The 61-year old made a triumphant return to the Dales in 2018, meanwhile, in a bid to destroy the Dingle family before being involved in several further major storylines. <\/span><\/p>\n READ MORE<\/b>: Emmerdale Claire King\u2019s love life \u2013 marrying on-screen son to secret new boyfriend<\/b><\/p>\n Now, as Kim finally begins to settle down with her partner Will Taylor and she cares for grandson, Thomas, a sizzling photoshoot has emerged, which took place 35 years ago. <\/p>\n The snaps, which were taken in 1988 – a year after Claire's breakthrough role in the film, Eat the Rich – still look fabulous three-and-a-half decades on. <\/p>\n One pic shows her modelling a plunging red and black patterned dress complete with lace-up corset as she stares seductively into the camera lens. <\/p>\n With her blonde tresses styled in a messy way so typical of the time, the star adds black lace gloves and silver drop earrings to the mix. <\/p>\n In a second, in which Claire almost appears to be channeling her future character Kim, the actress dons a black silk dress featuring a cheeky sheer design across her bust. <\/p>\n And a third shows her sitting backwards on a chair in a short, tight-fitting black number that emphasises her famous curves.<\/p>\n Adding sheer tights and heels to her complement her look, Claire again already looks ready for the part of villainous vixen, Kim. <\/p>\n Have you joined Threads? Follow Daily Star to keep up to date on all things showbiz<\/b> <\/b>here<\/u><\/b>.<\/b><\/p>\n In 2020, Claire opened up on her new relationship with her partner, who she has been with for the last 15 years.<\/p>\n However, she won\u2019t be putting him in the spotlight after ditching her relationship-drama past for a stunning barn conversion with her man deep in the Yorkshire Dales.<\/p>\n She explained to OK! at the time: "When I was married to Pete [on-screen step-son, Amory], we couldn\u2019t help being in the public eye as we worked together, but, luckily, that wasn\u2019t in the time of social media.<\/p>\n "My partner now isn\u2019t in the business, and that suits me perfectly well. He isn\u2019t interested in the business, and that keeps me grounded \u2013 not that I need grounding.<\/p>\n Claire isn\u2019t able to have children after undergoing a hysterectomy in her forties \u2013 but admitted she always "looks for the positives".<\/p>\n She explained that "things happen for a reason", and her ex-husband Pete already had one son when they were together. She said: "By the time I got out [of the marriage] I was in my forties and I wasn\u2019t going to just get pregnant for the sake of it."<\/p>\n For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters <\/b>here<\/u><\/b>.<\/b><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30920884.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_kim_tate_2.jpg\")
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