Toyah staggered by spiralling Abi’s behaviour in Coronation Street as she makes shock allegations
Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor) continues to grow concerned about Abi Webster (Sally Carman) in Coronation Street soon, as she spirals in the aftermath of Mason Radcliffe’s (Luca Toolan) death.
Shortly after Mason was stabbed by his brother, Abi found him in the precinct. She assisted in calling the emergency services, but the entire ordeal – including Mason’s traumatic death – has brought back horrific memories of how Abi’s son Seb was killed.
Seb died as a result of the injuries he sustained in a hate crime attack. In the aftermath, Abi spiralled an attempted to get revenge on Corey Brent, the teenager ultimately responsible for her son’s death.
In upcoming episodes, Toyah feels worried when she overhears Roy (David Neilson) sharing his concerns about Abi’s hallucinations with Kevin (Michael Le Vell).
When Kevin tries to talk to Abi, she insists that Roy has got the wrong end of the stick, and that she’s actually coping just fine.
Finding Abi, Toyah tries to suggest she sees a grief counsellor. The idea leaves Abi furious and, in her emotional state, then accuses Toyah of trying to steal her other boy Alfie.
In the week, Leanne (Jane Danson) and Tracy (Kate Ford) spend time watching Toyah getting grief from Abi.
The beloved face is clearly struggling after this traumatic ordeal, but how bad will things get before she receives some help?
Star Luca Toolan described filming Mason’s stabbing as ‘exhausting but amazing’, admitting he was ‘honoured’ to take on such a hard-hitting storyline.
‘I was so focused and a storyline like this is what you crave as an actor,’ he said. ‘I love the long days and working my butt off and even filming outside in the cold. Every single day I would wake up and be absolutely buzzing to go to work.
‘The full crew were so supportive and created an environment that you could put yourself in that emotional headspace and get on with it. It was an amazing experience filming those scenes.’