Coronation Street issues first warning to controversial Debbie dementia story

Coronation Street has aired what appears to beryllium its archetypal awesome to Debbie Webster’s (Sue Devaney) forthcoming dementia storyline. 

Back successful November, Metro broke the news the quality is being written retired of the ITV soap aft she is diagnosed with the information successful the coming months. 

A root told america the crippled would beryllium a ‘devastating’ ticker for fans, but amusement bosses kept quiescent insisting they bash not ‘comment connected aboriginal storyline speculation’. 

However, Wednesday’s occurrence hinted astatine Debbie’s forthcoming diagnosis with a subtle clue. 

Fans saw a enactment interruption retired betwixt Debbie and spouse Ronnie Bailey (Vinta Morgan) successful the Bistro implicit immoderate theatre tickets she’d booked for aboriginal that evening. 

This was a astonishment to Ronnie, who insisted helium was retired with the boys aboriginal that night, and the plans had agelong been successful the diary. 

As Debbie maintained she’d told him she’d booked the tickets for today’s date, Ronnie was adamant she’d told him it was connected the 10th, prompting her to angrily tempest out. 

While fans volition spot Debbie’s representation statesman to worsen, Metro understands that Debbie’s storyline has a agelong mode to play out, with histrion Sue Devaney staying connected our screens beyond 2025.

She archetypal appeared arsenic then-15-year-old Debbie 40 years agone and stayed for a twelvemonth earlier making an unexpected comeback successful 2019.

Fans were successful uproar astatine the news she is being written retired of the ITV soap, with immoderate even mounting up an authoritative petition to prevention the beloved character. 

A root antecedently told america of the plot: ‘It’s 1 of galore large storylines caller brag Kate Brooks has successful the bag, and determination volition not beryllium a adust oculus successful the house.

‘There is nary uncertainty successful the Corrie household that she volition springiness the show of a beingness and marque Debbie’s exit 1 to retrieve for years.’

Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays astatine 8pm connected ITV1 oregon watercourse archetypal from 7am connected ITVX.

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