Emmerdale confirms returning villain will ‘stir up trouble’ with new business
Chris Coghill is returning to Emmerdale as Kev Townsend just three months after his exit The 50-year-old actor will be back on the soap later this year after initially joining for a few months from September until January. In a press release, ITV teased that his “new business venture is sure to stir up trouble for the locals”. Chris said: “I’m really pleased to be returning to Emmerdale, I had a brilliant time last year. Kev is a complex character that I love playing. “He has psychopathic tendencies but also an energy and vulnerability that I think makes him pretty unique. I’m properly looking forward to getting back at it.” Kev was initially seen as Robert Sugden’s husband after Ryan Hawley’s character married him in prison, believing he was dying. That was a lie Kev told to save their relationship, while it was later revealed he’s also the biological father of Lewis Barton (Bradley Riches). In his dramatic final scenes, he managed to escape the clutches of serial killer John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth) after getting …


