DALES DELIVERY Emmerdale fans stunned as Dawn reveals huge pregnancy bombshell in shock twist

EMMERDALE fans were left shocked during Tuesday night’s episode as Dawn Fletcher revealed she was pregnant in a shock twist.

The character, played by Olivia Bromley, dropped the bombshell that she is expecting Joe Tate’s baby.

A man in a black coat and red tie looks on as a woman in a grey jacket holds a pregnancy test.

Emmerdale’s Dawn Fletcher has revealed she is pregnant with Joe Tate’s baby in a new bombshell Credit: ITV

A man in a light grey shirt with dark hair and a beard sits on a brown leather couch.

Joe found out he was set to be a dad whilst facing the wrath of Moira Dingle, with Dawn’s revelation getting him out of the sticky situationCredit: ITV

And it came at the perfect time for Joe, with the revelation getting him out of a very sticky situation.

In an attempt to get revenge on Joe for blackmailing Robert Sugden, Moira Dingle decided to hold him at gunpoint and threatened to shoot him in dramatic scenes.

But luckily for Joe, Dawn arrived and managed to drop news so shocking that it had Moira standing down.

In an attempt to get her to put the gun down, Dawn told Moira: “Whatever he’s done, I’ll make him pay – but don’t make me pay.

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A woman in a black jacket and denim shirt aims a shotgun at someone off-screen.

Moira had Joe at gunpoint in an attempt to get revenge on him, but dropped the gun upon learning of Dawn’s pregnancy Credit: ITV

A man and a woman look distressed as a third woman points a rifle at them.

Dawn begged ‘don’t make our baby pay’ as she interjected during the dramatic scenes

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Dawn and Joe have been together since last Spring, when they began an affair Credit: ITV

Joe Tate and Dawn Fletcher kissing.

The on-screen couple got engaged over Christmas after a tumulteous relationship, which saw their affair revealed to the village Credit: ITV

“Don’t make our baby pay. I’m pregnant.”

With Moira skeptical, Dawn then proved herself by pulling out the positive pregnancy test.

“Let this kid have a dad,” she begged.

The news worked, with Moira putting down the gun and promptly leaving the scene.

Whilst Joe was then ready to celebrate the news he was expecting a little one, the altercation left Dawn suspicious as she asked why Moira was targeting him.

Joe continued to claim that he didn’t know, rather than being honest with his other half.

Dawn and Joe’s relationship began as an affair during her marriage to Billy Fletcher.

The affair was exposed to the village last May.

Since then, the couple have been in a tumultuous romance, which saw them get engaged over Christmas in 2025.

But with Joe not being fully honest with Dawn about his antics when it comes to Moira, things look to be far from smooth sailing in weeks to come.