Emmerdale lines up new Joe Tate clash as he confronts Gabby

Emmerdale's Gabby Thomas tries to step up for her family next week by reaching out to Joe Tate in his hour of need.

Gabby can see the terrible toll that losing Dawn Fletcher has taken on Joe, and desperately wants to help him come to terms with what's happened.

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We know that Gabby is also grieving – not only the loss of Dawn, despite their differences, but also following the death of her uncle Jimmy.

But when she takes the opportunity to try to connect with Joe and empathise with his pain, he reacts with fury…

"Gabby might live to regret trying to show Joe kindness – he's just consumed by rage and spite," explains our Emmerdale insider.

"He doesn't see her actions as coming from the heart and motivated by genuine care. Joe is just irritated that Gabby is even trying to share her grief with him. To him, it's maddening."

Poor Gabby is wounded by Joe's vicious words and is rattled by the depth of his emotions, with his fury now turned on her.

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With Joe pushing everyone who cares away, will Gabby be the latest person to give up on him?

Fans have seen Joe focus on revenge against his enemies in the wake of Dawn's death. He recently buried Ruby Miligan alive in a coffin – which nearly killed her – and has since teamed up with Sadie King in the hope of destroying Ruby's marriage to Caleb.

Joe also recently bribed a judge so that she'd come down hard on Vinny Dingle at his court hearing, giving him a tough ten-year jail sentence.

"Gabby hasn't received the full force of Joe's vengeance in comparison, but he certainly wants nothing to do with her," adds our source. "He made it clear that he didn't want to keep living with Gabby when he pressured Kim to evict her from Home Farm – and nothing has changed.

"It's been tough for Gabby to deal with the backlash after being involved with the crash and briefly keeping Vinny's secret – and while Nicola has signalled that she's ready to move on, Joe isn't so understanding…"

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