{"id":36884,"date":"2025-04-15T12:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=36884"},"modified":"2025-04-15T12:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:45:43","slug":"emmerdale-joe-returns-smitten-with-dawn-but-fans-arent-buying-it-less-believable-than-him-stealing-a-kidney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-joe-returns-smitten-with-dawn-but-fans-arent-buying-it-less-believable-than-him-stealing-a-kidney\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmerdale: Joe returns smitten with Dawn, but fans aren\u2019t buying it: \u2018less believable than him stealing a kidney\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Tate returned to Emmerdale (again) this week, more determined than ever to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/dawn-fletcher\/\">Dawn<\/a> to himself. Swanning into Home Farm like he\u2019d never been away, he made it clear to both Kim and Dawn that he wouldn\u2019t be dissuaded.<\/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>This came as Dawn and Billy returned from their romantic break last night (Monday, April 14), feeling refreshed and loved-up. However, the feeling wasn\u2019t to last \u2013 and the sudden reappearance of Joe left Dawn clearly doubting herself.<\/p>\n<p>And, as Kim attempted to warn Joe away, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/what-happened-emmerdale-tonight-john-lied-ruby-jai-truth-flowers\/\">he made it very clear that he had no intention of backing off<\/a>. But what does Joe see in Dawn?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35812\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35812\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/14_04_emm_joe_kim-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Joe tells Kim how much he loves Dawn in Emmerdale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/14_04_emm_joe_kim-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/14_04_emm_joe_kim-1300x867.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/14_04_emm_joe_kim-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/14_04_emm_joe_kim-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/14_04_emm_joe_kim-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe returned to Home Farm last night\u2026 and told Kim where she stood (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>Emmerdale fans slam \u2018unbelievable\u2019 writing as Joe is in love with Dawn<\/h2>\n<p>Writing on social media as last night\u2019s episode aired, fans shared their thoughts on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/tag\/joe-tate\/\">Joe<\/a>\u2018s return \u2013 and his apparent strength of feeling for Dawn. And many aren\u2019t buying it at all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan there be some sort of twist to the Joe\/Dawn stuff because I find Joe being madly in love with Dawn less believable that him stealing a kidney.\u201d wrote one fan on Reddit.<\/p><section class=\"widget block-30 widget_block mb-4\"><div class=\"mb-3 stories-slider-container overflow-hidden w-[100%] max-sm:w-[108%] max-sm:ml-[-15px]\" data-items-visible=\"2\">\n  <h3 class=\"w-full text-center mb-5 uppercase\">article continues below<\/h3>  <div class=\"grid md:grid-cols-5 grid-cols-6\">\n          <a class=\"!no-underline col-span-4 mr-5 cursor-pointer mb-3 hover:!bg-[var(--color-v-white)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] block [-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent] uppercase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/category\/spoilers\/\">\n        <h2 class=\"font-[var(--font-v-font)] text-[var(--color-v-primary)] font-bold !text-2xl flex flex-row place-content-baseline !mb-0 max-sm:ml-[10px]\">\n         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max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial<\/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\/kevs-comeback-dawn-exit-return-sadie-king\/\">\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\/04\/News-split-2026-04-10T172033.421.jpg\" alt=\"Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'\">\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\">Upcoming<\/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\">Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'<\/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>\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>\u201cIts really come out of nowhere to me. He leapt from \u201coh this is just sex\u201d to \u201cI\u2019m in love\u201d incredibly fast,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry but Emmerdale will never be able to sell joe and dawn as a real couple to me,\u201d a third wrote, over on Reddit.<\/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>\u201cDawn and Joe Tate, does anybody really care whether they do or don\u2019t?\u201d asked another.<\/p><div class=\"my-5 boxout\"><div><h2 class=\"!text-2xl p-3 !my-0 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\">Don't miss a single story! Add us as a Preferred Source in Google for all your Emmerdale news<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"p-3 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\/50 text-base\">It's important to us that you never miss our articles when searching for stories! We have all the latest TV news &amp; schedules to share with our community of loyal readers.\r\n\r\nClick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvguide.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q%3Dtvguide.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26YBpjtwUOaDOV8IYgQAmD\" data-track=\"preferred-source\" data-placement=\"article_body\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and tick\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Uu9xte1Ig7bDiZNlkPjpu\">TVGuide.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35805\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35805\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/15_04_emm_joe_dawn_billy_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Joe and Dawn together at Home Farm\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/15_04_emm_joe_dawn_billy_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/15_04_emm_joe_dawn_billy_01-1300x867.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/15_04_emm_joe_dawn_billy_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/15_04_emm_joe_dawn_billy_01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/15_04_emm_joe_dawn_billy_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe\u2019s determined to be with Dawn (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Dawn\u2019s got a decision to make in Emmerdale spoilers<\/h2>\n<p>Dawn\u2019s dilemma continues in Emmerdale tonight (Tuesday, April 15), as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/4-emmerdale-spoilers-for-tuesday-joe-pressures-dawn-to-leave-billy-and-john-snaps-at-aaron\/\">Joe pushes her to leave Billy<\/a> so that she can be with him. Rattled when he tells her that he knows she\u2019s in love with him too, Dawn knows that she has a big decision to make.<\/p>\n<p>What will Dawn do?<\/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><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/2025\/03\/05\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-2025-complete-guide-departures-returns-new-arrivals\/\">Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale in 2025? A complete guide to departures, returns and new arrivals in the Dales<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"5 exciting Emmerdale spoilers for next week (April 14th-18th)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yTyL-AmeEw4?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>\n<p><b><i>What do you think of our story? 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