Emmerdale spoilers follow.
Emmerdale's Dawn Fletcher gets upset next week as Gabby Thomas takes a petty argument too far.
Dawn is mortified when Gabby makes a spiteful remark in front of her son Lucas and foster daughter Clemmie, leaving the youngsters stunned.
Viewers know that Dawn and Gabby have a difficult history. They were once love rivals for Jamie Tate, but managed to put their differences aside following Jamie's exit in 2021.
More recently, Dawn and Gabby briefly went head-to-head for a lucrative job with Kim Tate at Home Farm. Dawn later took herself out of the running, not wanting business commitments to stand in the way of spending time with the kids.
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Next week's episodes see tensions flare up again after Dawn witnesses an awkward encounter at Home Farm.
When Kim agrees to hire Gabby as her deputy, Gabby celebrates by opening a bottle of champagne with new nanny Nicky.
Gabby tries to kiss Nicky, but he rejects her – with the whole thing witnessed by Dawn.
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Even though Dawn and Gabby are no longer competitors in the battle to impress Kim, they clash as they question each other's priorities.
Their bitter exchange of words gets out of hand when Gabby refers to Dawn as "a prostitute" while Lucas and Clemmie are in earshot.
Lucas immediately starts questioning his mum, causing her to rush out on the verge of tears.
Once the dust is settled, will Dawn have to revisit a part of her past that she'd rather forget?
Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.
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