Coronation Street fans were disturbed as they watched Max Turner roped further into a extremist group in Wednesday night's episode. Viewers watched horrified as the troubled teen was blindsided and later seduced by his racist new friend Lauren.
Max was introduced to Lauren by eco-warrior Griff, who has been revealing his true agenda in the ITV soap. Coronation Street is exploring a new grooming storyline - this time involving teen Max. The last time the show tackled the issue, Bethany Platt, played by Lucy Fallon, was groomed for sex.
The new, hard-hitting storyline is to highlight the issue of the grooming of disenfranchised and impressionable young men. Viewers will see a lonely and vulnerable Max, played by Paddy Bever, targeted by a gang of extremists ultimately putting his own life and that of his friends and family in danger.
