Claire King says Kim Tate will clash with Graham Foster thanks to a new business partnership.
The ‘Emmerdale’ actress has teased friction between her character and Andrew Scarborough’s alter ego which leaves the latter feeling like the newcomer is "encroaching on his turf".
She told Inside Soap magazine: "There is a Kim and Graham story coming up, which does involve family, but also Kim goes into partnership with a new guy who she worked with in Dubai when she went away on a business holiday.
"They’re very, very similar, so whether they will click together or explode, who knows? Also, Graham doesn’t like it too much, as he feels it’s encroaching on his turf!"
The 57-year-old soap star also suggested Rishi Sharma (Bhasker Patel) will regret coming to Kim for a high interest loan to save the factory after it was left on the verge of bankruptcy.
Claire teased: "I think Rishi has made a big mistake, and he will rue the day he got involved with Kim."
The actress previously revealed she’s glad to have gone back to the Yorkshire Dales, having first spent a decade on the soap following her 1989 debut, and the former ‘Bad Girls’ star – who returned to ‘Emmerdale’ for a one-week cameo last year – believes reprising her role is the "best decision" she has ever made.
She said: "Coming back to ‘Emmerdale’ was very daunting but the best decision I’ve ever made.
"It’s so much fun playing a soap super-bitch as you can get away with saying things you’d get a deserved slap for in real life! I don’t think she could be any bitchier – she just sees her goal and aims for it no matter who’s in the way.
"And I think she’ll probably be the most hated person in the country for a while, until we see a softer side (and yes, she does have one!) I think Donald Trump can relax for a while!"
Claire King teases Kim Tate clash with Graham Foster over new business partner
