August is here which means we're more than halfway through another year in soapland and it's fair to say Weatherfield hasn't been short of drama so far. But Coronation Street fans best brace themselves as the ITV soap has teased that family matters will dominate the coming months with returning relatives, couples in crisis and shocking secrets causing chaos on the cobbles.
The clock has been ticking for Gary Windass ever since he took in the teenage daughter of the man he murdered. Increasingly seeing Gary as a father figure, Kelly Neelan was left further indebted to Gary when he rescued her from the clutches of dad Rick’s shady associates in scenes aired in July.
But having witnessed how far Gary is willing to go to keep her safe, Kelly starts to wonder if he has crossed that line before. Meanwhile, Gary’s wife Maria continues to struggle with the unwanted online attention her council work has brought and Gary is determined to protect her. But Is Gary’s past about to catch up with him?
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Another resident is also keen to keep secrets from his previous life as he tries to build a new future for himself. Stu Carpenter has found friendship and family with Yasmeen, but as viewers are currently witnessing, when she tries to help him reconnect with his daughter she inadvertently starts a sequence of events that could see Stu's new life come crashing down on them all.
Elsewhere, the return of Audrey Roberts' prodigal son Stephen Reid came in the nick of time as her relationship with the rest of her family reached crisis point and resulted in a drunken Audrey being rescued from under a display motorbike in the barbers. Furious with being treated like a child by Gail and her grandchildren, Audrey decides to put her finances in order with the help of businessman Stephen, much to the horror of the rest of the family.
But as Audrey continues to struggle with the issues that growing older can bring, has she backed the wrong horse, and is Stephen the knight in shining armour she believes?
Also on the street, Leanne Tyldesley’s concerns for her sister are growing. With Toyah facing a murder charge and possible prison sentence the future is looking grim and as Corrie fans have already seen, Toyah started to throw herself into fighting local causes to try and block out the impending court case.
And just as she was getting herself into bother by jumping into the refuse collector's van, salvation arrived in the shape of Toyah’sex-partner eco-warrior Spider Nugent. The character will soon be back on the cobbles and as Spider takes Toyah under his wing, Leanne is relieved to finally have someone else to share the load. But what exactly what has brought Spider back to Weatherfield and could he bring more trouble to their door?
Last, but by no means least, Summer Spellman’s body image struggles were brought to the fore when she and boyfriend Aaron decided to book a beach holiday. Aaron is a tower of strength, but it soon becomes clear that he has his own problems at home which were alluded to in scenes last month when he displayed some shocking bruises which he claimed was from being 'jumped' on his way home.
Can this codependent couple work through their issues or will their secrets tear them apart?
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