In Emmerdale, even the strongest relationships can crumble overnight.

And in the 2025 Christmas special, Kim Tate – the iron woman of Home Farm – suffers her most painful blow from the person she trusted most: Lydia Dingle.

Kim once considered Lydia like a sister.

After years of overcoming crises together, Kim had even planned to pass a portion of her Home Farm inheritance to Lydia.

But that trust shattered when Kim discovered Lydia and her husband, Sam Dingle, secretly organizing an illegal hunting trip on her land. As a result, Kim’s beloved horse, Ice, was so severely injured that it had to be euthanized.

The moment Kim witnessed this was a turning point. Her icy gaze and trembling voice in the confrontation with Lydia sent chills down viewers’ spines. Lydia, in a panic, begged for forgiveness, insisting she only did it to help her family overcome financial difficulties. But to Kim, all justifications were meaningless – trust, once broken, could never be mended.

The Home Farm Christmas party turned into an informal trial, where Kim tearfully kicked Lydia out of the house. The scene made it clear to both the audience and the villagers: their relationship was dead, and Kim Tate – once again – reverted to being the most solitary, cold, and dangerous woman in the Dales.