Coronation Street is rocked with a shock health emergency next week on the ITV soap after Weatherfield County footballer James Bailey suffers a shock heart attack
The footballer has boasted a thriving sports career on the soap, championed by his family and friends on the cobbles.
However, ITV spoilers have revealed that his world comes crashing down when he suffers a heart attack next week in Coronation Street.
James (Nathan Graham) is called forward by Jenny Connor who, knowing the Flying Horse are looking for revenge, asks him to train the pub's charity football team.
The professional football player happily accepts and puts the Rovers team through their paces.
As the Rovers' charity football match kicks off, pro player James is forced to step in when Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) storms out, wrongly thinking that his ongoing issue has been disclosed.
The match later kicks off, while Tim calms down at Aggie Bailey's (Lorna Laidlaw) house for a quick brew.
Meanwhile, the nurse’s son is out on the pitch when the Flying Horse take the lead with only minutes remaining. James manages to put the Rovers in front, but then he suddenly collapses.
Ed rushes across the pitch, frantically calling an ambulance, as James' older brother Michael (Ryan Russell) performs CPR.
Luckily, James survives his heart attack, but in later scenes at the hospital he is given a devastating diagnosis.
James is told his attack was caused by a condition called cardiomyopathy and he needs surgery to be fitted with a device to prevent further cardiac arrests.
Aggie breaks down as her son is wheeled away to theatre, but what does this mean for James's future?
Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle which can make it harder for it to pump blood throughout the body.
There are various types of the disease with different causes and symptoms, but in most cases cardiomyopathy causes the heart muscle to become enlarged, thick or rigid, which can result in death.
Actor Nathan Graham joined the cast of Coronation Street back in the summer of 2019 as James, the youngest son of the Baileys, who are the long overdue first black family on the cobbles.
The Weatherfield County professional footballer was hiding a secret when he first arrived and soon bravely told his family he was gay.
Since then, James has been part of some powerful storylines including racism, homophobia and relationship struggles with love interests and his father.
