ITV Emmerdale fans praise Mary and Kim stars for beautiful scenes as they ask for more

Emmerdale has been flooded with praise after Mary Goskirk came out to Kim Tate as the pair appeared to embark on an unexpected friendship. Last week viewers of the ITV soap saw Rhona's mum gravitating towards the Home Farm owner, almost forcing them into a drink together.

But during Monday night's trip to the Dales (June 13) Mary started acting evasive when Kim asked her about her love life following on from the death of her husband. "I moved here for three reasons: to fix things with my daughter, to make a new start and to use that fresh start to be more open about myself," Mary explained.

The question, however, clearly evoked heartbreaking and painful memories. "There is no such thing as my truth, there is only the truth..." Mary said to which Kim asked: "And what's that?"

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After a long pause, Mary said in a powerful moment on the soap: "I'm gay..." The character, who made her debut earlier this year played by former EastEnders star Louise Jameson then burst into tears. "Oh my goodness, I've said it, it's only taken me my whole life but I've actually said it," she said with joy and relief.

During the scenes she also opened up to Kim about how she'd fallen in love with neighbour, called Louise. "The woman who would change my life forever," Mary said. "Louise Eleanor Harrison. We were inseparable. After years of the most extraordinary friendship I realised I was completely in love with her."

However, Louise tragically died with Covid before they could properly be together, so Mary has been secretly grieving her loss ever since she arrived in the village. "She never knew how much she was loved. I never