Coronation Street star Ryan Prescott has given his verdict on a romance between Ryan Connor and Daisy Midgeley as their joint trauma continues to bring them together.
Former DJ Ryan was left with burns to his face and arm after he stepped in and took the brunt of the acid hurled at ex-Daisy by her stalker Justin Rutherford on her wedding day. In shocking scenes aired on the ITV soap in March, Daisy lept into action and dragged Ryan upstairs and into the shower as she called for help.
Ryan was rushed to the hospital where he later suffered a blow when he looked at his injuries for the first time and was told by the surgeon that he was not healing as well as they had hoped and he needed a skin graft. He initially refused and did a runner from the hospital but with Daisy and Carla Connor's support, he returned to undergo the procedure.
READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community
However, the character has since suffered another set back and is currently back in hospital after falling seriously ill and later told he had contracted sepsis. And amongst all this, Ryan is completely unaware that Daisy is the one he is speaking to when he messages 'Crystal'.
In previous scenes, in an attempt to give him a boost, Daisy invited Ryan's Ibiza club promoter friend Crystal to see him, but she later told Daisy that she no longer had a job in the offing for him, and wasn't interested in him romantically either. Already feeling guilty over the attack, viewers have since seen Daisy has since been messaging Ryan pretending to be Crystal.
But with Justin's trial approaching, and Ryan using Crystal to open up about his feelings, Corrie fans have already said it will only be a 'matter of time' before Ryan discovers the truth. "He would feel an explosion of contempt for Daisy because he feels like he has lost Crystal and Daisy in one fell swoop," Manchester actor Ryan said when discussing how his character would feel after the truth is finally exposed.
"The thing is, Ryan has had such an intimate back and forth over the past month or so with ‘Crystal’ that he is genuinely starting to believe that in a different world, in a different time or somewhere down the line that there might be something there with her because they have developed an actual relationship," he added.
‘"here has been a lot of natural chemistry between them, and Ryan is finding joy in investing in their relationship. So, to find out that it’s been Daisy the whole time would make him feel humiliated because he has been very raw and ‘himself’ with this person. He would feel so deceived because it’s such a huge lie to play for such a long time so he would feel like he was a toy and that he’s a game to Daisy."
Fans have been speculating that their shared experience will continue to bring Ryan and Daisy together, despite her being engaged to Daniel Osbbounre. When asked if a relationship between Daisy and Ryan would be a good idea, Ryan said: "In a weird way, I think any relationship for Ryan would be a good idea because he is so isolated right now.
"After his traumatic experience, Ryan’s natural instinct has been to reach out and grab the relationships around him to try and ground himself. He’s done that with Alya and taken on the heartbreak of that, he’s tried to do the same with Crystal and now she’s not replying so he just feels so alone."
The soap star added: "He definitely has a thing for Daisy but his confidence is so low and the reality is that he respects Daniel and he thinks that he is a great guy so he just wouldn’t want to get entwined into that in the wrong way. He doesn’t want to be anyone’s enemy, he’s just looking for someone to care about him."
READ NEXT:
- Helen Flanagan admits she's 'overwhelmed' before night out with daughter after addressing co-parenting with Scott Sinclair
- Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd leaves fans emotional with special behind the scenes tribute to soap icons
- Real life of Michelle Keegan - job before fame, popstar ex, Mark Wright marriage, hidden battle and saving stranger's life
- Fans ask 'where can I get one' as Gemma Atkinson shares 'threatening' reason for co-star's leaving gift
- Coronation Street's Ryan Connor left 'scared' as outburst risks Justin's trial after unlikely 'spy'
