{"id":43724,"date":"2025-07-24T11:40:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=43724"},"modified":"2025-07-24T11:40:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:40:39","slug":"excited-emmerdale-fans-make-plea-over-chris-coghill-newcomer-kev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/excited-emmerdale-fans-make-plea-over-chris-coghill-newcomer-kev\/","title":{"rendered":" Excited Emmerdale fans make plea over Chris Coghill’s newcomer Kev"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former EastEnders actor Chris Coghill<\/a> is joining the cast of Emmerdale as mysterious newcomer Kev, and fans are very excited to see him on screen. But they have one condition behind their joy and have issued a plea to show bosses over Kev.<\/p>

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Chris, best-known to soap fans as evil Tony King in EastEnders, will be on screen from late September and has already started filming. So has viewers\u2019 appeal come too late?<\/p>\n

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Chris Coghill plays mysterious Kev in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chris Coghill to play Kev in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n

It was announced on Thursday July 24 that Chris would be arriving<\/a> in Emmerdale in the autumn.<\/p>\n

Kev will first be seen looking for directions. But of course there is more to it. So who is he actually looking for? And why is he in the village now?<\/p>\n

Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw said: \u201cWe are delighted that someone of Chris\u2019 calibre has joined our cast. I think the viewers will be intrigued to see how the character of Kev will cause shockwaves this autumn.<\/p>

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