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Ranvir Singh has spoken openly about her relationship with boyfriend Louis Church for the first time as she addressed their 18-year age gap. The Good Morning Britain star has been fiercely private about her romance - until now.

Emmerdale star Claire King has discussed the ITV soap's explosive 50th stunt scenes on Sunday night as she teased her character Kim Tate's fate. During the milestone hour-long episode, Kim and Harriet Finch were caught in a quad bike explosion during the village's storm with the episode ending with both of them lifeless on the floor.

Emmerdale legend Claire King has joked that the soap 'almost finished her off' after being thrust into the 50th-anniversary drama. The actress, who has played Kim Tate in the ITV soap on-and-off for 33 years, has found her place in the Dales at risk after a windstorm hit the beloved village.

Claire King has a lot to celebrate at the moment. After turning 60 in January, the glamorous actress is getting ready to commemorate another milestone – the 50th anniversary of Emmerdale. Bradford-born Claire first appeared in the soap in 1989, playing the deliciously devious Kim Tate for a decade before leaving to star in shows such as Bad Girls, Hollyoaks and Coronation Street.

Hold onto your hats – and everything else for that matter – as Emmerdale celebrates its 50th birthday in style this week, when a killer storm ravages the village.The rural soap has seen all manner of high drama since it broadcast its first episode in 1972. Back then the show was a cosy lunchtime drama, centred on lives of the Sugden family on the Emmerdale Farm of the show’s original title. But as the eighties gave way to the nineties, the show was given a big makeover, moving to a teatime slot and famously dropping an entire jet plane on the village in its first big stunt episode.

Adele Silva has been discussing some behind the scenes secrets that previously came with filming in Emmerdale. The actress, known for her role as Kelly Windsor in the ITV soap, first appeared in 1993 and left in 2011. During that time, she gained quite a reputation when it came to relationships, with partners including Jimmy King (Nick Miles), Rodney Blackstock (Patrick Mower) and Ethan Blake (Liam O’Brien).

As a huge storm hits the village the residents of Emmerdale find themselves in serious danger and some lives will change forever. As the storm brews on the day of Will (Dean Andrews) and Kim’s wedding, Kim (Claire King) takes her horse out for a ride and Will informs Billy (Jay Kontzle) there may now not be a wedding as he and Kim need to have it out. When she arrives home their argument commences with Will insistent that he doesn’t want to be with Harriet (Katherine Dow Blyton).

It’s a sad week for the Dingles on Emmerdale as they say goodbye to Faith (Sally Dexter) . Elsewhere affairs of the heart have other residents of the Dales in a spin. With her cancer eating away at her Faith is too weak to go to the beach but they use their ingenuity to bring the beach to her.

Emmerdale spoilers for next week see Moira (Natalie J Robb) preoccupied over Faith's (Sally Dexter) confession that she intends to end her own life. Faith wants Moira to be with her, but Moira is conflicted. When she later sees Faith’s health take another downward turn, Moira realises she has to agree to Faith’s request to her help when the time comes.

Emmerdale is set for another dramatic week this week as Home Farm matriarch Kim Tate (Claire King) will be left feeling shocked and betrayed after discovering her son Jamie (Alexander Lincoln) is alive. And there’s more shock in store for Kim when she learns that Hazel (Kate Anthony) has ended up in hospital after he pushed her down the stairs. She is horrified both at his actions and the fact that Hazel has been hiding him.

There’s a treat in store for TV viewers who have fond memories of classic 80s cop drama Dempsey and Makepeace, with the news that Glynis Barber is joining Hollyoaks. And she’s going to the other extreme this time, playing an enigmatic gangster named Norma. But of course Glynis, who went on to play Ronnie and Roxy’s mum Glenda Mitchell in EastEnders and DCI Grace Barraclough in Emmerdale, is just the latest in a long list of feisty screen sirens to stride into Chester’s most famous village.

When it comes telling us all about a day in the life of an Emmerdale actor, there's no one better placed than Claire King. The star - who celebrated her 60th birthday in this week's OK! by vowing to age disgracefully - knows a thing or two about the soap world, having played Kim Tate on-and-off since 1989. In an exclusive OK! video, which you can watch above, Claire reveals what it's really like to work on one of the UK's best-loved programmes, letting us on secrets including how early daily starts are to why night shoots are the "worst".

She's part of the furniture as matriarch Kim Tate in The Dales having appeared on Emmerdale on and off for over 20 years. So who better to spill some behind-the-scenes secrets about the inside workings of the soap than Claire King. Speaking to OK! for our exclusive shoot to celebrate her 60th birthday, the soap Queen told us all about doing her own hair and make-up for the show, the purpose built Emmerdale village and why they sometimes film the second part of a scene weeks later.

Claire King is a soap legend thanks to her iconic character of Kim Tate in Emmerdale, along with a stint in Coronation Street as Erica Holroyd. And as the uber successful actress celebrates her 60th birthday this month, she's opened up to OK! about her experience in the acting industry and admitted that there is still a lot of sexism at play.

Emmerdale fans think they have worked out a new twist on the ITV soap and that Cain Dingle will buy The Woolpack pub when it goes up for auction. Only recently, Al Chapman discovered that Gavin was pulling out of the development deal after he had a confrontation with Cain and Mackenzie Boyd. Al then told Chas and Marlon Dingle that their contract deal was off due to Cain's involvement as he declared that the only option left with the pub was to put it up for auction.

Claire King has shared her hopes for her Emmerdale character Kim Tate and admitted she’d love to see her reconnect with her granddaughter this year. Speaking exclusively to OK!, Claire says that while Kim’s year is set to be “action-packed”, she will also want to see her granddaughter Millie Tate.The actress, who has just turned 60, filled us in on what we can expect for Kim in the Dales for the rest of 2022. “No one has told me, but I do know it’s going to be action-packed!” she says.

Claire King may have turned 60 this month, but the soap star has no plans to fight ageing with surgery. Opening up as she poses for a glamorous birthday shoot with OK! this star, the star said she isn't "one for having lots of surgery or botox." Soap legend Claire, who has played Kim Tate on Emmerdale since the eighties, said: "I’m not one for having lots of surgery or Botox, but I don’t judge others who do – unless they lie about it!" The actress - who has also appeared in Bad Girls and Coronation Street went on to say she had "earned these lines." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Between her devilish plans and notorious wardrobe, Emmerdale’s Kim Tate is one of the most iconic soap characters of all time. And as actress Claire King celebrates her 60th birthday, she tells OK! that returning to play her in 2018 after a 19-year break was the highlight of her 50s. “The timing was right,” Claire explains.

After posing for our glamorous photo shoot, Claire King sat down with OK! to exclusively share a behind the scenes look at the making of the hit ITV soap. The Emmerdale actress explained that when filming a scene, you could go through one door and the other side could be a set in a different location.

Emmerdale fans have already predicted that Kim Tate will get "revenge" after Bernice Blackstock made a move on her man Will Taylor on Tuesday's episode. During the episode, Kim, played by Claire King, decided to leave the village after Will (Dean Andrews) confronted her over her behaviour towards Chas Dingle and Paddy Kirk.

Emmerdale has confirmed Jamie Tate's exit from the hit ITV soap with actor Alexander Lincoln teasing "new projects". Fans were treated to a real shocker on Thursday's episode (4 November) when it was confirmed that Jamie is indeed still alive as he made an explosive return.

Emmerdale fans were treated to a real shocker in Thursday night's episode (4 November) when it was confirmed that Jamie Tate (Alexander Lincoln) is indeed still alive. The scenes – in which little Millie Tate (Willow Bell) and Jamie were reunited – were both sinister and sweet.The father-daughter duo were bought together by newcomer Granny Hazel ( Kate Anthony ) and it seems that she and Jamie have been cooking up the plan behind Kim Tate's ( Claire King ) back all along.

Emmerdale has cast Coronation Street star Kate Anthony as Andrea Tate's mother in the hit ITV soap. Only recently, Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu) murdered Andrea (Anna Nightingale) during the soap's super stunt week.

Legendary soap actress Claire King has been at the centre of drama on our screens for years.

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.

Actress Anna Nightingale has a string of credits to her name, and hit the big time when she was cast as Kim Tate's daughter-in-law Andrea in Emmerdale, joining the much-loved soap in 2019. But when Anna sat down with OK! to reveal the news that she is expecting her second child with fiance Daren Dixon, she talked about the route that led to Emmerdale, including her stint at Britain's very own version of Fame - The Brit School - and the megastars she studied alongside.

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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.

Anna Nightingale has been causing drama as the feisty Andrea Tate ever since she joined Emmerdale in summer 2019. She arrived as Jamie Tate's secret wife and mother of his child Millie, who he had been hiding from his estranged mum Kim Tate, played by Claire King.

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.