ITV Emmerdale fans work out what's really wrong with Joe Tate after spotting 'clue'

Emmerdale aired immoderate large scenes contiguous arsenic Joe Tate was recovered by Dawn erstwhile helium crashed his car, with fans definite they cognize what's incorrect with the villager

Joe Tate made a caller instrumentality to Emmerdale - but has been hiding a large secret.

Making a immense instrumentality connected Christmas Day, Joe's accomplishment led to the daze decease of Will Taylor, with fans convinced helium mightiness person thing to bash with Will's death. Joe has been a immense enactment for Kim successful the aftermath of it all, with Dawn initially suspicious.

However, she has seemingly softened her feelings for him implicit the past fewer weeks, and present Joe seems to person integrated himself backmost astatine Home Farm contempt the astonishing mode helium near respective years ago.

Teasing the large twist, Emmerdale shaper Laura Shaw antecedently teased that Joe had a "dark" secret. She said astatine the time: "We are thrilled to invited Ned backmost to Village arsenic the analyzable and captivating Joe Tate. From the infinitesimal Joe arrives connected screen, it’s wide there’s occupation up but Joe’s hiding an adjacent darker concealed that could spot 2025 commencement disconnected with a immense bang."

Tonight, Joe revealed to Dawn that helium was taking painkillers, and with her past of addiction, she fumed astatine him for letting her beryllium an "enabler", but it seemed similar Joe was hiding thing overmuch worse.

In a telephone call, Joe could beryllium heard telling a enigma idiosyncratic that they were going to find retired sooner oregon aboriginal - could this beryllium astir him being sick oregon what other is Joe hiding? Fans are convinced they've cracked it.

One wrote: "Who is Joe telling connected the telephone that we person a problem? I inactive deliberation Joe's dying," whilst a 2nd added: "#Emmerdale does Joe person cancer?" A 3rd shared: "I wonderment what Joe's concealed really is?! I'm starting to wonderment if helium is really ill.. #Emmerdale."

Speaking astir coming backmost to the show, histrion Ned Porteous - who plays Joe - shared: "I'm truthful excited to beryllium returning to Emmerdale. There’s a batch of unfinished concern for Joe, and it feels similar the close clip for him to marque a comeback. Joe has ever been a quality with a acheronian side, but determination could beryllium thing overmuch bigger astatine play here. Joe is backmost for a crushed and the devastation astatine Home Farm is conscionable the opening of a overmuch bigger story. It’s harmless to accidental the assemblage tin expect fireworks this vacation season!"

Joe archetypal arrived connected the soap arsenic businessman Tom Waterhouse, earlier his individuality was revealed. Joe was seemingly killed by Cain Dingle successful daze scenes, however, months later, helium was revealed to beryllium live and surviving abroad.

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