Emmerdale spoilers: What's the SECRET CONNECTION between Graham Foster and Jamie Tate's wife Andrea?

Graham returns in Emmerdale

Graham Foster and Andrea Tate reveal they have history and are desperate to make sure their loved ones don't cotton on to their connection

WOW. A curveball is about to hit the already super-dysfunctional Home Farm when it turns out that Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) and Jamie's wife Andrea (Anna Nightingale) know each other! But what is their connection and why are they being so edgy around each other?

Andrea is clearly really rattled. After insisting he keeps schtum to Jamie, she seeks out her unaware hubby and then grills him about Graham…

Later, back at Home Farm, Andrea braces herself to confront Graham. What's their beef? Why could he 'ruin everything' for her?

Graham returns in Emmerdale

What's the secret connection between Graham Foster and Andrea, who's married to Jamie Tate?

Elsewhere, the Dingles vow to complete Lisa's bucket list and emotions run high as Lydia (Karen Blick) and Zak (Steve Halliwell) make up. David (Matthew Wolfenden) manages to make his problem even worse for himself.

This is the first of tonight's episodes of Emmerdale.

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