Emmerdale legend signs new contract ahead of major new storyline that will change the village forever
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Emmerdale star Claire King has signed a new contract
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Claire made a bombshell return to the soap in 2018 - and she's going nowhere soon
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The star has played Kim Tate on and off since 1989, before quitting in 1999 and then making a bombshell comeback in 2018.
Kim quickly re-established herself in the village as owner of Home Farm and has had some hugely dramatic storylines since returning.
And this year will be no different with a massive one kicking off soon.
A source said: 'Bosses love Claire and they are delighted that she's going nowhere.
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'Kim Tate is one of the soap all time greats and it's only right that she has a massive storyline.
'It's going to delve into who Kim is and where she's come from and see her rediscover that grit that made her Kim Tate.
'She's going to stop at nothing to get what she wants - and make a few more enemies in the process as well as potentially changing the village forever."
Viewers watched today as Kim suffered a blow when she discovered her new man Eddie was in fact the villainous Dr Crowley.
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He was blackmailing Joe Tate into stealing Kim's
money
for himself - and had planned to drug her into paralysis and take her assets.
However when he tried to put his plan into place, Kim outwitted him and sent him packing - potentially for good.
Emmerdale villain returns to torture Joe Tate in grisly scenes
She told him: 'If you even try to mess with us again, they'll never find your body. Nothing personal, it's purely
business
.'
An Emmerdale spokeswoman declined to comment.
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Kim Tate's biggest Emmerdale storylines
First appearing in 1989, Kim Tate (Claire King) is an iconic Emmerdale character. Here's a look at some of her biggest storylines over the years.
MARRIAGE TO FRANK TATE
Kim has been married three times in the soap, but
They were an on-screen partnership for almost a decade - including divorcing and remarrying.
However, Frank ultimately suffered a fatal heart attack, brought on by Kim's return to the village after being presumed dead.
During the marriage, Kim had affairs with Neil Kincaid (Brian Deacon) and Dave Glover (Ian Kelsey).
FAKING HER OWN DEATH
Kim disappeared from the village in February 1997. A few days later, Frank identified a woman found dead at the wheel of her car as Kim.
However, everyone was in for a shock after Kim
While she'd fled to the Caribbean, Kim had paid a lookalike prostitute to drive her car around the village to fool people into thinking she was still there. It was, in fact, her body that Frank previously identified.
JAMES' KIDNAPPING
Kim's business partnership with Lord Alex Oakwell (Rupam Maxwell), resulted in the death of Linda Fowler (Tonicha Jeronimo), in a car crash.
As an act of revenge, Linda's mother Jan (Roberta Kerr) kidnapped Kim's son James.
DEPARTURE
After a decade of causing chaos, Kim left Emmerdale in 1999 as she fled in a helicopter with her son James and £190,000 of Chris Tate's money.
LATER MARRIAGES
Upon Kim's return in 2018, she was first revealed to be married to Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough).
However, he was later killed off in a whodunnit storyline.
She later pursued a relationship with her employee Will Taylor (Dean Andrews)
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