Kate Brooks wants a "nice young hunk" to play Kim Tate's son. Although the 'Emmerdale' boss admitted the team hasn't cast her unseen son Jamie yet, she already has plans now that actress Claire King has signed a long-term contract.
Claire King
She told the Daily Star newspaper: "Kim's got lots of good stuff coming up! We've not yet cast her son but there's always got to be a nice young hunk!
"We've seen Kim saying that she wants to find Jamie and reconnect with him, and it's another Tate name to bring into the fold, so it's definitely on the cards."
Meanwhile, show's boss has been with her cast filming a week or special episodes, and she's looking forward to seeing things unfold as viewers find out what they've been cooking up.
She said: "Being out here in Belfast and filming with them all, and seeing everyone being so brilliant at what they do, it's really heartwarming and you feel so proud.
"We can't wait for the next 12 months. There's loads of stuff that we've got planned that we're waiting to get going, so I'm really excited."
Kate - who took over at the helm of the ITV show in April last year - was behind the return of Claire's alter ego, and although the comeback was shortlived - Kim got sent back to prison - the actress has signed a long-term contract and she'll be back for good in March.
Kate added: "We all discovered that it was Faith Fingle who pushed Kim off the balcony so there's going to be a lot of animosity between Debbie and Kim. Cain as well gets caught up in the whole Kim/Graham toxic relationship.
"So there's loads of fallout from that and Moira inadvertently ends up getting caught up in the crossfire."
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