The stalwart has no clue he could be betrayed by two other Weatherfield residents during his absence.
The expectation among viewers was for two characters to share a bed.
One Coronation Street staple departs the next week after receiving news from his daughter, who has relocated overseas. What will his wife, however, get up to?
During a conversation with his friend Tim Metcalfe, Steve McDonald (played by Simon Gregson) has been candid about the status of his marriage to Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) and has some major problems.
From their initial one-night stand, which resulted in the birth of their daughter Amy, to their dramatic 2018 wedding—the couple’s second—which ended with an argument between Tracy and Leanne Battersby, the couple’s relationship has always been turbulent.
However, Steve just disclosed that Amy’s healing from her rape trauma has caused a stir at No.1, and what better idea for soap opera executives than to bring in another hottie Tracy can feel comforted by?
Actor Matt Milburn, who just returned to the role of Tommy Orpington, a former Weatherfield football player, is said to be having an affair with Tracy Barlow.
What will happen in the end? Next week, the mystery will start to emerge on ITV.
Steve has to choose between seeing his hero Tommy Orpington and his daughter when Emma Brooker calls to extend an invitation for him to spend a week in France.
Fans of the Manchester-based show will recall that Emma Brooker moved to Australia with her lover Jon Spear in April 2022, leaving the cobbles behind after four years.
When Steve finally decides to go to France, he watches with jealousy as Tommy arrives in his van outside No. 1 as he gets into the cab that will take him from Weatherfield.
In an attempt to get Tommy inside the bar, his friends Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell), Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine), and Kirk Sutherland (Andy Whyment) approach him and become fond of him. However, Tracy promptly sends them on their way.
She and Tommy obviously have chemistry, but will anybody see it and let Steve know?
This has yet to be shown, but in previous moments, Tommy gets a hard time from Tracy for not keeping track of time, which heightens the anxiety.
Tracy is secretly ecstatic when Tommy praises her on her attire as payback.
Georgia Taylor’s character Toyah Battersby talks passionately about Tommy Orpington at the flower store, praising his attractive appearance in dungarees.
This forces Tracy to act, as Mary Taylor (Patti Clare) advises her to help find a match between Tommy and Toyah.
But Tracy has other ideas, and she pulls her claws out to warn Toyah that Tommy is a horrible womaniser and shouldn’t be trusted.
Tommy acknowledges his feelings for Tracy back at No. 1, but does Tracy reciprocate?
Will the two take action based on their emotions or keep in mind Steve’s involvement?
Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8:00 p.m. on ITV, Coronation Street airs.
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