Coronation St's Sally in breast cancer shock

Coronation St's Sally in breast cancer shock
Coronation St's Sally in breast cancer shock

Coronation Street's resident love rat Kevin Webster is about to face an agonising dilemma when he discovers his wife Sally has breast cancer. The plot will see love cheats Kevin (Michael Le Vell) and Molly Dobbs (Vicky Binns) getting closer, prompting Molly to demand a decision about their future. Then Kevin will be floored by the news that Sally (Sally Whittaker) is battling the illness. The mechanic has to decide whether to continue see his business partner's other half, or focus on supporting his own spouse through her ordeal. The storyline has stirred up memories for actress Sally Whittaker, who admitted she once had a breast cancer scare of her own. "I was lucky it proved to be nothing but the time spent waiting for results was agonising," she said. "I am determined to do this storyline justice for all the women out there who are going through what Sally is." Show bosses are working on the plotline with the help of breast cancer experts and charities. A spokesman for Coronation Street said: "Breast cancer is a disease which affects so many women and their families. We are keen to ensure that the storyline accurately reflects the many problems and issues faced by breast cancer sufferers." The scenes are due to screen in November. Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk’s new weekly soaps video preview, the Soap Scoop

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.