Emmerdale icon Claire King has played Kim Tate on the soap for more than three decades.
The actress, 60, first arrived in the fictional Yorkshire village in 1989 and stayed there for ten years before fleeing with her son, James, in a dramatic helicopter escape. Almost 20 years later, Kim returned for what was supposed to be a one-off appearance.
But she clearly enjoyed the return more than anticipated, and was soon a regular character once again.
