ITV Share By Laura Morgan Feb 22 2025 By Laura Morgan Feb 22 2025 Emmerdale spoilers: Joe's condition quickly worsens when he's trapped by Ross Joe's health takes a turn after Ross kidnaps him Joe Tate Kim Tate Lydia Dingle Noah Dingle Ross Barton Share By Laura Morgan Feb 22 2025 By Laura Morgan Feb 22 2025 In next week’s Emmerdale spoilers the walls are closing in on Joe as he’s taken hostage by Ross. Trapped and alone in a barn, his mysterious health condition takes a sudden turn for the worse. Is this the end for Joe? Joe has been Emmerdale spoilers: Time is running out for sick Joe Joe is a very poorly man, that much is clear. But the nature of his illness remains something of a mystery. He’s already collapsed on several occasions and requires medication on a regular basis. Recently Dawn discovered Joe passed out in his car with a bottle of pills by his side. She swallowed Joe’s story about a painkiller addiction, but it’s likely his dependence on drugs is down to something else. Fans have been speculating Joe is in organ failure and on the hunt for a suitable donor. All of this ties in very nicely with Joe’s desperation to get Noah out of the country. He was livid when his brother turned down the job offer in Dubai and it doesn’t take a brainiac to work out who was behind Noah’s recent drugging episode. Joe has managed to get away with it so far, but for how much longer? Suspicious Kim has bugged his bedroom and instructed Lydia to follow his every move. And now Noah has begun having flashbacks to the night of his spiking. Is the truth Joe’s illness about to be exposed? article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Joe gets on the wrong side of Ross (Credit: ITV) Ross attacks Joe Tensions flare when Joe encounters Ross outside the HOP. There’s no love lost between Joe and Ross, who share a long and complicated history. Their most recent encounter saw Ross putting the frighteners on Joe in an attempt to get him to stay away from Noah. It seems Ross is up for gunning for another fight, but then Joe is suddenly overcome by a dizzy spell. Unaware of his fragile health, Ross is convinced Joe is putting it all on. He grabs hold of his foe and pins him up against a wall before issuing a menacing threat. And when Joe refuses to back down, Ross decides it’s time to teach the toff a lesson. Will Ross leave Joe to die? (Credit: ITV) Joe is in peril in Emmerdale spoilers Having dragged Joe to a nearby barn, Ross continues to torture him. He walks away, leaving Joe trapped inside the deserted building. Alone and unwell, Joe’s condition rapidly begins to deteriorate, but there’s no one around to hear his calls for help. Will Ross – or anyone else – come to his rescue and get him to a hospital in time? Or is Joe going to be left to experience a lonely and painful death? Read more: Who plays Joe Tate in Emmerdale? Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am. Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm. Visit our Facebook page @emmerdaleinsider for all the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers and let us know what you think! Or find us on Twitter @emmerdaleinside Share this:Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Good to Know Share By Laura Morgan Feb 22 2025 By Laura Morgan Feb 22 2025