Inside Soap UK 23 - 2018

“That was quite a ride in Corrie!” Well, that was quite a ride in Corrie last week, wasn’t it? But through the many shocks (and shots, as Phelan went a bit trigger-happy!), my favourite bit – which caused me to let out a big cheer – was the return of Anna Windass to finish off the super-villain. I loved the way the story came full-circle – with Anna, his first victim in the Street, being the one to do the deed. We catch up with Debbie Rush (who plays Anna) on p14, where she tells all on her triumpant return. Elsewhere, we have even more of them soap stars. We have a lovely chinwag with EastEnders’ Kim herself, Tameka Empson (and she is a lady who loves a chinwag!) –…

“There’s tension as Toyah doesn’t know what Eva will say” Toyah’s baby lie rips through the Rovers this week, as the guilt of her surrogacy pact with Eva causes her to finally explode – and tell Peter everything! Since little Susie was born, Toyah has witnessed heartbroken Eva struggling to let go of her daughter, and the agony of that decision has magnified following the suicide of Susie’s father Aidan. The loss that Eva feels is huge, and seeing her so distraught at her ex-fiancé’s funeral is what forces Toyah to accept that she can’t go on living a lie… “The secrets just keep building, and after she realises how devastated Eva is, it all culminates with Toyah deciding to tell Peter the truth,” shares actress Georgia Taylor, who plays…

In previous chats with Inside Soap, Georgia has shared her fears that there would be no going back for Toyah and Peter once the truth came out – and Corrie viewers know only too well how destructive Peter can be when the going gets tough. The recovering alcoholic came close to falling off the wagon at Christmas when he thought he’d killed Billy, so will the death of his child see him hit the bottle once again? Or will Peter find solace in the arms of one of his former flames? The spark will always be there between him and Carla, but we’re not ruling out Toyah’s sister Leanne as the shoulder he’ll cry on. The pair have been quite pally since Leanne moved into the Rovers, so could the…

Mel decides that she’s had enough of dealing with Phil and Sharon this week – and tells her lover Jack she’s departing the Square! Mel’s week gets off to a miserable start when Jack tries to persuade her that her son, Hunter, is a pathological liar, and that she needs to wake up and smell the coffee! Desperate to only see the best in her boy, Mel refuses to listen to Jack’s accusations, and tells him he’s mistaken. “There’s still the matter of the missing £15,000 taken from the E20 safe,” our Walford informant reminds us. “Jack is certain that Hunter is the guilty party – and having seen first-hand how deceitful the boy is capable of being, he tries to make Mel see sense. “Deep down, Mel knows that…

HUNTER He swears blind he had nothing to do with the stolen cash – but we know he was in the club with his friends, and had ample opportunity to swipe the contents of the safe. And he is Steve Owen’s son… LOUISE She’s been quick to put the blame on Hunter – perhaps too quick! Could it be that Phil’s daughter is deflecting attention away from herself – and just like her brother Ben, she’s succeeded in ripping off her old man? BILLY He has suggested that the robbery could have been an inside job, so has Billy let slip more than he intended? It’s deeply suspicious, but can we really believe that he has the intelligence to have pulled off the heist so well?…

“Paddy just doesn’t accept what Chas is saying – it’s gutting!” There’s an emotional heart-to-heart in store for Chas and Paddy this week, as she finally breaks the devastating news to him that their baby can’t survive. It’s after Marlon and Paddy throw her a baby shower that distraught Chas finally finds the strength to tell Paddy the truth – that their unborn child has no kidneys and won’t live. But as Paddy begs that they seek a second opinion, is he simply clutching at straws? “Paddy just doesn’t accept what Chas is saying,” sighs Dominic Brunt, who plays him. “It’s just too gutting for him to think that it’s over. It’s not because he doesn’t believe Chas – he’s just being an idiot male, thinking he can step in…