Leanne Battersby breaks down as she leaves the flat in Coronation Street – and Nick Tilsley makes a move on Toyah
LEANNE Battersby breaks down as she leaves her flat in Coronation Street – as ex Nick Tilsley makes a move on her sister Toyah.
Life has been turned upside down for Leanne (Jane Danson) after she was sucked in by Rowan and his cult, The Institute.
The brainwashed Bistro co-owner couldn’t see the impact he was having on her and her relationship with fiance Nick (Ben Price).
As he started to doubt their relationship, he also grew closer to her sister Toyah (Georgia Taylor), before the pair embarked on a secret affair.
But as always in soapland, their betrayal soon came out and Leanne was left devastated.
While the sisters have tried to find a way to work through the shocking betrayal, there’s little hope of reconciliation between Leanne and Nick, despite his son Sam’s best efforts.
In recent episodes, Leanne told Toyah that both of them should move out of the flat to help Nick and Sam.
But while she had rented the salon flat, Toyah needed to find her own place.
However in upcoming Coronation Street scenes, Leanne struggles to leave the flat when the time arrives.
As Leanne and Nick divide up their belongings, Sam struggles to hide his upset.
Remembering her late son Oliver, Leanne gets emotional about leaving the flat.
Nick apologises for how things have ended between them.
But later, Toyah prepares to move into her digs and Nick offers to drive her and her stuff there.
Will the pair rekindle their romance? And how will Leanne react?
Best soap affair love triangles
LOVE triangles are a fundamental part of soap-land, but which ones have become the most iconic?
EASTENDERS
Bradley/Stacey/Max: Stacey Slater began an affair with boyfriend Bradley Branning’s dad Max in 2007.
Despite their romps, Stacey still married Bradley, but their deceit came out in an iconic Christmas Day episode that year.
Grant/Sharon/Phil: Heading even further back in Walford history, EastEnders fans were gripped in the 90s as Sharon Watts had a one-night stand with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell.
Sharon confided in best friend Michelle Fowler – not realising it was caught on tape – and her husband Grant eventually found out and played it in front of everyone at the Queen Vic.
Syed/Amira/Christian: Syed Masood was engaged to Amira before realising he had feelings for another man, Christian, which he confessed to him on his wedding day.
A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they returned, the two men started an affair before being caught in the act by Amira.
CORONATION STREET
Shelley/Peter/Lucy: Peter Barlow took the concept of a love triangle and ran with it in Coronation Street – extending it to bigamy.
He was in a relationship with Shelley Unwin but started dating Lucy Richards, and quickly married her after she fell pregnant with his son, Simon.
But it didn’t stop him also marrying Shelley, but he was eventually caught when Lucy turned up in Weatherfield and the two women confronted him.
Ken/Deidre/Mike: Back in 1982, Deirdre Barlow started sleeping with her husband’s nemesis Mike Baldwin in secret, before confessing all a year later.
When Mike turned up at the marital home, Deirdre was being throttled by her husband who then kicked her out, but years later they reconciled.
Maria/Aidan/Eva: In 2017, Aidan Connor started sleeping with girlfriend Eva Price’s best friend, Maria Connor.
Eva eventually found out and she decided to take revenge by faking a pregnancy, spending his money and planned to confront him on their wedding day.
But she had a change of heart when a remorseful Aidan confessed, and decided to marry him anyway, only for Maria to arrive and expose her fake pregnancy.
EMMERDALE
Ross/Debbie/Pete: Debbie Dingle found herself torn between two brothers, Ross and Pete Barton in 2015 in Emmerdale.
She eventually decided to marry Pete but yet again, a soap wedding day was ruined when the groom learned of his bride’s betrayal via a recording played at the wedding.
Chrissie/Robert/Aaron: Robert Sugden was married to Chrissie White and all seemed well – until he began a steamy affair with Aaron Dingle.
Robert’s ex Katie Sugden almost exposed the affair – but fell to her death before she had the chance.
However, a guilty Aaron eventually cracked and told Chrissie about the affair – after which she announced it to the whole pub.
Coronation Street airs on ITV1 and is available on ITVX.