-gees are horses so he therefore must go horse racing.

And where did Kim meet Eddie? At the races of course!

So it all seems to be coming together nicely – after all, who else could Eddie be after this major clue?!

Joe undergoes dialysis while Doctor Crowley sits at his side on Emmerdale

Crowley previously saved Joe now he wants more for it (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale fans predicted it

If this is true, fans were right all along!

One fan on X wrote: “I think maybe Kim’s new man could be Dr Crowley.”

Another replied: “I have seen this theory elsewhere. It would make sense since Kim said her new man is a surgeon.”

And a third person continued: “Did we ever get Dr Crowley’s first name? Could Eddie be him?”

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