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As Kim Tate in Emmerdale, Claire King excluded her own brand of sex siren and feistiness that viewers couldn’t get enough of. But little did they realise that behind the scenes, actress Claire, now 59, was often suffering in silence.

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Emmerdale fans have spent weeks trying to work out who was poisoning Kim Tate, but even more shocking than the big reveal was her plan for revenge. Kim faked her own death in a scene so convincing that it left viewers gasping when they saw that she was in fact alive.

Emmerdale fans have been given a huge clue about who could be the mystery person poisoning Kim Tate. Pregnant Gabby Thomas became suspect number one in Wednesday’s episode over some suspicious behaviour that showed her sneaking a peek at Kim’s very healthy bank balance.

While EastEnders fans were stunned when Dirty Den rose from the dead in 2003, and Coronation Street viewers were thrilled when Bet Lynch strutted back in 2002, avid Emmerdale watchers have had to wait much longer for the return of one of the show’s greatest icons, Kim Tate. Claire King’s character left in 1999 – by helicopter.

Beverley Callard’s called it “the book you’ll never forget”, while Sally Lindsay declared she couldn’t put it down. Claire King described it as “absolutely filthy” and even refined Dynasty legend Stephanie Beacham couldn’t get enough, calling it “fabulously wicked”.

We’ve seen her plot to murder two of her husbands, fake her own death and try to steal the family business out from under Frank’s nose over the years, but you’ve seen nothing yet from Emmerdale’s Kim Tate.

Emmerdale icon Kim Tate will be involved in a surprise steamy affair when she returns to the village, actress Claire King has teased.Kim hasn't been seen on screen for several months (minus a video call appearance) as actress King has been shielding at home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but King will soon be returning to filming and is excited about her character's new mystery romance.The actress told The Sun that the story, which was originally supposed to begin earlier this year, will

Saira Khan has furiously hit out at Channel 5 after they used the wrong image to list her episode of In Therapy.The 50 year old was the latest celebrity to undergo therapy sessions for the series, addressing traumatic episodes of life in front of the public with a qualified counsellor.

Claire King has revealed some of her Famous Firsts, including her very first day at an all-girls boarding school. The Emmerdale star is best known for her fierce role as Kim Tate on the ITV soap, but has now revealed that she hasn't always had a tough exterior.

Claire King has praised Leah Bracknell as the "most pure, honest, beautiful person". The 'Emmerdale' actress - who plays Kim Tate - and her co-star Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle) paid tribute to the late star (Zoe Tate), who tragically lost her battle with lung cancer in September last year aged 55.

When actors secure a role on a popular soap it can be their career made, with many choosing to stay loyal to their chosen programme for decades to come. And of course as soap fans we love to see our favourites and get lost in their colourful onscreen daily lives on the likes of EastEnders, Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks.

Soap superbitch Kim Tate is always at the centre of some dastardly scheme in Emmerdale, but off screen, actress Claire King doesn’t do drama. As she invites OK! magazine into her beautiful home – a converted barn deep in the Yorkshire dales that she shares with her partner of 13 years – the 57-year-old reveals how she recently removed herself from social media after being bullied for ageing.

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Emmerdale’s Claire King has said her Kim Tate character was not based on Dame Joan Collins’s “classic soap bitch” Alexis Carrington.