Coronation Street couple set for split after a decade over furious betrayal

CORONATION Street couple is set for a dramatic split after a shocking betrayal shatters their relationship.

The fallout leaves the couple grappling with trust issues, with the future of their decade-long bond hanging in the balance.

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Shona’s annoyed by David’s unsympathetic response when she admits how desperately she wants to see Clayton next week on the ITV soap.

Later, Shona tells David that she’s going to visit Clayton with or without permission.

In the hospital, Shona spots Clayton handcuffed to a prison guard and approaches his bed, determined to see her son.

Will Clayton tell his mum that he saw David before attempted to take his own life?

Corrie viewers know that Clayton was feeling guilty about murdering David’s ex-wife Kylie.

He arranged to see David to ask for forgiveness, but David wasn’t interested and struggled to believe him.

David deleted Shona’s email from the prison about Clayton’s visiting order, and disconnected their landline phone so they couldn’t be contacted.

It wasn’t till news of Clayton’s attempted suicide that Shona realised the email was in her junk folder and their phone was disconnected.

As she grapples with the devastating news about her son, David tries to cover his tracks.

He sinks to a new low as he convinces Shona that she mistakenly put the email in junk due to her brain injury making her forget things, when it was in fact David.

Will Shona find out the truth?

Meanwhile, David’s son Max is in prison charged for the murder of Joel Deering.

Viewers know that Lauren is Joel’s killer after she hit him over the head with a rock to stop him from strangling Max to death.

But Max wants to take the blame and tell the police he acted in self defence so Frankie doesn’t grow up as an orphan.

Darkest soap storylines

Over the years the likes of EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street have all tried to try outdo each other with their outlandish plots in a bid to keep us tuning in each week. But here are some of the darkest that had fans in shock…

EastEnders: Tony grooming Whitney (2008-2009) – Tony King first appeared in Albert Square in 2008 as the boyfriend of Bianca, played by Patsy Palmer. But it was quickly revealed he was a paedophile who had been grooming vulnerable Whitney, Bianca’s adopted stepdaughter from a previous relationship, since she was 12. The shocking storyline attracted more than 200 complaints within a week of it beginning. Whitney waited until her 16th birthday to reveal the truth to a horrified Bianca, who called the police.

Emmerdale: Holly’s drug addiction and shock death (2010-2016) – In 2010, Holly Barton (played by Sophie Powles) became Emmerdale’s first teenage drug addict. The shocking storyline saw her taking cocaine on a night out before developing a deadly heroin habit. Parents John and Moira desperately tried to help get their daughter clean but when Holly returned in 2016, following a four-year absence, she quickly relapsed. Fans were left stunned and heartbroken when distraught Moira found Holly dead in her bed from a heroin overdose.

Hollyoaks: Luke’s rape (2000) – Actor Gary Lucy was just 17 when he took on this groundbreaking storyline, which saw his character Luke Morgan become soap’s first male rape victim. Luke had endured a long-running bullying campaign by football rival Mark Gibbs – who raped him after Luke stood up to him. Luke was left suicidal following the brutal attack, before opening up to his brother Adam. Gibbs was sentenced to eight years in prison. Gary won the Best Actor gong at the British Soap Awards in 2000 for his performance.

Coronation Street: Evil Richard Hillman (2001-2003) – Just a mere mention of ‘Richard Hillman’ is enough to send a shiver down the spines of soap fans. He is often ranked one of the most evil soap villains and it’s not hard to see why. The smooth-talking financial adviser bashed his ex-wife Patricia over the head with a shovel. In a bid to keep his mother-in-law Audrey quiet, he set fire to her house. And when Maxine caught him trying to murder Emily Bishop, he took a crowbar to her head. He made his exit from the cobbles in 2003 when he drove Gail Platt, played by Helen Worth, and her family into the canal. They survived, but he didn’t.

As the guilt eats her alive, how long can Lauren keep her secret?

Shona feels torn between supporting Max and Clayton, and also being there for husband David.

Can the Platt family come together in their time of need?

Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and is available on ITVX.

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