Emmerdale: Here’s a look at Moira’s best showdowns

Ruby is the latest Emmerdale resident to become a victim of Moira Dingle’s anger, as she is treated to a classic Soapland-style headbutt in Wednesday’s episode (September 4.) Moira becomes convinced Ruby is trying to seduce Cain and sees red, which is a common theme for her at the moment.

Ruby isn’t the only one to be targeted by Moira’s head over the years, as Charity also once received a headbutt. Elsewhere, plenty of Emmerdale residents have been at the receiving end of one of Moira’s slaps and some have even had the farmer point a gun at them.

Here, we take a look at some of Moira’s best showdowns over the years on Emmerdale.

Moira Dingle attacks Ruby Fox-Miligan in Emmerdale — Moira lets Ruby know how she feels (Credit: ITV)

Moira headbutts Ruby in Emmerdale

She’s been acting erratic for weeks now, with her husband Cain bearing the brunt of most of Moira’s outbursts. However, Moira has a new target this week, in the form of Ruby.

In Wednesday’s episode (4 September), she heads round to Ruby’s house and accuses her of trying to seduce Cain. Baffled by the accusations, Ruby attempts to defuse the situation.

As Cain and Caleb arrive, Moira proceeds to headbutt Ruby. She falls onto the sofa, covering her face in pain as Cain and Caleb watch on in horror. Cain rushes to restrain Moira and later leads her away, before demanding to know what is going on with her. Oh, wouldn’t we all like to know the answer to that one?!

Moira headbutts Charity in Emmerdale. — Moira headbutted Charity during a row over Debbie (Credit: ITV)

Charity’s ‘gift from Glasgow’

Ruby isn’t the first Emmerdale resident to get a headbutt off Moira. Back in 2017, she took aim at Charity while the pair were embroiled in an argument over Debbie.

Charity ripped into Moira during the scene. She mocked her job as a farmer and brought up Cain’s affair, before impersonating her Scottish accent. Moira responded with a simple headbutt, declaring it to be a “gift from Glasgow.” This scene will forever go down in soap history as one of the most iconic showdowns of all time (well, at least we think so!)

Moira kills Emma in Emmerdale — Moira killed Emma after a huge showdown (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale Moira showdown: Emma’s death

Moira’s biggest showdown occurred in 2017, when she killed Emma Barton. She and Emma hadn’t seen eye-to-eye for a long while.

Emma had attempted to murder Moira by starting a fire in a barn (oh, how history is about to repeat itself with this one next week) but Emma ended up rescuing her as she went into labour. Emma then tried to steal Moira’s baby, Isaac. Moira also found out that Emma was the one who shot her nephew Finn (bless Finn.)

All of this led to a huge showdown between Moira and Emma on the bridge. While Moira urged Emma to tell the truth, Emma lashed out and began taunting her about Holly’s death. Moira then pushed Emma off the bridge, resulting in her death.

Moira slaps Chrissie — Chrissie was on the receiving end of Moira’s right hook (Credit: ITV)

Moira punches Chrissie

Back in 2015, Moira found out Cain and Chrissie had shared a kiss. If you don’t know what happened next, we’re sure you have a good idea!

As Chrissie and Robert were rowing about their failed marriage, Moira conveniently drove past. She marched up to Chrissie, while Cain watched, and punched her straight in the face.

Chrissie was knocked onto the bonnet of a car while Robert restrained Moira. She proceeded to scream and shout at both Cain and Chrissie, before driving off in her car – simply iconic!

Chas Dingle rows with Moira — Moira met her match with Chas (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale Moira showdown: The Chas Dingle slap

Loyal Emmerdale fans will recall the moment Moira took on Chas in 2012. Moira confronted Chas after becoming convinced Chas was sleeping with her husband John.

Chas was quick to lay out the facts to Moira. She stated she hadn’t slept with John but made no secret of them flirting, before bringing up Moira’s affair with Cain and pointing out the irony.

Moira slapped Chas round the face, but Chas remained unfazed. She informed Moira she would “knock her into next week” if she touched her again. We look forward to Chas Vs. Moira round two!

Moira points a gun — Moira isn’t afraid to bring out the big guns (Credit: ITV)

Kim and Jamie held at gunpoint in Emmerdale

In 2021, Moira decided she’d had enough of Kim and Jamie. She headed round to Home Farm with her shotgun and held them both at gunpoint to make sure they knew she meant business.

Kim was in the middle of a business meeting and unsurprisingly she didn’t secure the deal. She was largely unfazed by Moira’s threats, and the gun pointed at her forehead, but Jamie was terrified.

Moira shot a vase to make them both know she was serious about using her gun. However, she pretended to shoot Kim but the other barrel wasn’t loaded. Moira informed Kim and Jamie that next time things would be worse, before making a dramatic exit.

Moira pins Kim against a wall — Moira pinned Kim against a wall (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale Moira showdown: Moira Vs. Kim

There’s few people that would cross Kim Tate, but Moira has never been afraid to take on the scheming matriarch.

In 2019, Moira barged into Home Farm and proceeded to pin Kim against the wall. She demanded to know what Kim was up to after apparently getting the police off Cain’s back. Kim was unaware of the situation, but hid this from Moira and continued to antagonise her.

Moira met her match with Kim.