Emmerdale revealed a surprising new ally for Jamie Tate this week, as newcomer Mackenzie took his side over the Dingles.
Moira Dingle’s brother shares a dark past with his sibling, something that was finally exposed in recent scenes.
But Mackenzie is still angry with her and doesn’t believe her version of events.
Now, despite Jamie almost killing her in a recent hit-and-run, Mackenzie has backed him over his own family.
While he is obviously in it for the money, he seemed quite keen to be hated in the village as much as Jamie is.
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On Thursday, the character repeated his offer to be his minder and look out for him against his long list of enemies.
But he wanted paying – and he asked for a lot of money and a stay at Jamie’s mansion in exchange for his security.
Jamie wasn’t so sure, especially when he asked for a fee of £5,000.
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In the end the men came to an agreement of £3,000 a month, for Mackenzie to stick around and look out for the public enemy.
Not only that, but Jamie said he could stay on the land at Home Farm, and have access to the house.
While Mackenzie claimed Jamie was getting a bargain at that cost, viewers couldn’t believe their ears.
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Taking to Twitter, many of them shared their shock at how much a month the character was being paid.
One viewer wrote: “£3k a month for a farmhand? He’s slightly overpaid methinks.”
Another agreed: “3k a month!? I will help Jamie for that.”
A third added: “3k a month, is NOT a bargain.”
Meanwhile, a fourth wrote: “Wow Mckenzie 3 grand a month, hes 1 of the few raking it in during a pandemic #emmerdale.”
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7pm on ITV, with an extra episode at 8pm on Thursdays.
Originally from https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/emmerdale-fans-disbelief-over-how-22965793