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ITV’s Coronation Street aired shock scenes on Monday night which saw a villain killed off without any warning after subjecting two characters to a load of abuse

Coronation Street aired shock scenes on Monday night in which a villain was killed off without any warning. Richard Winsor, 43, has been playing homophobic church clerk Noah Hedley on the long-running serial for the past few months, and was placed at the centre of a controversial storyline.

When Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) made his debut on the programme, he was introduced as a married man who had two kids with wife Danielle (Natalie Anderson) before it was revealed that he had been put through conversion therapy earlier in life. After his wife left him once his affair with Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) was exposed, she struck up a relationship with Noah, and he has been on a campaign of hate ever since.

In the latest trip to the nation’s favourite street, viewers watched as Theo geared up for a custody hearing concerning his children Millie and Miles, with Todd and Noah sitting in on the whole thing in court as well. Throughout it all, Noah made homophobic comments , which led to an outburst from Todd. He left and waited at home, where Theo told him he had been granted a ‘shared care agreement order,’ and the pair went to the Bistro for lunch.

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However, Noah turned up and things between them immediately got heated as he subjected Todd and Theo to a torrent of abuse as he revealed that Danielle was set to appeal the decision.

He told them: “I’m concerned. People like you are allowed to live near kids, twisting their little minds so they end up like you.” Todd interjected with, ‘That’s enough!’ but Noah shot back: “I don’t think it, not while disgusting perverts like you are allowed to do what they want.” He labelled homosexuality as ‘a form of mental illness,’ and when Theo simply told him he ‘couldn’t get to them’ now, Noah simply said: “We’ll see…” and walked out.

A short time later, Todd and Theo had been joined in the Bistro by Todd’s adoptive daughter Summer (Harriet Bibby) and Dee Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown) to celebrate. But things took another dramatic turn when Natalie burst into the restaurant that Noah had died.

Looking for answers, she demanded: “What did you do to him? What did you do to Noah?! He’s dead! The last I heard he was coming to see you.” When asked how Noah had died, she explained through tears: “I found him in his front room, I called 999. The paramedic said he’d had a heart attack.”

Dee Dee assured Danielle that no one could make someone have a heart attack and it must have been an underlying condition. Danielle, hysterical by this point, then proclaimed: “This is all my fault. I did all this! Come on, Theo, you hate me!” but he insisted that was not the case, and they will always be connected in some form because of the children they have together.

Back at their flat, Theo had burst into tears over the shock news and admitted there was a time in his life that he ‘loved’ Noah. He explained: “He wasn’t always the bad guy. He was my friend. Maybe the best friend I’ve ever had. That’s why it was so much harder when he started to change. I loved him. I looked up to him. I thought he cared about me but maybe it was never real. Do you know what? I hate myself for saying this but I miss him. I always will.”

In recent weeks, viewers have seen Todd become a victim of control as he was forbidden from seeing former boyfriend Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank), and in disturbing scenes that aired last month, Theo grabbed hold of him and forced him to eat a kebab. The night before Noah’s death, Todd had thrown a small gathering to celebrate moving into their new flat together, but Theo took issue with the whole thing and made Todd sleep in the spare bedroom.

At the end of Monday’s episode, Theo told Todd: “I can’t do this without you. I mean it. If you ever left me…” before Todd assured him he wouldn’t. Theo warned him: “You’d better not!”

Coronation Street runs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1. Episodes can also be downloaded on ITVX.

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Emmerdale’s John Sugden sneaks into the home of his siblings Robert and Victoria Sugden next week, armed with a filled syringe as he plots revenge on the ITV soap

A spoiler video for next week’s Emmerdale hints at killer John Sugden’s next plan as he remains at large.

A first look for Monday shows the moment he sneaks into the home of his siblings Robert and Victoria Sugden, armed with a filled syringe. He looks as though he’s preparing to use it on either Robert or Victoria, no doubt the former.

It’s no secret that John hates his brother Robert, knowing his husband Aaron Dingle loves his ex Robert over him. It was this jealousy that made John drag Aaron off a cliff, nearly killing him.

But when Aaron woke from his coma, he was able to alert everyone about killer John’s crimes and the fact that poor Mack Boyd had been kidnapped. At the end of this week the truth about John was made clear and he seemed to have a new target.

Fans noticed that as Victoria and Robert hugged it out and Robert vowed to stay around, John was watching them intently. Now, a new preview hints John will plot revenge.

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John sneaks into the house and is in the kitchen, listening in as Victoria and Robert discuss the situation and Aaron. John is keeping low, and suddenly takes a syringe out of his pocket as if he’s preparing to use it.

It’s filled with something no doubt to drug either Vic or Robert, and our money is on his brother. It’s not clear if he manages to use it, but it certainly confirms someone is in danger.

But will John be caught by his siblings, and will he go through with it? As Victoria shares her sadness over how things panned out, John appears remorseful and as though he could change his mind.

The chat outside sees Robert admit that Aaron is pushing him away, with him being accused of using the John situation to get back in his good books. Victoria suggests this is a fair comment to make knowing what Robert’s like.

But Robert insists he’d do no such thing, but that it’s clear Aaron is in no rush to reunite with him. Robert then appears sad, as he tells Victoria how much he “hates” John for what he’s done to him, to Aaron and to everyone else.

It’s then that Vic gets emotional, blaming herself over John. She shares how she was the one who asked him to stay in the village, as she questions if her brother even loved her or if it was all a lie.

Robert does his best to comfort his sister, unaware that his killer brother is behind the wall – so what happens next?

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One resident on Emmerdale will be left ‘devastated’ after a discovery on the ITV soap next week, linked to a separate character’s health scare according to new spoilers

Two characters face a worrying time on Emmerdale next week, with a “devastating” discovery linked to a character’s health scare.

New spoilers for next week’s episodes, released earlier this week, share fan favourite Liam Cavanagh is concerned about a potential diagnosis. Liam’s concern over a health issue leaves him fearing he may have cancer.

Soon the doctor is forced to confess all to his worried fiancée Chas Dingle, leaving her “devastated” when she finds out what her partner has been going through on his own. It kicks off following scenes this week, which showed Liam caught urinating at the allotments by Claudette Anderson.

He was forced to explain that he’s been having issues, unable to control when he ‘relieves himself’. Claudette urged Liam to see someone, and next week he continues to avoid this.

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Spoilers reveal that Claudette catches up with Liam, and she tells him he needs to attend the appointment for his prostate. With Liam putting it off and avoiding the appointment, Claudette pleads with him repeatedly over the week to rebook it.

He gets her to cancel the initial appointment, and refuses to rebook as he ignores what’s going on. Soon enough someone else finds out what Liam is facing, as his colleague Manpreet Sharma witnesses a desperate Liam relieving himself in his own consulting room hand basin.

She knows something is very wrong and asks him about it, eventually getting to the truth. Liam tries to ignore it all but Manpreet urges him to face up to his health scare, with him also realising he needs to tell his partner Chas too.

He comes clean to Chas who is left “devastated” to hear Liam fears he may have prostate cancer. Gutted that Liam hadn’t confided in her she does her best to support Liam.

But will Liam be okay, as he finally agrees to an appointment to find out what is going on? It comes amid a dramatic time for Chas and Liam, after Chas’ son Aaron Dingle was almost killed by his husband John Sugden.

John has finally been exposed as a baddie, with it now known he framed Ella Forster for the harassment campaign against Chas and Liam. John set the whole thing up ahead of their planned wedding, in order to make himself seem the hero and in order to get Ella away from the village after her heartbreak over the couple getting together.

Viewers can watch these scenes play out next week!

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Coronation Street star Richard Winsor will bow out of the ITV soap next week after months of playing the villain in a ‘twisted’ storyline involving Todd and Theo

Coronation Street star Richard Winsor will bow out of the ITV soap next week. The actor, 43, has been playing Noah Hedley on the long-running serial for the fast few months, and is at the centre of a controversial storyline.

When Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) made his debut on the programme, he was introduced as a married man who had two kids with wife Danielle (Natalie Anderson) before it was revealed that he had been put through conversion therapy earlier in life. After his wife left him once his affair with Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) was exposed, she struck up a relationship with homophobic church clerk Noah, and he has been on a campaign of hate ever since.

The church clerk has also ruffled feathers by interrupting Danielle and Theo’s family liaison meetings and trying to replace him as the dad in their life, whilst running series of so-called conversion sessions at the local community centre. But now, his tenure on the cobbles is all about to come to an end in what is being teased as an ‘explosive’ set of scenes.

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An insider told The Sun : “Richard’s done a great job as Noah. He was brought in as a guest star for a specific storyline and he’s knocked it out of the park playing such a twisted villain.

“But the character will leave next week and it’s set to be explosive and spark fireworks on the cobbles!” The whole drama with Noah has also had a massive effect on Todd, as Theo has turned nasty towards him amid it all.

Viewers have seen Todd become a victim of control as he was forbidden from seeing former boyfriend Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank), and in disturbing scenes that aired last month, Theo grabbed hold of him and forced him to eat a kebab.

Spoilers have already revealed that next week, as Theo is quizzed about his violent temper, Theo assures them a moment with son Miles was an accident. But it’s Theo’s partner Todd who’s left lashing out when Noah makes derogatory remarks under his breath.

Todd ends up being escorted out by security, but will this impact Theo’s case? Later on Noah tracks the couple down and makes homophobic jibes at them – but he’s furious when Theo refuses to rise to it.

When Danielle soon arrives with some shock news about Noah, what has happened and how will Theo react? The next day, Todd is left baffled by Theo’s reaction to the news about Noah when all he ever did was make Theo’s life a misery.

Prior to landing the role of Noah, actor Richard was best known for starring as Cal Knight in Casualty, but he was killed off in shock scenes after three years on the programme in 2017.

He also had a part in Hollyoaks for a period of time, but, outside of television, he is known for his theatre work. A trained dancer as well, he has starred in productions of Edward Scissorhands, Swan Lake, and Saturday Night Fever.

Coronation Street runs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1. Episodes can also be downloaded on ITVX.

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Coronation Street’s Betsy Swain discovered that her mum had ‘come back from the dead’ in Wednesday night’s episode of the world’s longest-running television soap

Coronation Street’s Betsy Swain discovered that her mum had “come back from the dead” in Wednesday night’s episode of the ITV soap. Over the course of the last year, viewers have watched as the relationship between DS Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) and Carla Connor (Alison King) has blossomed, but their recent engagement was blighted when Becky Swain (Amy Cudden), whom Lisa thought was killed in the line of duty four years ago, walked back into number six alive and well.

It all turned out that she had been in a form of witness protection, having been undercover in a crime gang and the force had used the death of Tia Wardley to ship her off to supposed safety in Spain. But on the nation’s favourite street, things never stay secret for long and, despite Lisa’s best efforts to keep the news from teenage daughter Betsy (Sydney Martin), it all came out in the latest instalment of the Manchester-based serial.

Carla had begged Lisa to tell Betsy the truth, but she would not be swayed. From a distance, Becky watched Betsy as she made her way to the precinct with her headphones on. When Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) ran over to Betsy with his hood up, Lisa misread the situation and barged over. No longer able to hide, Becky simply said: “Darling, it’s me…”

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Through tears, Betsy was convinced she was dreaming, but Becky assured her that was not the case. Betsy stormed back over to number six with Ryan in tow to tell all to Lisa and Carla, but soon realised that they already knew. Once Becky was back in the house, Lisa explained to Betsy: “I didn’t want to tell you until I thought she was being honest, but she obviously hasn’t got it in her. She’s been lying for so long she doesn’t know how to stop.”

Betsy wasted no time in labelling all of her family as liars, and once she had stormed upstairs, Becky said: “The only reason I showed myself was because I thought he was part of the gang.” Carla was immediately suspicious, given that she and Lisa were both aware that the gang’s ringleader, Curtis, had been killed several weeks ago.

As viewers will know, the teenager was almost hit by a car being driven by Dylan Wilson (Liam McCheyne) on her 18th birthday, all part of a dodgy deal set up by Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard). Instead, Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) was run over and is currently coming to terms with a potentially life-changing spinal injury.

Becky warned: “The more I’ve been thinking about it, that car nearly hitting Betsy, it can’t be a coincidence. I didn’t want to say anything; I’ve freaked you out enough. But it doesn’t feel right keeping from you.” Hinting to Lisa and Carla that they could still be in danger, she explained that she had stuck around to make sure that they were all safe.

Carla, clearly having had enough of the bizarre situation, shot back: “Well, we’re not, are we? Not with you here! So if you wanna make sure this family stays safe, you need to stay as far away as possible. Starting now!” Lisa echoed this and told her not-dead wife not to bother coming back, but allowed her to spend some time with Betsy, and she begged Lisa not to let her mum go. Lisa agreed, but on the condition that she kept quiet about the whole situation. Later on, when Betsy slept on the sofa, Lisa said she would be staying in the hotel and simply announced: “I’ll see you soon,” as she walked back out.

DI Costello has helped cover up her fake death for the past four years, with he and Becky telling Lisa what really happened in 2021 in scenes that aired in recent days. Lisa was told where her ‘dead’ wife Becky had been all this time, and why she and the others faked her death. When Lisa confronted her boss Costello on Monday, she demanded answers and threatened to leak the cover-up to the press. It was clear Costello was scared about this, and was determined to keep a cover on things.

There was so much emphasis from both Costello and Becky about needing to protect her family. But fans were not buying what he was saying at all, believing both of them or even just Costello were spinning a fake version of events.

Fans now think Costello is hiding even more, and there could be so much to the story that is yet to be confirmed. So is Becky being in hiding and Costello’s involvement all linked to something much darker than they have let on?

Viewers certainly think so, with one fan posting on social media: “‘Otherwise what was she protecting this whole time?’ Well Costello I’m sure we’ll find out soon enough because this Becky lass is evil, selfish and manipulative.”

A second fan said: “Something doesn’t add up to me it feels like it’s more than just protecting Becky, protecting her family, and Costello is hiding something even bigger. Maybe Becky is in on it too, maybe not.”

Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and ITV X.

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Coronation Street boss Iain MacLeod has revealed to the Mirror that a fan favourite will be killed off in the next few months which will send ripple effects down the cobbles

A Coronation Street favourite is set for a brutal exit, the soap’s boss has teased. Speaking ahead of the ITV show’s 65th anniversary in December, Iain MacLeod hinted a big character is set for the chop as the show plans a series of huge episodes to mark the milestone.

Promising “shocking twists”, Iain said fans will be shocked with what he has in store. “The soap gods demand a sacrifice when you have an event of this kind,” Iain, executive producer for continuing drama at ITV, shared. “It’s going to be shocking. There will be lots of trauma, lots of drama, lots of twists.”

Teasing the drama will surround characters we’ve come to know and love, Iain said he’s not scared to be ruthless. “Sometimes the biggest and best exits are for characters that you care the most about.

“There’s always that equation where you think, ‘If they were to go, the viewers will really care, but what damage will it do to the landscape of the show in terms of the ability to tell stories?

“It’s a big responsibility so we do agonise about it quite a lot and argue about it. Our story conferences are fiery places at times and this period of the show is no different.”

Corrie will mark its 65th anniversary in December. There have been few details revealed about what the soap has planned to mark to momentous occasion but what we can expect is drama.

And some much-loved character will return. “There will be a few familiar faces coming back,” teased Iain. A huge episode for 2026 which will see the worlds of Corrie and Emmerdale come together in a momentous celebration of our soaps.

“All of it is feeding into this crossover episode we are doing in January,” explained Iain. “It’s going to get bigger and bigger. Things will peak in a big way.”

The show’s biggest names are set to take centre stage late this year. Corrie legends Bill Roache, Michael Le Vell and Sally Dynevor all recently signed new year-long contracts earlier this year to remain on the ITV soap and are expected to play a role in the big scenes.

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Emmerdale airs more drama next week, with Gabby Thomas’ secret finally revealed and Caleb Miligan is hiding something of his own – while there’s health fears for Liam Cavanagh

There’s more big moments ahead on Emmerdale next week in the fallout to the John Sugden drama.

There’s a new mystery for Caleb Miligan that leaves his wife Ruby concerned and wanting answers. The fallout to Gabby Thomas and Vinny Dingle’s wedding is also revealed, as we finally find out Gabby’s secret.

Villain Ray is causing more drama for teens April Windsor and Dylan Wilson, while he’s also involved with Laurel Thomas in a new twist. Liam Cavanagh faces a health scare, and his partner Chas Dingle is concerned when she learns the truth.

Charity Dingle is also struggling with her own drama, as her and Ross Barton spark suspicion. Let’s kick things off with the very vague Caleb mystery.

Caleb is asked a favour, leading to him running a secret errand. Nothing is revealed about who this is linked to or what he does, but the next day Caleb is rumbled when he tries to sneak out.

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Ruby catches her husband and questions where he’s off to, but what will he say and what exactly is he up to? Ruby isn’t the only one confused, with Caleb’s colleague Jai Sharma left in disbelief over his boss’ casual approach to running the Depot.

Jai ends up taking some action, but what will happen here? Elsewhere, Gabby confesses her big secret next week seemingly to her stepmother Laurel.

In a twist, amid Vinny’s own secrets, Gabby is forced to admit that she cheated on Vinny before their wedding. But who did she cheat with, and will Vinny find out?

If Gabby has it her way, she’ll take her secret to the grave – and Laurel is shocked by her refusal to confess. Gabby is hopeful Vinny will officially adopt her son Thomas, but she has no idea Vinny is hiding something of his own.

Viewers know about Vinny being attacked and threatened by thug Mike who stole from him, after he pretended to be in a similar situation to him. Mike preyed on Vinny after speaking online about the latter’s confusion over his sexuality.

Vinny is in turmoil next week as he faces testifying against Mike in court. He knows that if he does this, Gabby may uncover what he’s been hiding from her – so will he reveal all?

Teens April and Dylan get trapped in Ray’s world, as they are both lured into helping him out with his criminal ways. Despite Dylan trying to stay on the right path with a new job and help from Paddy Kirk, Ray has him firmly in his clutches.

April’s also trapped when she realises how much her and Dylan’s debts are, and Ray offers a way for her to help reduce the amount. Soon, April is handed a burner phone and is back dealing for Ray.

But towards the end of the week, Dylan is tricked into thinking that having Ray in his life is a good thing. Just as the pair believe things are looking up for them, April and Dylan seem unaware of just how much everything depends on Ray and what he’s got up his sleeve.

There could be a new romance twist too, as a spoiler reveals that none other than Laurel is “taken” with “charming” Ray. So will the pair get together, and will she unearth his criminal ways?

Also next week, Liam Cavanagh is still avoiding an appointment about his prostate after some health concerns. When an incident at the surgery sees Manpreet Sharma find out what’s going on though, Liam realises he can’t hide from this any longer.

He comes clean to his partner Chas who is devastated to hear that he fears a prostate cancer diagnosis. Finally next week, Charity Dingle’s guilt continues to impact her as she fears she is carrying Ross’ baby.

Charity heads off for a DNA test, but her and Ross’ behaviour leaves Chas suspicious. Charity and Ross face up to a 10-day wait for the DNA test results, but what will they reveal?

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Emmerdale spoilers for next week tease the moment John Sugden is exposed as the police search for Mack Boyd, and injured Aaron wakes up and drops a bombshell on his family

It’s another huge week ahead on Emmerdale with spoilers teasing the moment John Sugden is rumbled.

Aaron Dingle’s fate has been confirmed it seems, after his horror clifftop plunge last week. He was dragged into a gorge by sick husband John, who was taking revenge over Aaron’s fling with his ex Robert Sugden.

John had just been caught out by Aaron who knew he’d done something to missing Mack Boyd, and he wanted answers. John confessed crimes including kidnapping Mack, killing Nate Robinson and drugging Chas Dingle.

Before Aaron could tell anyone though Robert raced to the scene, and a showdown ended with John framing Robert before dragging Aaron off a cliff. Robert is currently in a cell, charged over the attempted murders of Aaron and John, with John lying about what really happened.

Aaron remains in a coma, but that all changes next week according to new spoilers. In what’s no doubt set to be a massive week for the show, some key events happen.

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Mackenzie is still left trapped in the underground bunker, chained up by killer John. Having been shot with an arrow, hit over the head, having his ankle broken with a rock and then a scary showdown weeks ago, Mack is a shadow of his former self.

John cruelly left Mack to die last week, giving him a syringe filled with a drug meant to kill him. He told Mack he was never going to be back, and told him when the time came that he couldn’t take anymore he could use the needle to be without pain.

The sick twist saw Mack faced with death once more, and spoilers recently revealed a scene next week sees him inject himself. Mack hallucinates his wife Charity Dingle, but just as some news could save him – will they be too late after Mack uses the syringe?

Aaron wakes up next week, confirming he’s alive. Chas Dingle is there for her son, with Charity and Moira Dingle also there with the police.

It seems Charity fears something is up with Mack, finally, given the spoiler says she is “desperate for answers” and she presses Aaron with questions. It also seems that they know about John or that something is up.

With Aaron awake, does he manage to tell them what John did? Does he even remember? What’s interesting is that Cain Dingle arrives to see his nephew, and admits he’s dropped John off at the cottage.

On hearing this, the detective rushes out – so why are they after John, or at least keen to talk to him? Does this prove he is finally exposed?

Aaron makes a comment about a bunker at the cottage, the one Mack is in, while it’s not stated whether he says anything about Mack. It’s enough to spring Charity into action though, as the spoiler states she isn’t far behind the detective so do they know the truth, and will Mack be found alive?

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