Corrie’s Julia Goulding defends Shona Platt’s shock affair with Kit as fans left heartbroken
The actress behind Coronation Street’s Shona Platt has come to the defence of her character’s shocking new affair on the ITV soap.
This week on the cobbles, it was unveiled that Shona (played by Julia Goulding) had a fling with corrupt cop Kit Green (Jacob Roberts), following the discovery of her husband David’s (Jack P. Shepherd) deceit.
Viewers will remember that over the past month, David has been manipulating and lying to Shona in an attempt to prevent her from seeing her son Clayton (Callum Harrison). The felon, who killed David’s previous wife Kylie (Paula Lane) in 2016, reached out to Shona from jail this year.
David swiftly intervened by concealing letters sent via post and erasing emails from Shona’s laptop. Shona later discovered that Clayton had attempted suicide, leaving her devastated. However, weeks have passed with David remaining silent about his actions. This week, though, Shona uncovered the truth – and she was livid, reports Plymouth Live.
A heated argument between them followed, but Shona was arrested for assaulting a prison governor earlier in the day. After being questioned by Kit, Shona was released, and instead of returning home, she hit the town. In Friday’s episode (December 6), it was evident that Shona was concealing a significant secret.
And in a dramatic turn of events at the end of the episode, it was revealed that Shona had spent the night, and slept, with Kit. The soap opera bombshell has caused a stir among viewers, with one peeved fan taking to X exclaiming, “Why ruin Shona and David? They are a couple I really like.”
Another disgruntled viewer chimed in: “SHONA WHY TF WOULD YOU DO THAT! ? ” According to the actress behind Shona, Julia Goulding, the character was driven to her controversial actions.
Julia told Plymouth Live and various media outlets, “I’m definitely on her side in all of this. He’s [David] been gaslighting her, he’s hidden the visiting orders. And I think it’s out of pure revenge. I don’t think she’s necessarily been lusting after Kit, I don’t think he’s really crossed her radar. She’s very loyal, it’s absolute revenge,” she confided.
Delving further into why David’s actions were a betrayal, Julia explained, “He’s been using her brain injury against her, and also sorry, this is not the 1950s, a woman is allowed to make her own decisions and not have her husband hide her mail from her.”
Moreover, it appears Shona and Kit’s steamy escapade wasn’t just a fleeting moment as the upcoming episodes reveal her visiting Kit in a hotel room. On being quizzed if Shona could truly fall for Kit, Julia humorously remarked, “Well, I mean have you seen him!”.
“Would she have an affair? I suppose it depends on how good that night was! I think because it was revenge, she’s obviously tempted because she goes back to the hotel room so, it must have been a really good night! She pops her anorak on and off she goes!”