Coronation Street are reportedly lining up their most grisly storyline to date.
Fans of the ITV soap are set to find out that Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor) buried a stillborn baby in a park after being raped back in 2001.
According to reports, the Weatherfield favourite will find out the land is set to dug up and fears her dark secret will be discovered. A source told The Sun : “Aside from the fact that viewers want entertainment, this is still an incredibly dark and ambitious storyline, and some longtime fans may decide to pick apart the holes.
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“It all played out on screen, the brutal attack, the aftermath, so for it to now transpire that she became pregnant from the rape, suffered a stillbirth all alone before burying her dead baby at The Red Rec has raised quite a few eyebrows on set. It’s not going to go down well.”
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Avid fans of the soap will remember that Toyah was raped by her neighbour Phil Simmons (Jack Deam) after she befriended him when he was evicted from his dwelling at Flat 2, 6 Arnica Street back in 2000 by Duggie Ferguson and Vinny Sorell.
Phil met Toyah again in April 2001, shocked to find out she had now sided with Duggie. Weeks later Phil raped Toyah in an alleyway. When found by Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) she was taken back to 5 Coronation Street where Les (Bruce Jones) and Janice Battersby (Vicky Entwistle) called the police. Toyah had no idea who raped her that night, so Phil pretended to help her through the ordeal.
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Toyah first believed that Duggie was the culprit but this was disproved when everyone on the street was ordered to have a DNA test. Peter Barlow (Chris Gasgoyne) was then hauled into Weatherfield Police Station for a second round of questioning, but as he refused to give a DNA sample he was arrested on suspicion of rape.
For the next few days everyone thought he was guilty but when the results eventually came through, Peter also was cleared. Phil called round to No.5 at the end of the month. While she was in the kitchen, Phil called out to her and Toyah recognised the voice she had heard just before her ordeal. As she tried to make an escape Phil attacked Toyah, Peter heard the screams and ran into the house and stopped him.
Phil denied the rape charges at first but the DNA on Toyah’s clothes and Phil’s DNA were a perfect match. Months later, Toyah went to visit Phil at Strangeways Jail. Phil revealed to Toyah that he had attempted to commit suicide and later on he admitted to rape after denying responsibility for several months.
The gripping new storyline comes it was announced that Emmerdale producer Kate Brooks would be taking on the top job at Corrie following the departure of Iain MacLeod, who was promoted to executive producer for continuing drama by ITV bosses. Daily Star have reached out to ITV for a comment.
If you have been affected by this story, contact Rape Crisis England & Wales for free confidential support and information on 08088029999 or their website or 08088010302 if you’re calling from Scotland. You can contact the Domestic and Sexual Abuse helpline on 0808 802 1414 if you are in Ireland.
Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX
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