{"id":53969,"date":"2026-04-01T21:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=53969"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:23:15","slug":"emmerdale-confirms-kev-townsend-return-chris-coghill-reprises-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-confirms-kev-townsend-return-chris-coghill-reprises-role\/","title":{"rendered":" Emmerdale brings back Kev Townsend in exciting Chris Coghill return"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kev Townsend will be making a huge return to Emmerdale later this year, as Chris Coghill reprises the role months after his exit.<\/p>

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Last year, Chris joined Emmerdale as Robert\u2019s mystery prison husband. And it didn\u2019t take long before he caused quite the stir.<\/p>\n

However, despite his psychotic behaviour at times, Emmerdale fans couldn\u2019t help but love Kev. Following his exit, many were calling for an immediate return<\/a>. And they finally have their wishes granted!<\/p>\n

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A comeback for Kev has been confirmed (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Kev\u2019s time in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n

When he first appeared in Emmerdale, Kev pretended he was dying in order to get Robert to stay with him. But not long after he got released, it was revealed to be a lie.<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite being out of prison, Robert knew his heart belonged with Aaron.\u00a0 The pair tried to work together to get rid of Kev once and for all.<\/p>

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