Kim Tate makes killer confession as she struggles to cope in Emmerdale

SECRETS are hard to keep in the Dales and Kim Tate is the latest villager to be tormented by her own conscience.

The Emmerdale businesswoman played by Claire King makes a huge confession about Craig Reed's murder to somebody close to her.

Kim Tate is keeping a huge secret from her loved ones as she agreed to do so with long-term foe Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley).

As ITV viewers will remember, the long-standing character knows the truth about Craig Reed's death as she was present when her horse Ice struck the vile rapist on the head with both hooves.

Both her and Cain, who had given Craig a beating as revenge for Lydia Dingle's rape, left Craig on the Home Farm estate to die.

Knowing she had to give herself an alibi, Kim then released her beloved stallion into the wild.

But while Cain is at ease with the thought of keeping another secret, Kim surprisingly struggles in upcoming scenes, despite her own past with murder and violence.

In recent scenes of the Yorkshire-based drama, Kim considered telling Lydia the truth as the cleaner continues to have questions.

However, Kim decides to turn to somebody close to her to finally let her truth out - her husband, Will Taylor (Dean Andrews).

Coming up, Will is stunned when Kim confirms that she played a part in Craig’s death.

Kim tells her side of the story but Will’s left feeling utterly betrayed.

Will’s left with a decision to make when Kim urges him to keep her reveal a secret.

The following day, Will is stunned when he finds a drunken Kim slumped against his daughter Dawn’s birthing pool.

When she rushes off to puke, Will worries about the state Kim has gotten herself into. 

Will this be enough to convince him to keep the peace and staying silent?

Could he turn on Cain for pressuring his wife to preserve the secret around Craig's mysterious death?

While this remains to be seen, Home Farm residents will have to face another surprise as Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) goes into labour while at the local Christmas fair.

Dawn was looking forward to a home birth due to her fear of a relapse into her drug addiction.

How will she cope?

Will she welcome a second healthy and happy baby with her husband Billy Fletcher?

Could the new-born also manage to convince new grandfather Will to help Kim carry her secret?

Emmerdale airs weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV.