Coronation Street Blog: Preview of tonight's Coronation Street

Friday 23rd April 2021 (one-hour episode)

FIZ AND TYRONE CLASH OVER THE GIRLS A sheepish Tyrone lets himself into No.9 to pick up the last of his things. Having run away from school, Hope returns home and spotting Tyrone’s holdall, asks him if he loves his new girlfriend more than her. Tyrone’s horrified and accuses Fiz of turning Hope against him. In a bid to cheer her up, Chesney invites Hope over to play with Joseph. Fiz calls at No.5 to find Chesney bundling an injured Joseph into the car. When Gemma reveals that Hope attacked him, Fiz is horrified. Tyrone inadvertently uploads the photos from his romantic night in Knutsford with Alina onto the family photo roll. Fiz urges Tyrone to speak to Hope but Tyrone refuses, asserting that she’s better at dealing with Hope than him.

SEB IS LIKE A ‘GOTH TO A FLAME’ Nina admits to Roy that she’s in love with Seb and wonders if he could stay a few nights. When Nina overhears Ed and Paul mocking her gothism and Seb laughing at their jokes, she’s cut to the quick and hurries away, unnoticed. When Nina reveals that she was going to ask him to move in but she overheard him laughing at her expense with his mates, Seb’s gutted

AADI SEES RED When Corey emerges from Asha’s bedroom, Aadi’s furious to realise he stayed the night and threatens to tell Dev. Corey goads Aadi telling him his sister has a voracious sexual appetite. Aadi snaps and punches Corey on the nose. Dev returns home to find Asha and Aadi trading insults. Aadi keeps quiet about his reason for punching Corey, in order to protect Asha.

RITA TRIES TO RECONCILE HER DAUGHTERS At Rita’s insistence, Sharon, Jenny and Gemma gather in the bistro for peace talks. Agreeing they all feel like Rita’s daughters, the trio decides to bury the hatchet and try to get along. Their meal at an end, Sharon tearfully reveals that her brother Wayne died and she’s terribly lonely. When Rita suggests she moves in with her for a few weeks, Sharon’s thrilled.

ELSEWHERE Gary calls at the factory and tells Sarah how Izzy’s really struggling and it would be good if she could return to work. Sarah and Gary facetime Izzy and at Kirk’s suggestion, ask her if she’d like to sew knickers from home.

Glenda Young

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