Emmerdale star Claire King addresses violent scene for Kim and Harriet

 They go head-to-head in Sunday's special episode.

Emmerdale star Claire King has discussed an upcoming violent encounter for Kim Tate and Harriet Finch.

The love rivals go head-to-head in Sunday night's hour-long 50th anniversary special after Harriet's secret feelings for her ex-partner Will Taylor are exposed.

Upcoming scenes see Kim discover that Harriet is trying to win back Will. Harriet is determined to keep voicing her feelings, knowing that time is running out ahead of Will tying the knot with Kim.

In Sunday's episode, Kim confronts Will before the ceremony and demands to know whether Harriet's feelings are reciprocated.

Kim then speaks separately to Harriet, but gets more than she bargained for when the local policewoman violently grabs her by the throat in a rare moment of anger.

Teasing the scenes to come, Claire explained: "Kim isn't initially aware Harriet still has feelings for Will or indeed that he too has feelings, albeit not as strong.

"But when Kim overhears a conversation and sees a kiss, that is when she realises. Actually, it's quite innocent on Will's part as Harriet is clearly doing all of the chasing, whilst he's telling her he loves Kim, but of course Kim doesn't see it like that."

On Kim and Harriet's dynamic, she continued: "We've had a few confrontational scenes where Kim is preaching the bible at Harriet. That was quite amusing to film as I liked the irony of that!

"There's another scene on the day of the wedding where Harriet gets Kim by the throat and she takes a stand back and thinks, 'I'm really losing it here'.

"You'll need to watch to see the outcome of that confrontation – which way will it go? Will Kim make a fuss or will she back down?"

While the future of the love triangle remains uncertain, Claire suggested that Kim and Will make a strong match.

She said: "I think they're good for each other because Will is strong and determined. He knows how to handle Kim and he's honest with her. If he thinks she's getting out of hand or uppity or mistreating anyone, he will tell her and she will listen to him.

"They're on an even keel. Kim and Will have a mutual respect. He can be very determined and stubborn like Kim. But she tends to react immediately to something. While he says 'No, take your time, think about it and then act'. So she's learning how to have more patience.

"I think having Dawn and Billy living with them is also good for her, despite Dawn and Kim being antagonistic. But Billy is very calming and quite philosophical around Kim.

"Likewise having Lydia around, as Kim has got a good friend in her. Kim is now surrounded by people she trusts, likes and respects."

Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV, and streams on the ITV Hub.