Coronation Street Blog: Was That Corrie's First-Ever ‘Gender Reveal’ Party? Corrie Blog Interviews Tina O’Brien

Last night, Adam Barlow found out the truth about his wife's baby's parentage, and in true Corrie fashion!

I’d guess this is the first 'Gender Reveal' party in Coronation Street’s 63-year history, but the subterfuge, extramarital affair, and espionage that went into covering up that paternity letter was a classic Corrie tale!

We viewers already knew it was Damon's baby, and I knew all about tonight's episode shocker about a month ago when I interviewed Corrie actress Tina O'Brien, who plays Sarah Barlow, who told us all about it!

Hi Tina!

Sarah’s got herself in a bit of a mess. Do you think she thought she was going to get away with it, and how does it make her feel?

I'm not sure she fully got away with it, however, it's all gotten out of hand. She was ready and willing to tell Adam the truth but, with Stephen's involvement, it became harder for her.

Do you think she would let him believe the baby was his?

Because she wants the baby (and not the termination) Sarah hopes she can cope with the guilt. Personally, it's not something I could deal with!

Walking into that gender reveal party, did she know what was coming?

Absolutely no idea - a complete surprise! It was an interesting scene to film - a lot of different emotions. Sarah walks in and knows about the gender reveal but has to pretend she doesn't! - a lot is going on.

How did she feel when the balloon goes up in front of all her friends and family?

Shame, devastation, embarrassment, and scared. She doesn't know where it's all come from. She feels sick to the stomach!

Did she think Adam would ever be capable of doing anything like that to her?

No. Adam's a solicitor and very level-headed; she’s usually the one that's kind of up and down. She wouldn't have seen this coming from him!

Thanks, Tina for this great catch-up!

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It's funny you know. When I first interviewed Tina for this blog I mustered some courage and asked her a direct question about whether she thought Adam and Sarah would ever have a child together (this was just after they'd married). Tina gave a great response. I’m kinda hoping I influenced something there!

Will Sarah carry this child full-term? Is the marriage of the Barlow/Platt clans now over? Will Sarah remember that Harry's father was also a bad boy drug dealer?

The first-gender reveal party, it may have been, but have we seen this all before?

This was the final article in my latest series of summer spoilers cast chats so I’m now returning to my weekly episode reviews. I may also avoid spoilers for the foreseeable. It’s been brilliant getting weeks ahead of the show, but it does take the magic out!

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