ITV / EmmerdaleInsider Share By Rebecca Sayers Dec 22 2025 By Rebecca Sayers Dec 22 2025 Emmerdale ITVX early release airs surprise proposal for one couple - but it’s not all happy There are a few cracks starting to show Dawn Fletcher Joe Tate Share By Rebecca Sayers Dec 22 2025 By Rebecca Sayers Dec 22 2025 *Warning, this article contains Emmerdale spoilers from tonight’s episode. The episode has not yet aired on TV but is available to watch on ITVX and YouTube. Joe Tate and Dawn Fletcher were a surprising couple from the moment they started having an affair. Now, months later, it seems Joe is desperate to prove he can be a family man. As Kim has shut her entire family out because of the shock revelation that Lydia and Sam were behind the shoot, Joe has been trying to get back in her good books. And tonight, when he is hurt by something she says, he finally figures out how to show he means everything. Fans have struggled to like Joe and Dawn as a couple (Credit: ITV) Joe and Dawn’s relationship When Joe returned last Christmas, Emmerdale fans were quick to theorise that he would embark on an affair with Dawn – who was having marriage issues with Billy at the time. And not-so-shockingly, they were all right. Joe and Dawn ended up having quite a lengthy secret affair, but it got deeper when both of them started catching feelings for each other. Things obviously got quite tense when Billy found out. Not to mention how it was all unfolding while Joe was secretly plotting to steal a kidney. article continues below Read all the latest spoilers After it all came out about Joe’s kidney and the way he accidentally caused the limo crash, he and Dawn were free to give things a proper go. But over the months there has been some serious bumps in the road. Just recently, Kim got injured after Sam and Lydia organised an unauthorised shooting at Home Farm. And as a result, her beloved horse, Ice, had to get put down. But Kim was furious at Joe for making that decision without her. So much so, that she pushed him away and is refusing to speak to anyone. Joe wanted to marry Dawn (Credit: ITV) Emmerdale airs surprise proposal In tonight’s episode of Emmerdale (December 22) Joe heads to see Kim once again when he hears the truth about the shooting. But while he thinks Kim should be okay with him, she turns once again. Kim gives him some harsh words about only playing happy families and how that’s not actually who he is. Scared that Dawn felt that way too, Joe wanted to prove how much he does love her. But with Charity in Dawn’s head about who he really is, things didn’t go the way he had hoped. Instead, in front of quite a lot of villagers, Joe got down on one knee and asked Dawn to marry him. But unfortunately for him, he didn’t get the answer he was hoping for. Can Joe find a way to prove to Dawn how much he loves her? Or could the theory about him and Belle be true? Read more: Emmerdale spoilers for this week: Emmerdale Christmas preview: What we know including the end for Ray and Celia and missing Robert Share Good to Know Share By Rebecca Sayers Dec 22 2025 By Rebecca Sayers Dec 22 2025 Previous Story Next Story
