Emmerdale stars Bradley Riches and Shebz Miah teased more than one twist ahead for newcomer Kev, as they praised their ‘incredible’ new co-star Chris Coghill
20:00, 02 Oct 2025Updated 20:02, 02 Oct 2025
New Emmerdale character Kev is set to bring chaos to the village it seems.
Actors Bradley Riches and Shebz Miah had nothing but praise for their new co-star Chris Coghill, who plays Robert Sugden’s secret husband. The pair, who play Lewis Barton and Kammy Hadiq on the ITV soap, teased Kev could well be in the village soon – and the character would be caught up with different villagers across the soap.
Amid fears for Robert’s relationship with Aaron Dingle after Robron’s reunion this week, Bradley and Shebz were quick to reassure fans that the couple could survive the latest hiccup. But they also said amid some viewers not being keen on newcomer Kev that this would soon change, with them adamant that fans will “grow to love” Chris’ character.
That’s not all though, as fans can expect more than one big twist where “unpredictable” Kev is concerned, with them warning that fans “hadn’t seen the half of it”. Referencing Chris’ first episode as Kev where the character fumed about Robert being set up, the stars exclusively told The Mirror that were was more drama ahead.
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New Emmerdale character Kev is set to bring chaos to the village it seems(Image: ITV/Emmerdale)
Calling Chris’ debut as Kev “incredible”, Bradley told us: “There are some twists about him later on. He’s very good,” while remaining coy over what the twists were. Shebz added: “The most amazing part is it embeds quite a few different characters across the soap.
“So that’s interesting.” As Shebz tried to avoid letting anything else slip, Bradley joked: “That was a bit suss!” Bradley also shared how perceptions of Kev would change with fans as time goes on.
He said: “I think with Kev’s character as well, if you’re a Robron-er you may hate him at the beginning, but you will grow to love him. I feel like you see the character evolve.
“You see different things that are gonna happen later down the line. You do grow to love Kev.” It’s safe to say there won’t be just one twist too where Kev is concerned.
Amid fears for Robert’s relationship with Aaron Dingle after Robron’s reunion this week, Bradley and Shebz were quick to reassure fans(Image: ITV)
Shebz shared: “There’s a lot of twists and turns, obviously in Emmerdale fashion. But it’s someting so interesting for the fans. They are gonna be hooked. It’s what we needed with the amount of twists.”
Bradley teased fans might see more aggression from Kev, as he shared: “He’s so unpredictable, Kev. My God.” Shebz agreed: “So unpredictable.”
As we referenced the scene where Kev almost lost control over Robert’s admission about being set up, Shebz teased: “Oh, it gets better,” as Bradley added: “That’s not the half of it.”
Emmerdale stars Bradley Riches and Shebz Miah teased more than one twist ahead (Image: WireImage)
Actors Bradley Riches and Shebz Miah had nothing but praise for their new co-star Chris Coghill(Image: WireImage)
The pair also heaped praise on actor Chris, as Shebz said: “Chris is phenomenal. He’s so good at what he does. It’s a very complex character but he plays it with such authenticity. It’s gonna be so exciting for the fans to watch.
“It’s been an honour to witness it on the other side of the table but I’m so excited for the fans to see the final product.” Asked if they were Robron fans, he added: “Yeah, of course. Everybody is.”
Bradley then joked: “Yeah… we’d be cancelled if we weren’t!” Asked if Robron could survive the Kev drama, he said: “They will.”
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