Coronation Street’s Dee-Dee Bailey ‘hellbent on destroying Joel Deering’, says Channique Sterling-Brown
CORONATION Street’s Dee-Dee Bailey is hellbent on destroying evil fiance Joel Deering actress Channique Sterling-Brown has revealed.
Viewers will watch next week as Dee-Dee discovers clues that suggest Joel has been deceiving her for months.
But as she digs into why he’s been lying to her, she realises the truth is far darker and that it was he who was responsible for Lauren Bolton’s disappearance.
Solicitor Dee-Dee will then use all her skills to make sure Joel pays for what he’s done.
Actress Channique said: “Dee-Dee is hellbent on bringing Joel down now.
“It’s actually not just a personal crusade, she’s absolutely horrified to find out the truth of who he is and what he has done.
“I think Dee-Dee subconsciously has to stay busy as if she stops and takes note of what has happened, her whole life would fall apart.
“She’s going to throw herself into trying to get justice for his victims, deflecting from her feelings and conflict with herself, and feelings for this person she loved and who still loves her.
“It’s a really complicated thing but her main aim is trying to get justice for those involved.”
But fans hoping for an explosive confrontation will have to wait as Joel has finally met his match with Dee-Dee.
“I find it quite interesting because she doesn’t [blow up at Joel] and that’s what I would do!” Channique added.
“I think she almost needs complete concrete evidence for herself to confront him. Joel is a great liar and manipulator so at this point, Dee-Dee is very aware that he’s got an answer for everything, they are both lawyers after all.
“Even though things are falling into place and she’s seen this little flash of his true character, she knows she needs to be careful, but not as careful as she probably should be when she learns the extent of who he really is.”
She added: “The one thing I said to the producers at the start of this storyline was ‘she’s not stupid and I don’t want her to look stupid’ and there’s this whole chapter where she is in the dark.
“It’s been really important to establish this relationship because Joel has gotten to know Dee-Dee so well which has allowed him to manipulate her to the best of his ability.
“A lot of people find themselves in situations where they’ve been deceived and we’ve got to do them justice by not just having them seem like a rose-tinted glasses type of person.
“As abusers and narcissists like Joel do, they ensure they have completely sold a different version of who they really are and that was really important for me to portray.”
But will Dee-Dee get justice for Joel’s victims and nail him?
