Emmerdale's iconic baddie Kim Tate is on the lookout for a new target, and it looks like she'll find one in Rishi Sharma.

In scenes that are set to air next week, Rishi (Bhasker Patel) – along with his wife Manpreet (Rebecca Sarker) – reveals to his children Jai (Chris Bisson) and Priya (Fiona Wade) that the family-owned factory is on the brink of ruin.

Thinking he has no-one else to turn to, Rishi meets Kim the next day to ask for a loan and sensing an opportunity to exploit him, she agrees and explains that she'll email over the details of the agreement later that night.

Rishi Sharma talks about the factory's future in Emmerdale
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But Rishi and Manpreet end up regretting ever going to her for help in the first place after they read the loan's terms.

Keeping the expectant loan a secret from Jai and Priya, Rishi foolishly tells his children that the company will be fine and reassures Manpreet that he'll be able to negotiate a better deal with Kim.

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But when Kim adopts a 'take-it-or-leave-it' attitude, a desperate Rishi has no choice but to make a decision he may come to wish he hadn't...

Emmerdale currently airs weekdays at 7pm on ITV, with an extra episode at 8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.


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