What on earth is going on in the baffling Kim and Will storyline? Plot unravelled including all the fan theories
What exactly is going on?
Sometimes soaps air a storyline that has so many twists and turns that it’s hard for anybody to keep up. That seems to be the case with the current Emmerdale Kim and Will storyline.
Kim and Will used to be one of the stronger couples in the Dales. But in soap fashion, Emmerdale decided to tear them apart.
However, in doing so it has created an extremely baffling storyline that fans feel has gone on for too long.
Are Kim and Will together again? Who is playing who? And is Will just impossible to kill? Here is a round-up of what’s going on, including fan theories on what’s to come.
Emmerdale Kim and Will – what’s happened
Emmerdale’s Kim and Will were a perfectly happily married couple. Fans were enjoying seeing them live their lives as a team. But when the show introduced Dawn’s mother, Rose, Will couldn’t resist going back to his past for a one-night stand.
Obviously this was not going to ever go down well with the iconic Kim Tate. And so when Will kept receiving blackmail messages, he never considered it could be his wife – but it was.
Eventually the couple decided to call time on their romance. But the end of their love story marked the beginning of a war.
The nasty divorce proceedings led Kim to hiring a financial advisor, Peter. The two then had a romantic encounter which led to Will confronting him.
Not wanting Will to get his hands on her wealth, Kim also teamed up with recently returned Ross Barton to remove her husband from the village.
While she didn’t mean Ross should kill him – that’s what he almost did – until Will rocked up at Home Farm, alive and angry.
Kim was shocked at her own happiness at seeing Will alive, and the couple called time on their feud and their divorce, to give their relationship another go.
But in another huge twist, viewers saw Will meet up with Peter revealing they had secretly been working together to bring Kim down. When Will informed him he wanted out, Peter reminded him that wasn’t possible.
After Ross informed Will of how Kim’s main concern was covering up his death when she thought he was gone, Will began to question if Peter was right. And so once again, Will is working against Kim.
And fans were treated to a mysterious phone call between Peter and an unknown person talking about “Operation destroy Kim.” But who was on the other line?
Kim and Will theories in Emmerdale
Kim’s playing him
While many fans believe the back and forth between them is unnecessary and there was no need to wreck their relationship, many have thought of theories that could put Emmerdale queen Kim Tate on top.
After last night’s reveal that Will is still working against Kim, fans can’t help but think she is actually the one playing him. Because how could Kim Tate fall for his lies?
One wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “Kim’s too smart for this. She must be playing Will at his own game.”
Another agreed: “This is deffo Kim’s plan. Will is just falling for it.”
“Kim must be playing Will. She can’t really be back with him,” another fan pleaded.
So is Kim really the mastermind behind the whole thing? And has she realised if she wants Will out of the village, she has to do it herself?
Are the Tates involved?
Other fan theories include Peter teaming up with other Tate members to take Kim down. Some who live in the village and others who don’t.
When Caleb first arrived in 2022, it was revealed he was the son of Frank Tate and that he was there to get what he felt belonged to him. This led to a feud between him and Kim, and while he may have failed the first time, could he be attempting another takedown?
Or could Peter actually be teaming up with Kim’s son, Jamie Tate? He is currently in hiding with his daughter, Millie, after faking his own death to get away from Kim. So does he want to come back to the village, but he knows he needs rid of his mother first?
Although a different much-loved Tate could be wanting to take back Home Farm. Fan favourite Joe Tate is still out there somewhere, and he still has a score to settle with Kim – so could it be him? Fans have been saying he needs to make a comeback..
While there could be many different outcomes, fans hope they don’t have long to wait to find out who the mastermind is.
Read more: Who is leaving Emmerdale? A complete guide to exits and returns
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV, with an early release at 7am on ITVX.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs weekdays at 6am and 6.30am on ITV3, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
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