The world of soap continues to deliver drama and chaos and in ITV’s Coronation Street, there are no signs of slowing down. With Eva (Catherine Tyldesley) set to give birth in the cottage, she’s found by Toyah (Georgia Taylor), but things are never straightforward.
Eva holds her baby for the first time / Credit: ITV
Teasing the upcoming episodes, Taylor says: “Toyah hears screams and Eva says she has gone into labour but unfortunately the door to the bathroom has fallen off with Eva trapped inside. Toyah smashes the hell out of that door because she is going to make sure that Eva and her baby are okay. Toyah finds herself delivering the baby and what I love about this so much is it reminded me of my days on Casualty because this is the kind of thing [that] happens on those kind of shows all the time; total flashback!”
Taylor also teases the “real dramatic currency” in the moment of the birth, as Toyah is the one who actually receives the child from Eva: “As terrified as she is, she knows that there is nobody else here and she needs to get on with it. Ultimately she is trying to save her child’s life.”
The actress also opened up about the first time she read the storyline: “I thought it was absolutely bonkers, in the way that a lot of the best soap storylines are. Often the most interesting drama comes out of characters going against the grain and not making obvious decisions and not making the most rational choices.”
Exactly how viewers will respond to the storyline remains to be seen, but this week’s slew of episodes should be incredibly exciting!
Coronation Street continues throughout the week on ITV.
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