BIG NEWS!! Emmerdale confirms whether Moira and Kim’s big change is permanent

Emmerdale star Natalie J Robb has spoken about the recent scenes where her character Moira Dingle and Kim Tate actually came to a mutual agreement, and has opened up about whether the mutual respect will last.

There has been rivalry between the two for years, but when Moira was in prison recently, she called Kim to make a deal to sell Butler’s Farm.

The scenes showed a mutual respect between the two, with Kim impressed by Moira’s dedication to the farming life. Could that carry on now that Moira is out of the slammer?

Robb thinks that it could last, but she hopes it never turns into them actually becoming mates.

“It’s nice that they don’t get on but they have that mutual respect for each other”, she said.

“You really see how Kim knows what that farm meant to Moira. And for her to sell the farm because she thought it was best for Cain, it really opens Kim’s eyes.

“It’s like: ‘Oh right, okay, it’s a proper love’. Kim really respects that and it’s about family roots and values. So there’s that respect for each other.”

She added: “I think that’ll always be there in the background now but they’ll still have fights – probably because of Joe to be honest, he’ll be the main factor!”

Speaking of Joe Tate, Moira will discover next week that he was responsible for planting the incriminating documents that led to her arrest.

In typical Moira fashion, she grabs her shotgun and goes for a direct confrontation, but will Joe be able to weasel himself out of the situation like he’s done many times before?

Emmerdale airs another special episode focusing on Cain and Moira Dingle next week, as the couple’s marriage hits a new crisis point. The popular duo were recently reunited when Moira was released from jail, but there are emotional scenes ahead as Cain starts to doubt their future.

Next Wednesday’s episode (29 April) sees Cain struggle to open up about his ongoing fears surrounding his illness. Cain is due to undergo an important operation after being diagnosed with prostate cancer, but he’s anxious that the side-effects could impact the physical aspect of his relationship with Moira.

Dr Liam Cavanagh steps in to see if he can be a confidant for his friend, but he’s alarmed when Cain suggests that it might be better to cancel the surgery.

Meanwhile, Moira confides in her sister-in-law Chas about the fragile state of her relationship with Cain.

Jeff Hordley, who plays Cain, explained: “Liam comes round to see Cain on Moira’s advice. Cain has gone a bit quiet again, so Liam tries to coax it out of him. Cain starts saying: ‘What if I don’t have the operation? That would be a great thing because then things just stay the same’.

“We’re putting this story under the microscope and trying to show all the things that men have to deal with when they’ve got this illness. There are huge life-changing repercussions you can have when you undergo these operations, such as erectile dysfunction or you could be incontinent.

“Coming out of the operation, you don’t know whether there’s going to be a big change for you. So that’s where Cain is at with his head.”

He continued: “Cain suggests that he could not have the operation and just live with the cancer. Liam points out that could kill him, but Cain says: ‘I’d rather live the life that I’ve already got, than live a life that’s changed’.

“He feels that it’s going to change his relationship. What he talks about with Liam is that Moira likes sex, a lot. We’ve not shied away from these things, because these are really important issues.”

When Cain and Moira come face-to-face again after their separate conversations, they realise that it’s time for an honest chat.

Sadly, there are more challenges to come, as Cain even wonders whether they should call it a day…

Jeff added: “Cain’s in a really bad place. He asks whether they can get through this and Moira says that she doesn’t know. He goes: ‘Right, I think we better split up then!’ Then they have a big conversation about it.

“But fundamentally – underpinning all this adversity they’re facing – this is a love story. It’s how these two people come through it or don’t come through it. It’s the sacrifices that they’re making to hold on to what they’ve got.”

Sharing her take, Natalie J Robb – who plays Moira – was also tight-lipped on whether the troubled Dingle couple can make things work.

Natalie explained: “In Moira’s head, she thinks that if the physical side of their relationship goes away, she’s in love with Cain and that’s not going to change. She’s trying to say to him: ‘We can be creative, there’s other things we can do to keep that going along’.

“But deep down she’s saying these things and then going: ‘Do I actually believe that?’ Because it’s a big part of them as well. They don’t know how they’re actually going to feel at the time, if it does come to that.

“It’s good – it’s as honest as you’d expect to see in a relationship and that’s what’s nice. They’re showing you a marriage where this couple are trying to get through something. Rather than flying off the handle and doing things that are stupid, they’re trying to navigate their way through it.

“They both don’t know the answers, but they’re trying to deal with things as they go. They don’t really know what the outcomes are going to be yet. A lot of it is hypothetical.”