Additional heartbreaking twist to Les’ death in Coronation Street leaves betrayed Leanne in shock

Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) is deed by 2 immense shocks successful Coronation Street adjacent week.

We know, of course, that 1 of these relates to the decease of her dada Les Battersby, who past appeared connected the ITV soap successful 2007.

It was confirmed past period that bad quality astir the character, who was a regular fixture connected the cobbles for a decade, volition soon scope his on-screen family.

At the time, erstwhile histrion Bruce Jones said that helium was ‘annoyed but relieved’ by the quality that they were sidesplitting his legendary quality off-screen.

Leanne and layout Les ne'er had the easiest relationship, with her suffering astatine the hands of his maltreatment and alcoholism erstwhile she was a child.

He did, however, yet springiness her immoderate stableness erstwhile helium joined Janice (Vicky Entwistle), truthful making a blended household with her girl Toyah (Georgia Taylor).

The Battersby clan were moved from country to country by the assembly arsenic a effect of their unruly behaviour. Many years aft Les departed Weatherfield for pastures new, she discovered that landlady Stella Price (Michelle Collins) was her estranged commencement mother.

Despite their fractured relationship, Leanne has kept somewhat successful interaction with her dada – and the upcoming quality is simply a devastating stroke successful the aftermath of caller events successful her life.

From adoptive lad Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) moving away, to being entwined successful a sinister cult by beingness mentor Rowan Cunliffe (Emrhys Cooper) who preyed connected her vulnerabilities, she’s truly had a pugnacious time.

That’s without mentioning her fiancé Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) sleeping with Toyah successful the midst of the chaos.

In upcoming scenes, Nick and Toyah are preparing to denote that they’re backmost unneurotic – a determination which would devastate Leanne who had travel to presumption with moving guardant successful the aftermath of losing them both.

They’re besides readying to marque a quick-flit overseas successful the aftermath of the shock, to springiness her immoderate clip to process it. Toyah suggests that they hold until aft the proceedings against Rowan, and aft the memorial for Leanne’s precocious lad Oliver.

She’s further convinced that they’re making a incorrect determination erstwhile Leanne presents her with a roseate histrion to beryllium planted successful representation of her own precocious girl Rose.

In response, Nick suggests that his caller woman articulation him and lad Sam (Jude Riordan) for beverage successful his plush Victoria Court flat, that was erstwhile the household home, truthful that helium tin get utilized to seeing them unneurotic again.

Later, arsenic helium prepares to interruption the upsetting news, he’s stopped successful his tracks by the accomplishment of a constabulary serviceman who reveals that Les has died astatine work.

Leanne is stunned, and rushes retired to pass Toyah. Nick decides the rapidly telephone Toyah to pre-warn her astir what she’s astir to hear.

The 2 sisters are agreed successful grief, though arsenic they’re hugging it soon becomes evident that Toyah already knew. She confesses however she knew, leaving Leanne confused.

Nick thinks connected his feet and comes up with a excuse astir making the telephone to speech astir the enactment rota astatine the Viaduct Bistro, and during their speech the quality slipped out.

However, Leanne is suspicious by their movements and decides to bash immoderate digging.

She opens Nick’s laptop, and notices they’ve booked into a edifice successful Tenerife.

How volition she respond to the revelation?

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