'Coronation Street' spoilers: Steve McDonald betrays Emma?
Airs Wednesday 21 July 2021 at 7.30pm on ITV.
Steve McDonald (played by Simon Gregson) hates seeing his daughter Emma Brooker (Alexandra Mardell) so upset after being dumped by her boyfriend Curtis Delamere (Sam Retford) on Coronation Street (ITV, 7:30pm - see our TV Guide for listings).
But Steve can't tell Emma the REAL reason that Curtis unexpectedly ended their relationship, because he has been sworn to secrecy!
So it does not go down well when Steve's wife Tracy (Kate Ford) catches him offering Curtis a lift in his taxi.
Steve attempts to talk his way out of trouble, but Tracy spills the beans to Emma, who feels betrayed that Steve is being so nice to the fella who broke her heart.
When Steve and Curtis return to the Street, Emma decides to confront them both and find out what's going on.
Uh-oh...
Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) is still getting used to being dad to Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan), who he only discovered was his son last year.
Nick gets stressed out when he notices a graze on Sam's knee from playing in the park.
Nick's girlfriend Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) reckons he's being over fussy, but there's more drama to come when Nick suddenly panics that Sam has gone missing from the flat...
WHERE is he?
Things are tense between Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) and his ex, Fiz Stape (Jennie McAlpine) after she told her side of the story about their break-up to reporter Chris.
But now Tyrone is planning payback with an EXCLUSIVE SCOOP of his own!
Fiz is not impressed when Tyrone claims his new girlfriend Alina Pop (Ruxandra Porojnicu) put him up to it.
Does this mean it's war between Fiz and Tyrone, or will Tyrone agree to back down?
ALSO, Laura Neelan (Kel Allen) has a moan in the Rovers about not being able to find a job and being skint.
It's her lucky day when factory boss Carla Barlow (Alison King) mentions they are looking for a new cleaner.
But Laura soon stumbles upon another money-making opportunity when she finds out Fiz got paid for her article in The Weatherfield Gazette.
Suddenly Laura has an idea...
Coronation Street continues tonight at 8:30pm on ITV
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Simon has long been a fan of soap operas, and especially loves OVER-THE-TOP plots involving evil twins, hair-pulling catfights and natural disasters. Anyone remember the Sunset Beach earthquake/tidal wave? Or when Krystle Carrington got locked in the attic and replaced by look-a-like Rita in Dynasty?!
Simon has written for a variety of TV and childrens’ magazines/websites including Inside Soap, Nickelodeon, What’s On TV, Radio Times, Metro, Girl Talk, Disney Girl, Toxic! and Digital Spy. He has reported LIVE from the red carpet at The British Soap Awards interviewing glammed-up stars from soapland, and hosted a Facebook LIVE session for Metro with Home and Away legend Ray Meagher (Alf "Stone the flamin' crows!" Stewart) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Aussie soap.
Simon is also co-author of The Treasures Of Coronation Street (Carlton Books)
And the writer and director of (very!) low budget fright flick, Midsummer Night's EVIL and the sequel webisodes series, The Hatchet Woods HORROR.