{"id":35735,"date":"2025-04-01T14:11:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T13:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=35735"},"modified":"2025-04-01T14:11:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T13:11:21","slug":"emmerdale-joe-tate-kidney-theft-exposed-all-fan-theories-how-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-joe-tate-kidney-theft-exposed-all-fan-theories-how-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Tate&#8217;s kidney theft will be exposed &#8211; all the fan theories on how it will happen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/joe-tate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Tate<\/a> finally got the kidney transplant he desperately needed, but fans have their theories on how his kidney theft will be exposed.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-1st\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Deciding not to go down the conventional route, Joe opted to steal the vital organ he needed instead \u2013 as you do.<\/p>\n<p>But fans don\u2019t believe Joe will get away with the crime and have come up with some theories on how the truth will come out.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35529\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35529\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-11-1024x559.jpg\" alt=\"Joe in hospital following his kidney transplant\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-11-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-11-1300x709.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-11-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-11-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Emmerdale-Standard-image-11.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe stole Caleb\u2019s kidney (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Joe Tate steals Caleb\u2019s kidney in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>In one of Emmerdale\u2019s more \u2018bizarre\u2019 storylines, Joe Tate decided to steal his uncle Caleb\u2019s kidney.<\/p>\n<p>After returning to the Dales last year, it was soon revealed that Joe was seriously ill with chronic kidney disease and was in desperate need of a kidney transplant.<\/p><section class=\"widget 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line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Cain death shock, Charity in Dr Todd revenge and 3 heartbreaking exits<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">5 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/cain-may-finally-have-gone-too-far-lewis-kidnapped\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DATE-split-2026-06-16T131450.703.jpg\" alt=\"Cain may finally have gone too far and Lewis is kidnapped\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Fri, Jun 19<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Cain may finally have gone too far and Lewis is kidnapped<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">1 week ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"story-item mx-auto flex-none md:hidden sm:block w-[300px]\">\n    <div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden dbxgas:mb-0!\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-mpu\"><\/div><\/div>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>He originally drugged his half-brother Noah, but the plan to then steal his kidney failed due to Noah not being a match.<\/p>\n<p>Along with his accomplice Dr Crowley, they next targeted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/caleb-miligan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caleb Miligan<\/a>. This time they ensured he was a match first by using Manpreet to illegally provide them with a vial of Caleb\u2019s blood.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<p>But getting Caleb to the private clinic proved more difficult. After an attempt to drug him failed, Joe ordered Shaun to stab Caleb instead.<\/p>\n<p>Joe then transported an unconscious Caleb to the clinic, where Dr Crowley first had to try save Caleb\u2019s life, and then perform the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/03\/31\/exclusive-as-joe-tate-kidney-plot-takes-another-twist-a-medical-expert-and-kidney-donor-explain-how-emmerdale-should-actually-be-portraying-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kidney transplant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Caleb survived the ordeal, and although he knows he has lost a kidney, he has no idea of the ludicrous way it happened. Joe, meanwhile, escaped to Dubai. Emmerdale has confirmed that this isn\u2019t the end of the story and that Joe \u2018will get his comeuppance.\u2019 But, just how will that happen?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25728\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25728\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25728 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/10_02_emm_joe_noah_02-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"Joe and Noah talking in Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Could Noah expose his brother? (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Fan theories over how Joe kidney theft will be exposed in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Joe kidney theft to be exposed by Noah<\/h3><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>On Reddit, some fans discussed if Noah will potentially remember more about the night he was drugged, leading to him knocking down Joe\u2019s house of cards.<\/p>\n<p>Another fan speculated if Noah himself has kidney problem: \u201cDoes Noah also have kidney issues? Could this be related to what Joe has? Like a genetic thing? I\u2019m just wondering if it\u2019s found out that Noah and Joe share this, then Caleb [is suspicious] about being a kidney down. Could this be how Joe is exposed as the phantom kidney stealer?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28278\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28278\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/27_02_emm_joe_ross_0-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ross attacks Joe in Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/27_02_emm_joe_ross_0-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/27_02_emm_joe_ross_0-1300x867.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/27_02_emm_joe_ross_0-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/27_02_emm_joe_ross_0-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/27_02_emm_joe_ross_0-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ross has it in for Joe (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>2. Ross Barton will continue to dig<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that there is no love lost between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/01\/14\/emmerdale-fans-beg-more-joe-ross-face-off-bedroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe and Ross<\/a>. Ross has had his suspicions about Joe since he returned to Emmerdale and has been determined to find out what he is hiding.<\/p>\n<p>This stepped up a bit when Kim Tate hired Ross to be the head of security at Home Farm. He later informed Charity that he\u2019d been tracking Joe for years and showed her the tracking app.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Writing on X, one fan wrote: \u201c<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">I really hoped <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Ross<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> and Charity would find <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Joe<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> with that tracker. I\u2019m so disappointed.\u201d But other fans think it will still be Ross who discovers the truth. \u201cOMG so Ross is going to recognise the Doctor!! And Joe took Caleb to the hospital!! It\u2019s all going to come pouring out!!!!,\u201d suggested a fan on Facebook.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31480\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31480 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/18_03_emm_manpreet_joe_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Manpreet and Joe talking in Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Manpreet figure out Joe\u2019s secret? (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">3. Manpreet will put two and two together\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>On Facebook, some fans discussed Manpreet Sharma\u2019s role in the kidney plot. Believing she owed Joe a favour, Manpreet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2025\/03\/24\/emmerdale-manpreet-behaviour-makes-no-sense-fans-blast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegally gave Joe a sample of Caleb\u2019s blood<\/a>. Will she be able to put the clues together?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cD<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">oes <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Manpreet<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> have access to <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Joe<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u2018s medical records because I\u2019m wondering how long before she gets suspicious of Caleb losing a kidney and <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Joe<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u2018s test sample request,\u201d wrote one fan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another fan agreed that Manpreet will have a role in Joe being caught, and wrote: \u201c1. He seriously can\u2019t expect to get away with stealing Caleb\u2019s kidney 2. \u00a0Manpreet not to put two &amp; two together over the bloods.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31467\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31467 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20_03_emm_joe-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Joe and Crowley talk in the sitting room of Home Farm\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Crowley performed the operation (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>4. Joe Tate to die<\/h3>\n<p>One fan had a wild theory, writing: \u201cI don\u2019t think he got Caleb\u2019s kidney. The Dr is letting him think he\u2019s got it so he gets his money. I think Caleb\u2019s kidney was damaged in the stabbing so they couldn\u2019t take his remaining good one else he\u2019d have been left dead.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Another fan had a similar theory, they wrote: \u201cMy theory is that Joe received Caleb\u2019s damaged kidney and it\u2019s going to fail\u2026 Divine Retribution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others also think Joe\u2019s body might reject Caleb\u2019s kidney, resulting in a doctor discovering his recent operation. \u201cI think Joe\u2019s body is going to reject Caleb\u2019s kidney and Joe ends up dying,\u201d said one fan, while another added: \u201cWonder if he\u2019ll reject it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/2025\/01\/01\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-2025-complete-guide-departures-returns-new-arrivals\/\"><b>Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns<\/b><\/a><\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"9 exciting Emmerdale spoilers for next week (Mar 31 - Apr 4)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SthCH0oLgHw?start=57&amp;feature=oembed\" data-consent-required=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.<\/b><\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><b><i>Visit our Facebook page<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563250212838\"> <b><i>@emmerdaleinsider<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> for all the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers and let us know what you think! 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