Emmerdale confirms return for Steve Marchant after 28 years – and he has a huge shock for Kim Tate

28 years, guy hasn’t aged a day! (Picture: ITV)

Well, the moment his name passed the venomous-turned-empathetic lips of Kim Tate (Claire King), it was only a matter of time before I’d be revealing the return of Steve Marchant, played by soap royalty Paul Opacic.

Lo and behold, almost three decades on, he’s back in the village. To be specific, it’s been 28 years since Kim engineered it for him to be landed in jail over the horse theft scam. And how come Paul hasn’t changed a bit!? Perhaps Steve’s big secret is he holds the e...