Coronation Street’s Jane Danson reveals devastating consequences of Nick betraying Leanne
CORRIE star Jane Danson teases drama ahead for Leanne and Nick, after finding out the bistro is being used for drug deliveries.
Leanne’s world is turned upside down after discovering their business partner Damon is the brother of Harvey Gaskell.
Drug dealer Harvey threatened the family into dealing drugs, grooming Simon Barlow and forced them to lie to the court about his involvement.
He also murdered Sam Blakeman’s mother Natasha Blakeman.
Actress Jane Danson, who plays Leanne Battersby, revealed that Leanne feels a massive sense of betrayal from partner Nick.
She told the Metro.co.uk: “After everything they went through with Oliver, then Jacob turning up and then Harvey, this happens.
“It all came on the back of such a traumatic time and they got through that.
“Then just when she thought her life was back on track, she’s dealing with her grief and getting over the Harvey situation this happens.
“It’s almost like it just comes back to hit her in the face, because of the one person she trusted more than anybody.”
But can the couple stay together after everything they have been through – Jane isn’t convinced.
Jane added: “Going forward it will be interesting to see if Nick and Leanne can patch their relationship up.
“She needs space to work out how she feels because I don’t think she even really knows how she feels, she’s not had the chance to digest everything that’s happened.
“It’s a big thing to forgive but Nick and Leanne have got through a lot over the years so who knows?”
Viewers know that Nick used money he got from Harvey to pay for the repairs to the bistro.
But how will Leanne react to that news?
Jane continued: “She’s incredulous at first. She’s like are you absolutely joking me, after everything we’ve been through this is the way you got the money?
“Could you not have been to a bank, could you not have found another way or even just given up on the bistro and started again?
“But no, you took money from Harvey and it’s devastated her.
“It will be interesting to see if she can deal with it differently to how she normally does but her default mode is just explode and think later.
“So she kind of does that true to form at first, she’s just so upset.”
Coronation Street airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8pm on ITV.