{"id":35137,"date":"2025-03-25T18:55:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=35137"},"modified":"2025-03-25T17:42:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T17:42:49","slug":"emmerdale-ned-porteous-reveals-reason-joe-kidney-theft-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-ned-porteous-reveals-reason-joe-kidney-theft-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale star Ned Porteous reveals reason for Joe\u2019s contrived kidney theft plan: \u2018His life is more important than others\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emmerdale star Ned Porteous<\/a> has spoken about Joe\u2019s contrived kidney plan and said Joe will do anything to save his own life.<\/p>

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Since returning to the Dales at Christmas, Joe Tate<\/a> has been hiding health issues. It was recently revealed that he has chronic kidney disease and is in desperate need of a transplant.<\/p>\n

Rather than go down the conventional route, Joe has chosen to steal an organ and do the operation himself\u2026 as you do. Actor Ned has revealed why that is.<\/p>\n

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Joe has been hiding a serious health condition (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Joe\u2019s kidney plan in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n

It was recently revealed that Joe is in desperate need of a kidney transplant in order to save his life.<\/p>\n

After a failed attempt with Noah, who turned out to not be a match, Joe has now set his sights on his uncle, Caleb Miligan<\/a>. Thanks to Manpreet, Joe knows that Caleb definitely is a match.<\/p>

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