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Debbie Webster also makes an announcement and Lou Michaelis causes havoc in the ITV soap next week
Carl Webster’s arrival in Weatherfield is causing chaos – but only for sister-in-law Abi Webster. The half-brother of Debbie and Kevin is fresh onto the cobbles, with Coronation Street viewers only having ever heard about him through his family members.
Next week in the ITV soap, it’s clear Abi is struggling being under the same roof as Carl and tells him to make himself scarce so she can have some time alone with her husband Kevin later after his chemo session.
Carl heads out but promises Kev he will be back to take him to chemo. Later, when Abi calls Kevin but Carl answers and says they are in the Rovers. Abi storms into the pub and accuses him of ruining her afternoon with Kevin. Kevin demands to know what is going on. But will Carl say anything?
Meanwhile, after her visit to the memory clinic and being booked in for an MRI, Debbie summons the family to the hotel and tells them life is for living and she intends to do just that.
Debbie asks Kevin and Abi to help her try the wedding menu and tells them all that no expense has been spared. When Kevin has to go home as he isn’t feeling well, Carl confides in Abi that his business in Germany is about to go bust. Abi assures him that Kevin will understand if he needs to fly back but Kevin’s gutted and wishes he could help. What will Carl do?
Elsewhere, when Sarah Platt discovers that Todd Grimshaw has been up all night because Julie Carp was in pain she offers him her flat key so he can grab some sleep any time he likes.
But Todd is shocked when Theo Silverton and Danielle arrive at the undertakers with their teenage son and daughter! Later, Sarah and Kit are forced to leave the flat when Todd lets himself in, closely followed by Theo wanting to explain why he keeps blowing hot and cold. How will Todd react?
Meanwhile, Sarah is impressed when Kit intervenes as a lad snatches her phone. When Kit suggests they spend the day together, Sarah agrees and it’s clear she finds him attractive.
Having met at the flat Todd tells Theo that he accepts he can’t make any commitment but he really likes him. Sarah returns to the flat and when Theo’s phone buzzes with a text, Todd thrusts the phone at Sarah and begs her to go and find Theo in Speed Daal. What will she do?
Later, Sarah is due to go on a date with Kit but in the bistro, Danielle spots Todd and Sarah enjoying a drink and heads over. Aware that she thinks they’re an item, Todd invites her to join them and Sarah is forced to play along.
Theo joins Danielle in the Bistro and hen Danielle insists they join Todd and Sarah at their table, Todd kisses Sarah on the lips to wind Theo up. But Kit watches from the bar and Sarah’s mortified. Sarah tries to explain to Kit but he is bemused.
Also on the cobbles, having sent Dylan Wilson on an errand, Brody finds Dylan’s list of contacts and calls a horrified Sean Tully telling him he has a job for him.
Later, Sean asks Glenda Shuttleworth if she can lend him £500. She wonders if he’s in some sort of trouble. Brody, meanwhile, is pushing for his cash by the end of the day. When George Shuttleworth and Eileen Grimshaw discover that Julie’s collection jar at the factory is empty, George reveals that Sean asked Glenda for £500.
Has Sean really stopped so low as to steal a dying woman’s collection money? Meanwhile, Sean heads up Victoria Street and texts Brody to tell him he’s got the cash and he’s at the meeting point as instructed.
In the café, a desperate Sean tells Daniel Osbourne about the burner phone which he planted in his bag and begs him to try and retrieve it as it could contain the evidence he needs to expose Brody for the nasty thug that he is.
Meanwhile, Dee-Dee Bailey attends a meeting with a rep from the Patient Advice and Liaison Service who assures her they’re investigating her complaint and Zoe, the midwife, was to blame. Outside the hospital, Dee-Dee finds Asha Alahan and nurse Zoe in deep discussion. Zoe tells Dee-Dee that she’s sorry for what she went through, but none of it was her fault.
Later Asha calls at Dee-Dee’s flat and begs her to think twice about her complaint as it could ruin Zoe’s career. Dee-Dee stands her ground and points out that she was a victim of racism. Dee-Dee bumps into Wes on the street and recognises him from the hospital, unaware that he’s Zoe’s brother
Dee-Dee tells Alya Nazir that despite all her hard work, the hospital has completed its investigation and found no wrongdoing. Alya accompanies Dee-Dee to a support group where they chat to one of the other mothers and Dee-Dee realises that everyone there has suffered a traumatic birth experience.
In the Rovers Dee-Dee, reveals that black women are four times more likely to die during childbirth, the gathered women are shocked. Dee-Dee then confronts Asha and tells her that if the hospital won’t hold Zoe accountable, then she’ll have to do it herself.
And, when Lou Michaelis offers to help out with the kids so that Chesney Winter-Brown can take the job Dev Alahan has offered him working the festival in London, Gemma’s immensely grateful.
Having spotted an advert for a stylist in the salon window, Lou and Gemma call in. Lou makes out she’s an accomplished stylist and with Gemma’s backing, persuades Audrey Roberts to give her a trial but she soon wonders what she’s let herself in for.
Later, Asha calls at No.5 and tells Gemma that Lou is causing havoc in the salon. Gemma calls at the salon to find Lou and Maria in the middle of a row. When Lou chucks some hair dye over her, Maria tells her she’s fired.
As Lou stalks out, Gemma goes after her. Lou confides in Gemma that she has a son and she’s worried sick about him. When Audrey asserts that she’s willing to give Lou a second chance as she’s brought a lot of clients with her, Maria despairs.
Published: 2025-04-08 05:05:43 | Author: [email protected] (Jessica Sansome) | Source: MEN – News
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