Coronation Street‘s Leanne Battersby is gearing up to exact revenge on her sister Toyah and former flame Nick, but it “doesn’t end well for anyone”.
Soap icon Leanne, played by Jane Danson, has had a tumultuous year on the cobbles. Viewers will remember how she was drawn into the enigmatic ‘self-help’ group, The Institute, under the leadership of the ominous Rowan Cunliffe (Emrhys Cooper).
Leanne became deeply involved in the cult, prioritising The Institute over her family and loved ones, including her fiance Nick (Ben Price) and sister Toyah (Georgia Taylor).
Both expressed their worries about Leanne, particularly when Toyah was diagnosed with germ-cell ovarian cancer. With no one else to turn to, Nick and Toyah began to grow incredibly close, leading to an unexpected romantic entanglement.
After sharing a surprise kiss, the pair ended up in bed together. However, they were caught in the act by Rowan, who managed to capture a photo of them in a passionate embrace, reports Plymouth Live.
Revealing his ‘true’ intentions, Rowan blackmailed Nick into investing in The Institute’s new resource centre. But as is typical in soapland, the truth about Toyah and Nick’s affair was uncovered by Leanne, leaving her both heartbroken and furious.
Since then, things seemed to have calmed down for Leanne, Nick and Toyah. However, recently, Nick and Toyah reignited their romance and are planning to come clean to Leanne.
Nick and Toyah may soon come to regret their actions as Coronation Street’s executive producer Kate Brooks has hinted that Leanne is out for revenge. Discussing the upcoming Christmas drama, Kate teased that Leanne’s quest for vengeance “doesn’t end well for anyone”.
The soap’s chief shared: “You’ve got Leanne, who’s got her suspicions about Nick and Toyah, and I felt it was really important to see a different side to Leanne. She’s had a very tough year, she’s had The Institute which was all-consuming in many ways, but she’s a Battersby and she’s scrappy and she’s feisty.”
Kate elaborated: “And Toyah is so good and so brilliant and wonderful, and she sees the life that she had just being taken away from her. And rather than go down the route which is expected, of her taking it on the chin or moving on, she really wants to make them pay and she is really intent on getting her own revenge.”
“Nick’s betrayal is one thing, but the betrayal of a sister is huge, and I just love that dynamic between Toyah and Leanne, I think it’s fantastic. That all comes to the forefront on Christmas Day and it doesn’t end well for anyone.”
Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX
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