Graham makes emotional Emmerdale exit and Kim is distraught

Another loss (Picture: ITV) The Tates in Emmerdale have fallen apart. Following the death of Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley), no-one in the big house seems to know how to move forward. There’s Joe Tate (Ned Porteous), who’s spent weeks either plotting revenge or pushing people away. Kim Tate (Claire King) has been busying herself with funeral arrangements while reeling from the fact that she’s lost the woman she thought of like a daughter. And Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough)… where to even begin? Friendly reminder that the character returned from the dead earlier this year because he wanted to reconnect with Joe. Near enough everything Graham has done has been with Joe’s best interests at heart, but when the one thing his surrogate son wants is something he cannot get, what exactly does that mean for Graham? Next week, Kim arrives at the hospital and learns that Joe has banned everyone from seeing baby Tate as he’s being put up for adoption. Kim tries to get Joe to see sense, but nothing works. Graham then steps in and says to Joe that if the baby is adopted, he’ll leave Joe’s life forever. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Baby Tate is home – but not for long (Picture: ITV) Ah, famous last words. Joe and Graham return to Home Farm with baby Tate in tow, but a hopeful Kim then learns that Joe has only brought the tot home so she can say goodbye. Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. ‘I don’t think she can forgive Joe’, star Claire King said, discussing how Kim feels about what Joe is doing. ‘Because she knows what she went through all those years ago, and she knows he will regret it. So I don’t think she’s particularly empathetic. She wants to try and avoid it like the plague, so she’s going to have to come up with the plan. She has got Graham on her side.’ Reminded of her own experiences with putting a child up for adoption, Kim begs Joe to rethink things, and is then dealt another blow when Graham announces that he’s leaving. Broken and unable to process even more bad news, Kim watches Graham leave with baby Tate. Joe has no intention of being a dad to the little baby (Picture: ITV) Left alone, Kim suddenly feels incredibly small in the empty Home Farm. ‘She’s had this dream of a family, she loves her family, she’s always been protective of her family so to see it fall apart is devastating for her’, Claire added. ‘She doesn’t know which way to turn because everybody seems to be leaving the nest.’ In the week, Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) learns that baby Tate has been given away and quickly makes his feelings clear to Joe. While a spiralling Joe hits the whisky, Kim cannot help but think about when she put her baby up for adoption. Deals of the Day This new Cricut gadget turns your favourite photos into stickers in minutes From kitchen hatches to burgundy walls – the biggest home trends for 2027 Oodie’s cosy blanket sale has arrived just in time for Christmas shopping Save over £700 on Simba's top-rated mattresses in this limited-time sale An Instagram mattress left me with back pain – this one completely changed my mind We know Kim’s daughter is DS Thea Ramsden (Chelsea Edge) – could the developments with baby Tate push Kim to try and find her? Arrow MORE: Are you a true fan? Test your knowledge with Metro’s weekly Soaps quiz Arrow MORE: All Emmerdale spoilers for next week as show legend is left devastated after sad exit Arrow MORE: Joe’s next victim and big death sealed as Emmerdale spoilers confirm what happens next The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.