Emmerdale spoilers for next week: Kim finds love again after Will

Kim is nervous to tell Dawn she's got a new boyfriend
Laura Morgan

Kim Tate is back in the dating game in next week Emmerdale spoilers. But now she’s faced with the difficult task of telling Dawn she’s got a new man, only eight months on from Will’s passing. Will Dawn give Kim her blessing?

Kim Tate in Emmerdale
Love is in the air again for Kim (Credit: ITV)

Kim is ready for love again in Emmerdale spoilers

Kim’s love life has been nothing short of eventful – in fact you could write a book on the lady of the manor’s past conquests. But it’s been all quiet on the romantic front since the death of Kim’s fourth husband, Will, last Christmas

Will collapsed and died from a heart attack, just moments after Kim discovered he’d been conspiring with her step-grandson Joe Tate.

Despite his betrayal, Kim was by Will’s side as he passed away and was genuinely heartbroken to lose him. Since then Kim has been on her own. But the lusty lady of the manor never goes hungry for long.

Kim is ready for a relationship again – and it seems she’s already bagged herself a new bloke. But who is he?

Kim and Billy talk at Home Farm on Emmerdale
Could Billy be Kim’s new fancy man? (Credit: ITV)

Kim prepares to tell Dawn the truth

This week, Kim decides it’s time to let Dawn know she’s back in the saddle. But she’s feeling anxious about it.

Kim is concerned Dawn may feel it’s too soon for her to be dating again after her dad’s passing. And if she reacts badly to the news, then life is going to be very awkward with them living under the same roof.

But why exactly is Kim feeling so stressed about telling Dawn? Could it be that Kim’s new man is none other than Dawn’s estranged husband Billy? Kim was keen to show her support to Billy in the wake of his marriage split.

But has she been giving him more than a shoulder to cry on? It wouldn’t be the first steamy affair to happen at Home Farm.

Crowley stands over Joe in Emmerdale

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

Emmerdale spoilers: Who is Kim’s boyfriend?

We think Billy and Kim would make a hot match, fans think they’ve already worked out the identity of Kim’s new fella.

Remember smitten Kim told best mate Lydia that she’d met a surgeon called Eddie at the races. Well, what if that surgeon was a certain Dr Crowley?

The twisted medic is about to return to take his revenge on Joe Tate. Could he have seduced Kim as part of his game plan? And is our Emmerdale queen headed for another heartbreak?

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